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Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Thriller · Fantasy · Mystery · 2002

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

Movie details

Dragonfly

“When someone you love dies... are they gone forever?”

2002 Thriller · Fantasy · Mystery 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Dragonfly?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tom Shadyac

Written by

Brandon Camp · Mike Thompson · David Seltzer

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Joe Darrow

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Hugh Campbell

Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Charlie Dickinson

Susanna Thompson

Susanna Thompson

Emily Darrow

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Mrs. Belmont

Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith

Ben

Robert Bailey Jr.

Robert Bailey Jr.

Jeffrey Reardon

Court is in session

Put Dragonfly on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.