I See You (2019)
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A family's home becomes the site of unsettling occurrences after a cold case involving a missing child is reopened.
The story
After a child's disappearance from fifteen years ago is reopened, investigator Greg Harper and his wife Jackie begin experiencing mysterious events in their home. Items go missing, and Greg finds himself trapped in a closet, leading to growing tension within the family. While Greg works the case, Jackie navigates a complicated affair with a former lover. The atmosphere becomes increasingly heavy as the family struggles to understand whether the disturbances are supernatural or grounded in a more sinister reality.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Ten-year-old Justin Whitter is abducted, and Detective Greg Harper is assigned to the case. A green pocket knife links the crime to a series of abductions from 15 years prior committed by Cole Gordon. In the Harper home, Greg and his wife Jackie experience bizarre events, including missing items and Greg being trapped in a closet. Jackie's affair with Todd leads to a violent encounter where Todd is hit and hidden in the basement. While Jackie is out, Todd is murdered; Jackie and Greg eventually bury him to protect their son, Connor. Connor is later found tied up in a bathtub with a green pocket knife. Flashbacks reveal that two homeless people, Mindy and Alec, were squatting in the house. Alec caused the disturbances to make the family feel insane. Mindy witnesses Greg murder Todd. Alec later pushes Mindy down the stairs and hides her. Greg eventually kidnaps Justin and another boy, keeping them in a trailer. Mindy finds them and calls 911, but Greg kills her. Greg then stabs himself to frame Alec. Alec eventually confronts and shoots Greg. The truth is revealed: Alec was a survivor of Greg's childhood kidnappings, and he targeted Greg's home for revenge.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 96
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Adam Randall
- Writers
- Devon Graye · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Helen Hunt; Jon Tenney; Judah Lewis
- Genres
- horror; thriller
- Themes
- Kidnapping; Revenge; Squatting; Secrets
- Tone and mood
- Eerie; Suspenseful; Slow-burn
- Premise and plot tags
- Horror; Thriller; Mystery; Twist
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its suspense and narrative structure, though some found the first act tiresome or the plot contortions absurd in retrospect.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 65 · scale: 100 · review count: 8; The Times · score: 4 · scale: 5; RogerEbert.com · score: 1.5 · scale: 4; Bloody Disgusting · score: 2.5 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The film grossed $1.2 million worldwide against a $5 million budget.; The film registered 6.0 million unique viewers on Netflix during the week ending April 2, 2023.; Helen Hunt joined the cast in June 2017.
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