What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

He was the perfect husband until his one mistake followed them home.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Produced by DreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox

2000130 min6.4 / 10

A suspenseful haunted-house thriller that uses supernatural mystery to uncover marital betrayal and buried guilt.

Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.

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Questions people ask

  • Is What Lies Beneath scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does What Lies Beneath end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is What Lies Beneath sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is What Lies Beneath easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is What Lies Beneath violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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