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What Lies Beneath (2000) · CriticCrunch

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What Lies Beneath

Movie2000·130 min

What Lies Beneath

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Drama Horror Mystery Thriller

A drama horror film directed by Robert Zemeckis.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 78%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

About What Lies Beneath

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

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Tense
Story Tags: obsession, betrayal, trauma recovery, american regional, isolated dwelling, romantic partners, everyman, femme fatale, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, ghost haunting

2K ratings

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Details

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Language: English

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford, Diana Scarwid

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How What Lies Beneath Ranks

All movies

Top 78%

2000s movies

Top 72%

Drama movies

Top 79%

Robert Zemeckis films#21 of 22

Top 78% All movies.

the vibe

What Lies Beneath Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriousintimatehauntingunsettlingtense

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

mystery disappearance

slow-burn reveal

obsession

betrayal

trauma recovery

everyman

femme fatale

romantic partners

haunting

american regional

isolated dwelling

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9