A Fantastic Fear of Everything

A Fantastic Fear of Everything

2012 · 100 min · EN · R · 5.6 (265 votes)
Dir. Crispian Mills · Starring Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Clare Higgins, Amara Karan, Alan Drake, Michael Feast · Music Michael Price
ComedyThrillerHorror

Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons; among them his love life, his laundry and the origin of all fear.

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A descent into the mind of a paranoid writer, this film feels like a fever dream. It's a claustrophobic, anxious ride through personal demons and absurd fears, wrapped in a darkly comedic, unsettling package.

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