White Noise

Name: White Noise
Released: 2005-1-7
Cast: Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Chandra West, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange

White Noise

PG-13
1h 37m
2005

age 15+

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A thriller that explores the unsettling possibility that the dead can contact us... all we have to do is listen. When architect Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton) loses his wife in a tragic accident, he turns to the shadowy, unnerving world of Electronic Voice Phenomenon - communication from beyond the grave. But as he begins to penetrate the mysteries of EVP, Jonathan makes a shocking discovery: once a portal to the other world is opened, there's no telling what will come through it.

Director:

Geoffrey Sax

Producer:

Writer:

Niall Johnson

Cast:

Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Chandra West, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange, Nicholas Elia, Mike Dopud

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

Critics Consensus: While there are some built-in scares, the movie is muddled and unsatisfying.

Reviews

Chicago Reader

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Though I'm well disposed toward elliptical spook stories that depend on the audience's imagination...

August 16, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Associated Press

Christy Lemire

White noise is intended to help you fall asleep. White Noise would never let you do that, though....

January 8, 2019

AV Club

Nathan Rabin

White Noise is little more than an old-fashioned ghost story with a newfangled twist.

June 21, 2017

Rolling Stone

Peter Travers

Thrill-free thriller.

January 8, 2019

Salon.com

Stephanie Zacharek

Even if its dorky climax throws you out of the mood again, there are staticky bits of White Noise...

January 8, 2019

Common Sense Media

age 15+

Common Sense Says

Dumb would-be thriller -- save your money.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie is a thriller with an overall theme that may be disturbing to some family members. There are brief grisly images and references to violence and some scary (but well within PG-13-range) surprises. A character attempts suicide and others are killed, including one who is shot. There is brief strong language and brief drinking. The movie contains a reference to "an earthquake in India" that may be upsetting due to current events. And according to this movie, only white, middle class people communicate with each other after death.