2002 · 119 min

The Mothman Prophecies

Name: The Mothman Prophecies
Director: Mark Pellington
Released: 2002-01-25

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

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Rated PG-13.

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Quick Facts

Confidence: HIGH

Status: Provisional

Director: Mark Pellington

Why It's Disturbing

A reporter investigating disturbing supernatural warnings encounters grief, ominous visions, hallucinations, and an atmosphere of mounting psychological dread. References to a car wreck, death, hospitals, and disaster suggest traumatic material without establishing graphic detail.

Psychological54

Gore8

Bleakness36

Realism34

Dread20

Violence35

Body Horror5

Taboo8

Lingering Impact38

38.4

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