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What Lies Beneath
Quick Facts
DirectorRobert Zemeckis
Runtime2h 10m · PG-13
GenresDrama · Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Release2000-07-21
Film

What Lies Beneath

2000· PG-13· 2h 10m· Drama· Horror· Mystery· Thriller

He was the perfect husband until his one mistake followed them home.

What Lies Beneath casts a shadow over the suburban American dream through Norman and Claire Spencer's unraveling lives. As the couple's veneer of contentment cracks, a chilling revelation emerges, threatening to upend their existence. Director Robert Zemeckis and star Michelle Pfeiffer navigate the genre's tropes with palpable tension, transforming the mundane into the macabre. The film's exploration of psychological horror is as much about the couple's repressed desires and fears as it is about the supernatural entities that torment them.

2000-07-21
What Lies Beneath

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Key Crew
ScreenplayClark Gregg
ProducerJack Rapke
Director of PhotographyDon Burgess
Original Music ComposerAlan Silvestri
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Details

Released2000-07-21
Runtime2h 10m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosDreamWorks Pictures · 20th Century Fox · ImageMovers
Budget$100M
Box office$291M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.4/10 · 2042 votes
Original languageen

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