Cold Creek Manor

Name: Cold Creek Manor
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: September 19, 2003
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff

2003

METASCORE

Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 57 Ratings

See All

7.4

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7.4	Your Score
7.4	User Score Generally favorable reviews based on 57 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Cold Creek Manor

Now Playing: Cold Creek Manor

Movie Details & Credits

Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: September 19, 2003 | R

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff

Summary: Escaping from the hustle-and-bustle of city life, the Tilsons (Quaid, Stone) pack up their kids and all of their possessions and move into a recently repossessed mansion in the sticks of New York State. All's well until a series of terrifying incidents at the house lead the Tilsons to wonder who used to live in their new home -- and toEscaping from the hustle-and-bustle of city life, the Tilsons (Quaid, Stone) pack up their kids and all of their possessions and move into a recently repossessed mansion in the sticks of New York State. All's well until a series of terrifying incidents at the house lead the Tilsons to wonder who used to live in their new home -- and to discover what dark secrets are hidden inside. (Touchstone Pictures)… Expand

Director: Mike Figgis

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 118 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Kevin Thomas

A lightweight popcorn movie, hardly the scariest of the year but with enough jolts to be satisfying. Writer Richard Jefferies' solid script emphasizes character and psychology over plot and provides Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone with engaging, multidimensional starring roles. Read full review

Robert K. Elder

Perhaps Figgis proves his unconventionality with Cold Creek Manor after all, creating a thriller without resorting to the genre's usual bag of tricks. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

A woefully predictable imperiled-yuppie-family-under-siege suspenser that hardly seems worth the attention of its relatively high-profile participants. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Cold Creek Manor's prime reason for being seems to be a set piece involving poisonous snakes, directed by Figgis with a drunken gusto the rest of the film could use, and as a comeback vehicle for Stone, who tries hard at motherly warmth, but can't quite wash the Catherine Tramell out of her hair. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

All of which would be fine if Figgis managed to work up any real suspense, but the film slogs towards its inevitable mano-a-mano showdown like something up to its knees in mud. Read full review

Premiere Laine Ewen

Clunky and riddled with clichés from start to finish, which is a shame because the cast is able and is led by Oscar-nominated director Mike Figgis. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

It's discouraging to witness a filmmaker who clearly yearns for the indie world yield to the temptations of mindless movie manufacturing. At least Figgis made it as soulless as possible. Read full review

SEE ALL 31 REVIEWS

Write a Review

User Reviews

TrujaS.

Sep 21, 2007

An underrated MASTERPIECE. One of the Greatest Thrillers of all time. My SECOND favourite movie ever. Acting was AWESOME; Kristen Stewart did a PERFECT (and when i says PERFECT i mean PERFECT) performance, Dennis Quaid is pretty damn good, and Sharon Stone - Stephen Dorff did an excellent An underrated MASTERPIECE. One of the Greatest Thrillers of all time. My SECOND favourite movie ever. Acting was AWESOME; Kristen Stewart did a PERFECT (and when i says PERFECT i mean PERFECT) performance, Dennis Quaid is pretty damn good, and Sharon Stone - Stephen Dorff did an excellent work. The plot is amazing. The Original Soundtrack is really, really, really good, and fits with the movie perfectly. The 'Camera-Work' is a 'Profesional-Work'. Cast was GRAWESOME, with Kristen Stewart, Dennis Quaid, Stephen Dorff, Sharon Stone, Juliette Lewis and Christopher Plummer. If you didn't see this movie, your life isn't complete. It deserves to be on the top 10 of Horror movies. 97/100… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful

MorganI.

Jul 5, 2007

It was good. The music needed some work.

0 of 0 users found this helpful

Abbyl

Jul 1, 2007

Stephen Dorff is the only thing that made me like this movie. He was going to kill off all the main characters and that made me happy.

0 of 0 users found this helpful

FilipeNeto

Feb 14, 2021

This is a psychological thriller where a madman will chase and terrorize a normal family that, by chance, has crossed his life. It is difficult not to make comparisons with a series of other more well-known films, such as "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" or the even more similar "Cape Fear".This is a psychological thriller where a madman will chase and terrorize a normal family that, by chance, has crossed his life. It is difficult not to make comparisons with a series of other more well-known films, such as "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" or the even more similar "Cape Fear". However, this film focuses much more on the house and the story around the house and what happened there before new owners appeared. With all these considerations, I think that talking about the script becomes redundant. It is a satisfactory film, but it is not brilliant nor justifies much attention.

The house is incredible. It is a huge mansion that, supposedly, was home to a large farm with thousands of sheep. However, watching the film makes it difficult to believe: there is not a single space that appears to have been used for agricultural use. Not even a tool shed. This is quite strange. Nevertheless, the film makes the most of the house and creates some tension thanks to the fears and insecurities of the new owners: the fear of snakes, the isolation, the fact that they are strangers in a community that seems to be all against them and willing to see them from behind.

The cast is average. The best interpretation comes from Stephen Dorff. He can be threatening and tense, but not so threatening as to be terrifying. Dennis Quaid is an actor who seems little tailored to be a protagonist and suffers from a chronic lack of charisma. Sharon Stone seems to be there just for the money, without much interest in doing anything to improve the film.

Technically, it's monotonous. Except for the good choice of filming location and good sets, the film does not present remarkable production values: normal cinematography, costumes that could be the clothes of any one of us and a rural environment that does not seem very genuine. The action scenes are somewhat forced and also the scares.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

BrianA.

Dec 12, 2007

Why was this made. There was no point to this. the chick was kinda hot, but that was it. Story had no surprises what soever.

1 of 1 users found this helpful

MelancholicAlcoholic

Feb 8, 2008

This was the first movie I watched and wondered: What was the point of this? There was no point, the story tells nothing new, or surprising, it was like all actors thought: "Hey, you know what I got some time to kill, the first 2 weeks of May, lets make a run-of-the-mill thriller". Or This was the first movie I watched and wondered: What was the point of this? There was no point, the story tells nothing new, or surprising, it was like all actors thought: "Hey, you know what I got some time to kill, the first 2 weeks of May, lets make a run-of-the-mill thriller". Or whatever. Waste of good actors like Lewis and Dorff.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful

tonys.

May 10, 2006

I want those 2 hours of my life back! Biggest waste of time, ever!

0 of 0 users found this helpful

SEE ALL 8 REVIEWS