Hide and Seek vs The Ghost
The Ghost has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.3/10 for Hide and Seek). The Ghost is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. Hide and Seek is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hide and Seek
The Ghost| Hide and Seek | The Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Polson | John Farrelly |
| Main cast | Elisabeth Shue, Dakota Fanning, Robert De Niro, Famke Janssen, Dylan Baker | Anthony Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tom Stafford |
Synopsis
Hide and Seek
David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that…
The Ghost
Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.
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