Summary
A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 64Audiences 56GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer70%
Metascore58
IMDb6.0
User score6.0
Letterboxd · 61 K ratings2.7/5
Audience score50%
Box office
24%of its budget back
- Budget
- $15 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it made back $4 M of the $15 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for horror movies, +8 min on the typical 95
typical 95103Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
+10Released
2008
August 7, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 moreDirecting · 3
- Ryuhei Kitamura Director
- David Leitch Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- James McQuaide Second Unit Director, Co-Producer
Writing · 2
- Jeff Buhler Screenplay
- Clive Barker Short Story, Producer
Production · 15
- Fisher Stevens Executive Producer
- Jason Constantine Executive Producer
- Joe Daley Executive Producer
- John Penotti Executive Producer
- Peter Block Executive Producer
- David Scott Rubin Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Jonathan Sela Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Toby Yates Editor
Sound · 2
- Johannes Kobilke Original Music Composer
- Robb Williamson Original Music Composer
Art · 5
- Clark Hunter Production Design
- Gerard Jordan Set Dresser
- Todd Harris Storyboard Artist
- Andi Brittan Set Decoration
- Lisa Vasconcellos Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Christopher Lawrence Costume Design
- Clinton Wayne Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
- Ed French Makeup Effects Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Vincent Cirelli Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 5
- Chris O'Hara Stunt Double
- Darrin Prescott Utility Stunts
- Jon Valera Utility Stunts
- Heidi Pascoe Stunt Double
- Simone Bargetze Utility Stunts
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