A Fantastic Fear of Everything

2012

Action / Comedy / Horror

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34% · 32 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 35% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 15755 15.8K

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Director

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Crispian Mills

Top cast

Simon Pegg Photo
Simon Pegg as Jack
Simon Kunz Photo
Simon Kunz as Police Sergeant Smythe
Bernard Cribbins Photo
Bernard Cribbins as The Voice
Henry Lloyd-Hughes Photo
Henry Lloyd-Hughes as PC Taser
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749.54 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds ...
1.50 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by marictur 6 / 10

Probably not to everyone's taste, but still worth a watch

I was feeling very down one evening and wanted to watch something that would distract me from my thoughts. I went through a couple of lists of so-called "feel-good movies" but after realising that I can't take advice from anyone that finds the Hangover funny (no offence, just different tastes), I decided to see what Simon Pegg has been up to, as Shaun of the Dead is one of my biggest favourites.This isn't Shaun of the Dead, and if you watch it expecting it to be, you will be bitterly disappointed, as others have said. However, the movie still has a certain dark humour, which I greatly enjoyed, and it carries a story, which for me was very meaningful.The first half of the movie might seem a bit dragged-out (I enjoyed it though, perhaps because I know all too well how easy it is to think yourself crazy, so I was able to relate to some of what was going on on the screen), but the second half is truly excellent The negative reviews were a bit too harsh in my opinion and that was what prompted me to write one of my own. I'm not going to say you are guaranteed to like it, all I want to do is suggest you give this movie a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.
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Reviewed by MattyGibbs 8 / 10

Surreal but very funny

Simon Pegg stars as a paranoid crime writer haunted by a fear of being murdered as well as launderettes. This is a wonderfully surreal film and a welcome change from the usual bland 'comedies' churned out ten to the dozen these days. The script is sharp and veers wildly through a number of weird and very funny scenarios which are milked brilliantly by Pegg.

This is a very British film and quirky film and therefore unlikely to find mass or foreign appeal. However for fans of Simon Pegg and his movies this will be a real treat.

Reading some of the previous reviews and looking at the rating I wasn't expecting to like this film quite as much as I did. Hopefully this film will become a cult classic as it really does stand out.

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