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Haunting Sarah

  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • TV-14
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
622
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Haunting Sarah (2005)
DramaMysteryThriller

As a mother (Raver) deals with the death of her young son, she learns that her niece is being contacted by the boy from beyond the grave.As a mother (Raver) deals with the death of her young son, she learns that her niece is being contacted by the boy from beyond the grave.As a mother (Raver) deals with the death of her young son, she learns that her niece is being contacted by the boy from beyond the grave.

  • Director
    • Ralph Hemecker
  • Writers
    • Tony Phelan
    • Joan Rater
    • Lisa Grunwald
  • Stars
    • Kim Raver
    • Alison Sealy-Smith
    • Rick Roberts
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    622
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ralph Hemecker
    • Writers
      • Tony Phelan
      • Joan Rater
      • Lisa Grunwald
    • Stars
      • Kim Raver
      • Alison Sealy-Smith
      • Rick Roberts
    • 15User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Kim Raver
    Kim Raver
    • Erica Rose…
    Alison Sealy-Smith
    Alison Sealy-Smith
    • Rosie
    Rick Roberts
    Rick Roberts
    • Edgar Lewis
    Niamh Wilson
    Niamh Wilson
    • Sarah Lewis
    Ryland Thiessen
    • David Lord
    Gordon Tanner
    • Richard Lord
    Terri Cherniak
    • Dr. Rachel Koenig
    Ross McMillan
    • Psychic
    Ernesto Griffith
    Ernesto Griffith
    • ICU Doctor
    Marina Stephenson Kerr
    Marina Stephenson Kerr
    • Dr. Samantha Grafton
    Blake Taylor
    • Dr. Christopher Myman
    Audrey Dwyer
    • Phoebe
    Harry Nelken
    • Hardware Clerk
    Krysia Andrzejczak
    • New Teacher
    Kristen Sawatzky
    Kristen Sawatzky
    • Woman
    Kaelin Van Achte
    • Little Erica
    Kelsey Van Achte
    • Little Heather
    Kathryn Kuzyk
    • Little Girl
    • Director
      • Ralph Hemecker
    • Writers
      • Tony Phelan
      • Joan Rater
      • Lisa Grunwald
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    User reviews15

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    10Kitcatcait

    this movie rocks

    I love this movie so much! I usually do not like scary movies but I loved this one. Kim Raver did an excellent job! I have watched this movie twice and the first time I watched it I couldn't figure out which twin was which. If you have not seen this movie you are definitely missing out on a great movie! I hope you all watch this movie and love it as much as I do! I can not wait to see it again! I hope you like it enough to give it a ten rating. I did! If you have not voted yet you should. Kim Raver is such a great actress. I hope this movie comes out on video or DVD. I would definitely buy it! If you like suspenseful, horror movies this is a movie for you. Even if you do not like that kind of movie you should watch it.
    1gustheaffen

    Extremely slow, boring and no payoff

    This was just a very bad made for TV movie that probably wouldn't have even been on Most cable stations. Soooooo boring and slow. No payoff either.
    6claudio_carvalho

    Has Potential, but Fails Mostly in the End

    The writer and college professor of mythology Erica (Kim Raver) and her pediatrician sister Heather (Kim Raver) are twin sisters and very connected since they were child. Erica's daughter Sarah (Niamh Wilson) and Heather's son David (Ryland Thiessen) are close as siblings. However, when David is hit by a car and dies in a silly accident, Sarah has premonitions and claims that she still talks and plays with her cousin. Meanwhile Erica finds that she is pregnant and need to rest and Heather is informed that she can not have a baby anymore. Erica travels to a cottage nearby a lake and Erica's maid Rosie (Alison Sealy-Smith) explains to Erica that the spirit of David does not realize that he abruptly died and is grabbed to Sarah waiting for the chance to reborn. But Erica does not believe in her words and sends Rosie back home, staying in the house with Sarah and Heather. When the spirit of David is aggressive with Sarah, Erica calls Rosie to help her.

    "Haunting Sarah" has potential but unfortunately fails mostly in the end. The idea of the connection between twins and a spirit refusing to move on and wishes to reincarnate in a baby is intriguing and even spooky in some moments, but not well explored. Unfortunately the writer and the director never decide whether the movie is drama or horror and give a commercial unsatisfactory resolution to the plot. There are many flaws in the development of the characters, like for example, the confused relationship of Erica and Heather – is Heather an evil twin? Why did she build a spirit house? Why Erica follows her in the end? Edgar is very weak and disappointing, taking no attitude; it would be better off that Erica was divorced; and why David would transform in a fiend in his after death and hurt his beloved cousin? In the hands of Stephen King and Mary Lambert, this movie might be great. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "Aparição" ("Apparition")
    5suemartin23264

    Not Bad, but could have been better!

    This is one of those movies that you happen to come across on some obscure channel, and as there's nothing else on, you decide to watch it. Unlike the reviews state, this isn't actually all bad. It does have some good points to it.

    The first half of this film is undoubtedly the best, but after that halfway line, it definitely begins to slip. Although it has the potential to be great, it descends and descends in enjoyment until you're left with a mess.

    The basic plot line is:

    Two twin sisters, both having children, throw a Halloween party. This is how the film starts, and it identifies the fact that the daughter of one of the sisters and the son of the other are really close. But then, the son (named David) gets run over accidentally when he drops his toy robot in the middle of the road and runs to retrieve it. However, the daughter says that he isn't dead. At first, the mother of the girl just thinks its shock, but then strange things begin happening, which suggest that maybe the boy's come back. The question that runs through this movie and makes up the plot line is: Why?

    It starts off well, but then it gets a little strange and weird towards the end. It's worth a viewing, no doubt, but there's nothing here to go crazy about.

    One can only help that a director will see this movie's potential, and make a remake of it that's much, MUCH better.
    10MrsMercury91

    Loved It !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I just LOVED this movie... I had read a comment about Why would David return an Evil Spirit? Answer simply put... A comment from the movie... "David was a stubborn child and always had to have his way".... When a Person suffers a Tragic Death as he did, they won't accept that they are dead...Some people believe, some don't... I am a Believer.... EXCELLENT MOVIE!!! I can't wait for this movie to come out on DVD because I will be the first person in line to buy it..I give this movie way more than the 10 that they allow for you to give...I would like to see more of these kinds of movies. Please put this movie out as soon as possible on DVD Thanks !

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      Despite the fact that the vehicles in the film have Illinois license plates, at the 54 minute mark a standard red Canadian mailbox can be clearly seen on the right side of a road intersection when the family is driving to their new house. Indeed, the closing credits reveal the filming location to be Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Almas gemelas
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Edelstein Company
      • Von Zerneck-Sertner Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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