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| FeardotCom | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Malone |
| Screenplay by | Josephine Coyle |
| Story by | Moshe Diamant |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Christian Sebaldt |
| Edited by | Alan Strachan |
| Music by | Nicholas Pike |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (North America, Thailand and Japan)[1] Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Select territories)[3] |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
| Countries | |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million[4] |
| Box office | $18.9 million[4] |
FeardotCom is a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by William Malone, and starring Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, and Stephen Rea. The plot details a New York City detective investigating a series of mysterious deaths connected to a disturbing website. Udo Kier, Jeffrey Combs, Nigel Terry, and Michael Sarrazin also appear in the film in supporting roles.
The film was director Malone's second feature for Warner Bros. after the commercially successfully House on Haunted Hill (1999), and was an international co-production among companies based in the United States, Luxembourg, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Principal photography took place on location in Luxembourg and Montreal, Canada.
FeardotCom was released in the United States on August 30, 2002. FeardotCom was overwhelmingly panned by critics and was a box-office bomb.[5][6][7] FeardotCom was also one of 22 films to receive an 'F' rating from audiences polled at CinemaScore.[8] It grossed $18.9 million worldwide against its $40 million budget.[4]
Despite its unfavorable critical reception at the time of its release, the film has accrued a small cult following in the ensuing years.[9] It has been noted by some film scholars for its postmodern themes surrounding the internet and media consumption, with some critics comparing it to films such as Videodrome (1983).[10]
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- ^ "FeardotCom Reviews". Meta Critic. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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- ^ Humphries 2010, pp. 59–61.