The Mothman Prophecies fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, everyday modern life, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Mothman Prophecies is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery, everyday modern life, and the mind
Its world is built around mystery, everyday modern life, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Mothman Prophecies is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, YouTube Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 52%, and Metacritic 52). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 59 min
The Mothman Prophecies runs 1 h 59 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Mothman Prophecies higher (62) than critics (52). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $32 million to make and earned $55 million worldwide, 1.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Mothman Prophecies in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 84 storytelling tropes for The Mothman Prophecies, including You Can't Fight Fate, Bittersweet Ending, Cool Car.
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