Believe (2000/I)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Robert Tinnell

Writers:

Richard Goudreau (writer)
Roc LaFortune (writer)

Genre:

Family | Horror

Tagline:

All The Quiet On Earth Can't Silence The Dead.

Plot:

After being continually kicked out of boarding schools, Ben is sent to live with his stern Grandfather in a small town...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Horror For Kids | Bully | Overnight In A Haunted House | Prank

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ricky Mabe	...	Benjamin Stiles
Mario Boni	...	Cliff
Justin Bradley	...	Owen
Vlasta Vrana	...	Mortimer Higgins
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Thad Stiles
Jayne Heitmeyer	...	Meredith Stiles
Chip Chuipka	...	Perkins
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Katherine Winslowe
Jan Rubes	...	Jason Stiles
Una Kay	...	Margaret
Stephanie Morgenstern	...	Mary Alice Stiles
Charles Edwin Powell	...	Courtney Hartney (as Charles Powell)
Ben Gazzara	...	Ellicott Winslowe
Matthew Smiley	...	Frank #1 (as Matt Smiley)
Patrick Thomas	...	Frank #2

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Movie Connections:

References Wuthering Heights (1939)

decent ghost story,though not very intense(very family friendly)

i didn't find this movie too bad.i was expecting something more intense.this is a fairly family friendly ghost story and there's nothing wrong with that.Elisha Cuthbert is the leading female character,while Ricky Mabe(whose career so far has been mostly TV series and a one or two TV movies)is the lead male character.the acting is fine,and the movie has bit of an eerie feel to it.however,i didn't really buy into the reason for the ghost haunting the estate.it just seemed too weak of an explanation to me.other than that,i don't have any major gripe with movie.like i said,it's pretty lite family fare,so you want see any blood or violence,and there's no bad language that i recall.it's rated PG for thematic material,but i don't think too many children over ten would have a problem with it.for me,"Believe" is a 7/10