The Fog 2005

The Fog

Critics Consensus

The Fog is a so-so remake of a so-so movie, lacking scares, suspense or originality.

4%

TOMATOMETER

Total Count: 70

19%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 228,606

Other movies

Where to watch

Show all services

Rate And Review

User image

Verified

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Step 2 of 2

    How did you buy your ticket?

    Let's get your review verified.

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

    You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • How did you buy your ticket?

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

The Fog Photos

View All Photos (39)

Movie Info

The prosperous town of Antonio Bay, Ore., is born in blood, as the town's founders get their money by murdering a colony of lepers. But the truth of what they did is concealed from subsequent generations. More than 100 years later, Elizabeth Williams (Maggie Grace), whose family lives in Antonio Bay, returns just as a statue in tribute to the founders is to be unveiled. When a mysterious fog rolls in, Elizabeth and her boyfriend (Tom Welling) soon discover it has vengeful supernatural powers.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Sexuality|Violence)
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller, horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Rupert Wainwright
  • Producer:
    John Carpenter, David Foster, Debra Hill
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $29.5M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Revolution Studios
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Tom Welling
Nick Castle
Maggie Grace
Elizabeth
Selma Blair
Stevie Wayne
DeRay Davis
Spooner
Kenneth Welsh
Tom Malone
Adrian Hough
Father Bobby Malone
Sara Botsford
Kathy Williams
Rade Serbedzija
Captain Blake
Cole Heppell
Andy Wayne
Charles Andre
Founding Father Castle
Rupert Wainwright
Director
John Carpenter
Writer
Debra Hill
Writer
Cooper Layne
Writer
John Carpenter
Producer
David Foster
Producer
Debra Hill
Producer
Shane Riches
Co-Producer
Nathan Hope
Cinematographer
Dennis Virkler
Film Editor
Show all Cast & Crew

News & Interviews for The Fog

Check Out the First Trailer for Zombie’s "Halloween"
Is the New "Escape from New York" a Prequel?
Box Office Guru Preview: Eastwood vs. Scorsese – Round 2
View All

Critic Reviews for The Fog

All Critics (70) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (67)

View All Critic Reviews (70)

Audience Reviews for The Fog

  • Mar 16, 2019
    Oh man this was so bad. Like this was so bad. Part of me is afraid to go back and check out the original now, but the rest of me feels safe in the knowledge that it couldn't possibly be worse... I mean it couldn't, right? ...Right?
    Gimly M Super Reviewer
  • Jan 18, 2013
    Better than the Original one.
    NaWie M Super Reviewer
  • Oct 10, 2012
    The second remake in the same year for some of Carpenter's old classics and it doesn't seem like a lesson was learnt. The age old saying of less is more goes begging yet again folks. This glossy remake simply offers nothing that the original doesn't offer in a better way. There are no real thrills, chills or scares anyway in this extremely poor remake. Not to say that the original was really scary, it wasn't, but it had great atmosphere and more importantly was for an older audience. Yep you guessed it, this overly long remake is a PG-13 cert...oh good grief. The plot is of course nothing terribly scary, an old spooky sea yarn, but at least try for some genuine thrills and a creepy atmosphere. All you get is a pretty blonde boring teen screaming a lot, a token black guy, long drawn out effects which don't add anything and worse fog effects than the original! Some of the effects are nice admittedly but they aren't really needed, its like the plot, it just delves way too deep and goes on too long when it doesn't have to. A typical effect that shows the over the top nature of the production is the tsunami looking wave of fog that approaches the 'Seagrass'. Despite the plot being too long it still manages to not make a huge amount of sense right at the end. The ghost effects at the end are also laughable. A complete and utter mistake for all involved, could have been decent if made correctly but it wasn't. Devoid of anything remotely interesting or even slightly scary or spooky.
    Phil H Super Reviewer
  • Jun 23, 2011
    Scary, but quite boring. Switched off once or twice and the storyline wasn't really that interesting. Good but not great!
    Bethany M Super Reviewer
See all Audience reviews

The Fog Quotes

There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.

Movie & TV guides