A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2014): Cast, Ratings & Plot
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is a 2014 comedy directed by Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills, starring Clare Higgins, Paul Freeman and Simon Pegg. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes. Critics gave it 34% on Rotten Tomatoes and 31 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Directors
- Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Indomina Releasing
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Fantastic Fear of Everything About?
The premise of A Fantastic Fear of Everything without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A reclusive author’s obsession with Victorian serial killers leads him to believe he is destined to be their next victim. As his career falters, a push from his agent and a Hollywood executive offers a chance at revival, but his anxieties escalate. The film humorously explores his darkest fears, revealing eccentricities in his personal life and obsessive habits, all in a chaotic search for sanity and a way to reclaim his life.
A Fantastic Fear of Everything Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- candy cinema
- hedgehog
- soho london
- inhaler
- looking through a mail slot
- flashback
- reference to ernest hemingway
- burned face
- voice over narration
- children's author
- fear of being murdered
- reference to jack the ripper
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- super glue
- christmas
- scared by own reflection
- irrational fear
- christmas carolers
- orphanage
- money in sock
- abducted
- begins with once upon a time
- reference to bbc
- scared by ringing phone
- santa claus costume
- hiding a knife
- hit on the head
- helicopter
- reference to caligula
- reference to charles dickens
- magnify glass
- tased
- hackney london
- hand glued shut
- abandoned child
- talking to one's self
- eyeball in mouth
- cellar
- agoraphobic
- pajamas
- red balloon
- rotary phone
- pirate costume
- mix tape
- boom box
- knife glued to hand
- year 1979
- birthday party
- nightmare
- drying clothes in an oven
- laundry
A Fantastic Fear of Everything Cast
Clare Higgins leads the cast, with Paul Freeman and Simon Pegg. Directed by Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills.
- Co-director Chris Hopewell
- Co-director Crispian Mills
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A Fantastic Fear of Everything Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave A Fantastic Fear of Everything 34% on Rotten Tomatoes and 31 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.
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IMDb 5.8 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 34% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 35%
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Metacritic 31 Metascore
User score 5.3
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Movie Insider 3.7 /5
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A Fantastic Fear of Everything Plot Summary
What happens in A Fantastic Fear of Everything from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jack B. Nife, a children’s author grappling with the collapse of his marriage, finds himself spiraling into an obsessive fixation on serial killers, particularly those from the Victorian era. His latest endeavor, Decades of Death, reveals his mounting paranoia and conviction that he is being surveilled and hunted. The chilling aura of the Hanoi Handshake Killer, infamous for severing his victims’ fingers, looms ominously over Jack’s daily existence.
Just when Jack is overwhelmed by these twisted thoughts, his agent, Clare Higgins, bursts into his life with news that Harvey Humphries, the influential head of scripts at the BBC, is eager to discuss Jack’s work. With only hours left before their pivotal meeting, Jack becomes convinced that Humphries embodies pure evil and musters the courage to attend, despite his escalating fears.
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A Fantastic Fear of Everything FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, ratings and post-credit scenes of A Fantastic Fear of Everything, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Fantastic Fear of Everything?
A Fantastic Fear of Everything runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was A Fantastic Fear of Everything released?
A Fantastic Fear of Everything was released on February 7, 2014.
Who directed A Fantastic Fear of Everything?
A Fantastic Fear of Everything was directed by Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills.
Who is in the cast of A Fantastic Fear of Everything?
A Fantastic Fear of Everything stars Clare Higgins, Paul Freeman and Simon Pegg.
How is A Fantastic Fear of Everything rated?
A Fantastic Fear of Everything has 5.8/10 on IMDb, 34% on Rotten Tomatoes, 31 on Metacritic and 3.7/5 on Movie Insider.
Does A Fantastic Fear of Everything have a post-credit scene?
No. A Fantastic Fear of Everything has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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