---
title: 'Fear (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Foley'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fear-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116287/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fear (1996)

1996 · R · 97 min · Drama, Mystery, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Fear is a 1996 American psychological thriller film directed by James Foley and written by Christopher Crowe. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Alyssa Milano and Amy Brenneman. The film revolves around the wealthy Walker family whose seemingly perfect life is threatened when teenage daughter Nicole begins dating David McCall, an attractive and mysterious young man who turns out to be a violent sociopath.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Foley](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-foley)
- **Screenplay:** [Christopher Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-crowe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Producer:** [Brian Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grazer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Kloss](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-kloss)
- **Editor:** [David Brenner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brenner)

## Cast

- [L. Harvey Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/l-harvey-gold)
- [William Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-petersen)
- [Alyssa Milano](https://cinepixo.com/people/alyssa-milano)
- [Amy Brenneman](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-brenneman)
- [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg)
- [Jo Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-bates)
- [Gerry Bean](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-bean)
- [Andrew Airlie](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-airlie)
- [Reese Witherspoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/reese-witherspoon)

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