Hide and Seek (2005) on Netflix
R20051h 41mHorrorMysteryThriller
After his wife Alison's suicide, David Callaway moves upstate with Emily, his nine-year-old daughter. The girl invents an imaginary friend named Charlie, and the family cat is found dead.
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Plot summary
Nine-year-old Emily and her father, the psychologist David Callaway, move upstate after her mother Alison dies by suicide. Emily's new companion is Charlie, an imaginary friend whom she blames for the family cat's death in the bathtub. David also has nightmares about a New Year's Eve party held just before Alison died. Katherine Carson, a friend of the family, visits, and Emily tells her that she and Charlie share a wish to upset David. He arranges a play date between Emily and Amy, the niece of a local woman named Elizabeth Young. Amy offers Emily a doll, and Emily cuts its face, announcing that she needs no friends.
Cast
- Molly Grant Kallinsas Amy
- David Chandleras Mr. Haskins
- Jake Dylan Baumeras Disturbed Boy
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hide and Seek (2005)
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- 20th Century Fox released two distinct cuts of Hide and Seek, a domestic and an international version, each with its own different ending, and both passed the BBFC with a 15 certificate for moderate horror and violence before playing in UK cinemas.
- Albert Hughes was initially signed to direct the film, which would have made his debut as a solo director, but he left the project due to creative differences.
- Hide and Seek opened to $21 million in its first US weekend and went on to gross $51.1 million domestically and $71.5 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $122.7 million.
- The Hide and Seek DVD lets viewers pick which of the film's five different endings to watch straight from the main menu.
