One Hour Photo

– Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
One Hour Photo (2002)

Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, what happens next "has the spine-tingling elements of the best psychological thrillers!"

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:

One Hour Photo (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Sep 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Mark Romanek

Writer:

Mark Romanek

Main Actors:

Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith

Plot:

Middle aged Sy Parrish works as a technician at a one hour photo lab located in a SavMart store in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows much about his customers through the photographs they have developed. But he knows more about the Yorkin family - specifically Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin, the two in the family who drop off and pick up the family's photofinishing - the family about whom he is obsessed, than anyone else. Nina's husband, Will Yorkin, is incidental to his obsession since Sy has only seen him in photographs. Sy's obsession includes fantasizing about being their favorite "Uncle Sy". He has even been making an extra set of prints for himself of all of their photographs since Jake was a newborn. After an incident at work and after Sy finds out more about the family through a set of photographs, he decides to right the injustices he sees in the only way he knows how. His actions demonstrate his true mental state.

Awards:

6 wins & 21 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Metacritic:
64%