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What Lies Beneath

2000 ·2h 10m · ★ 6.4 (1,999)

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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Director

Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis
5 horror films in catalog
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What Lies Beneath 2000
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Content Warnings

Child in Danger
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

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