Film

Boogeyman

2005 · 1h 29m · Thriller · Horror · Drama

You thought it was just a story.

IMDb

4.2

Rotten Tomatoes

11%

Metacritic

32

Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years ago. Is the Boogeyman real, or did Tim make it up to explain why his father abandoned his family?

Barry Watson

Tim

Emily Deschanel

Kate Houghton

Lucy Lawless

Tim's Mother

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Franny Roberts

Tory Mussett

Jessica

Louise Wallace

Jessica's Mom

Andrew Glover

Boogeyman

Charles Mesure

Tim's Father

Robyn Malcolm

Dr. Matheson

Philip Gordon

Uncle Mike

Aaron Murphy

Young Tim

Jennifer Rucker

Pam

Scott Wills

Co-Worker

Michael Saccente

Jessica's Dad

Brenda Simmons

Jessica's Grandma

Josie Tweed

Jessica's Sister

• Stephen KayDirector
• Juliet SnowdenScreenplay
• Stiles WhiteScreenplay
• Eric KripkeScreenplay
• Sam RaimiProducer
• Robert TapertProducer
• Joseph DrakeExecutive Producer
• Nathan KahaneExecutive Producer
• Gary BrymanExecutive Producer
• Steve HeinExecutive Producer

Release date

February 4, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$67,192,859

Genres

Thriller, Horror, Drama, Mystery

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