One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo

2002-08-21 • 1h 36m •
Drama Thriller
6.7
User Score
1779 votes

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

Overview

Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos 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 believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, what happens next "has the spine-tingling elements of the best psychological thrillers!"

Mark Romanek

Director

Mark Romanek

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$52,223,306

Runtime

1h 36m

Release Date

2002-08-21

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Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

2024-08-02T00:10:02.127Z

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.