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About
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 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.
Theatrical
Jan 27, 2005
Box Office
$127.4M
Budget
$30.0M
Return
4.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 5, 2005
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Studio
MBC Beteiligungs Filmproduktion, Fox 2000 Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
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See all →New Year's Day in New York City
Title card
First day of the New Year. New York City.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Routine Check Between Mother and Daughter
Katherine
Did you do your homework?
Emily
Yes.
Katherine
Did you brush your teeth?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Robert De Niro
David Callaway
D
Dakota Fanning
Emily Callaway
F
Famke Janssen
Katherine
E
Elisabeth Shue
Elizabeth
A
Amy Irving
Alison Callaway
D
Dylan Baker
Sheriff Hafferty
M
Melissa Leo
Laura
R
Robert John Burke
Steven
D
David Chandler
Mr. Haskins
B
Brendan Sexton III
Store Clerk (uncredited)
J
James McCaffrey
Charlie
