One Hour Photo

"The things that we fear the most have already happened to us..."

2002 1h 36m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 2,004

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Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of their family. When Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, a bizarre and thrilling confrontation ensues.

“The things that we fear the most have already happened to us...”

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Cast

Robin Williams
Seymour "Sy" Parrish
Connie Nielsen
Nina Yorkin
Michael Vartan
Will Yorkin
Gary Cole
Bill Owens
Erin Daniels
Maya Burson
Clark Gregg
Paul Outerbridge
Nick Searcy
Repairman
Dylan Smith
Jake Yorkin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Romanek
Writers: Mark Romanek
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Romanek, shot by Jeff Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Reinhold Heil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Robin Williams and Connie Nielsen and Michael Vartan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The things that we fear the most have already happened to us...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0265459 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Romanek directs. Jeff Cronenweth behind the camera. Reinhold Heil scores. Jeffrey Ford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Directed by Mark Romanek, shot by Jeff Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Reinhold Heil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Robin Williams and Connie Nielsen and Michael Vartan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The things that we fear the most have already happened to us...".
8IMDB entry: tt0265459 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "hotel room", "cheating", "supermarket", "penalty".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth
Original score: Reinhold Heil
Editing: Jeffrey Ford
Production design: Tom Foden
Costume design: Arianne Phillips
Makeup / hair: Stephen Robinette
Sound: Michael Payne
Stunt coordinator: Walter Scott
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $52,223,306
Return: 435% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: One Hour Photo (2002)

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r96sk2024-08-02
★ 7/10
The ending underwhelms slightly, though <em>'One Hour Photo'</em> is still worth a watch. As great as Robin Williams' comedy is, I like the idea of seeing the guy act more serious - and he certainly did so in this 2002 release! The film starts are very strongly, I really enjoyed the vibe that was building. Williams plays a creepy character very well, while the rest of the cast - namely Connie Nielsen - support ably. The movie does a drag a tiny bit the longer it goes on, despite only having a run time of around 90 minutes, and the conclusion didn't have as much of an impact as it should've. Still, I definitely got enough out of this one thanks to some good atmosphere building and a competent Williams performance.

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