One Hour Photo (2002) Horror Thriller Drama

Rated R | Threatrical Sep 13, 2002 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama | Runtime 1h 36m
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One Hour Photo Plot Synopsis:

Middle aged Sy Parrish works as a technician at a one hour photo lab located in a SavMart store in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows much about his customers through the photographs they have developed. But he knows more about the Yorkin family - specifically Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin, the two in the family who drop off and pick up the family's photofinishing - the family about whom he is obsessed, than anyone else. Nina's husband, Will Yorkin, is incidental to his obsession since Sy has only seen him in photographs. Sy's obsession includes fantasizing about being their favorite "Uncle Sy". He has even been making an extra set of prints for himself of all of their photographs since Jake was a newborn. After an incident at work and after Sy finds out more about the family through a set of photographs, he decides to right the injustices he sees in the only way he knows how. His actions demonstrate his true mental state.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A mentally unstable photo developer begins to attack a middle-class family after his obsession with them becomes more sick and disturbing than any of them could imagine.

Tagline: The things that we fear the most have already happened to us...

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One Hour Photo Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2002 (more 2002 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 96 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Drama
Horror Genres:  Mystery, Psychological, Thriller
Horror Subgenres:  Home Invasion, Maniac, Stalker, Suburbs
Directors: Mark Romanek
Stars: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith, Erin Daniels … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Sep 13, 2002
Box Office: $31,597,131
Awards: 6
Nominations: 22
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / One Hour Photo Release Dates In Theaters: Sep 13, 2002, DVD: Aug 30, 2005
Writers: Mark Romanek
Producers: Jeremy W. Barber, Robert Katz, Pamela Koffler, Robert B. Sturm, Christine Vachon, John Wells, Stan Wlodkowski
Editors: Jeffrey Ford
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