FeardotCom

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FeardotCom

R

2002

1h 41m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths. The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours after logging on to feardot.com.

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Critics Consensus

As frustrating as a 404 error, Fear Dot Com is a stylish, incoherent, and often nasty mess with few scares.

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Barbara Ellen

The Times (UK)

01/03/2018

William Malone's FearDotCom is one of those hopelessly muddled horror movies where you end up feeling more disturbed by the incomprehensible plotting and lurching camerawork than anything unfolding on-screen.

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

07/23/2014

1/4

The story is a mess, some of the images offensive, the acting under par and the dialogue silly.

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

05/29/2013

Feardotcom is the cinematic equivalent of spam in your e-mail inbox.

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

05/15/2024

1/4

It’s never especially creepy or scary. It feels like a made-for-Cinemax product that somehow maneuvered its way into getting a theatrical distribution deal.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/15/2019

FearDotCom takes itself way too seriously, ultimately adding to the film's dreadfulness.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

07/23/2014

1/5

The real torture in this vengeful cyber-spirit saga comes from having to sit through such ugly trash.

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Gabriel S

@Sanarel Apr 19

Feardotcom is an early-2000s techno-horror/crime hybrid that tries to exploit internet-age fears but ends up messy, exploitative, and forgettable. The story follows Detective Mike Reilly and health investigator Terry Huston as they look into a string of deaths linked only by a disturbing website. While the idea of a "haunted website" felt relatively fresh at the time, the film wastes its potential with a convoluted plot, weak characters, forced performances, and gratuitous elements that overshadow the mystery. Natascha McElhone stands out slightly, but the cast overall struggles with the material. The climax is bizarre and overcomplicated, and the ending is anticlimactic and nonsensical, relying on tired horror clichés instead of payoff. Despite its odd awards history, the film is ultimately more frustrating than entertaining—and best avoided.

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Nathan S

@CableGuy412 Mar 12

I really honestly did not care for the movie 🍿

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Mía Michelle J

@RT64588242 Aug 9

Es una película con tantos cortos y imágenes con luces al azar que termina de perder el significado,además que es esa sub trama del Doctor no aporto nada más que un par de imágenes invomodas

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Jude H.

@Horrorlord 07/14/2025

Terrible. The people who made this movie didn’t know what the internet was at the time, not scary one bit, even if this came out before the American version of the ring it seems like a ripoff of Ringu, awful effects and terrible acting from the our characters. Do not watch feardotcom

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Stephen C

@bob25009 06/18/2025

Success in 1 hour and 41 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Grisly Images of Torture, Nudity and Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oliver A

@RT25653183 05/06/2025

I don't know why this movie has such poor ratings... this is an incredible film with beautiful story telling. I found myself invested in the plot from the beginning to the end. It has suspense and an unexpected ending. I enjoyed it.

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Synopsis

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths. The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours after logging on to feardot.com.

Director: William Malone
Producer: Limor Diamant, Moshe Diamant
Screenwriter: Josephine Coyle, Moshe Diamant
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: ApolloMedia, Carousel Picture Company
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images of Torture|Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.2M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)