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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Lee Fisher, David Lee Fisher

Producer:

Paula Elins, Paula Elins, Leonard McLeod

Writer:

David Lee Fisher & Hans Janowitz, Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer

Runtime:

1hr 16m

Synopsis

When the annual fair comes to town, murder, madness and mayhem creep in its shadows. Dr. Caligari, a mysterious hypnotist, appears to control every move of his bizarre, clairvoyant sleepwalker, but does he?

Cast

  • Judson Pearce Morgan
  • Daamen J. Krall
  • Judson Pearce Morgan
  • Doug Jones
  • Daamen J. Krall
  • Lauren Birkell
  • Doug Jones
  • Neil Hopkins
  • Lauren Birkell
  • William Gregory Lee
  • Neil Hopkins
  • Randy Mulkey
  • William Gregory Lee
  • Time Winters
  • Randy Mulkey
  • Richard Herd
  • Time Winters
  • Scott Lincoln
  • Richard Herd
  • Scott Lincoln

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • May 14, 2021

    Green screening the sets for a German expressionist film is like trying to eat soup with a fork

    126 Likes
    Rhys Daley
    Rhys Daley
    Sep 29, 2016

    Looks and feels like a collection of FMV cutscenes from a 90s point-n-click adventure game that's based on the original film.

    52 Likes
    theworstmobster
    theworstmobster
    Apr 3, 2025

    the principal franklin from icarly cameo was insane

    39 Likes
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    Oct 31, 2024

    Why Remake When You Can Reuse? This is why you remake instead of reuse. This 2005 American digital “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” doesn’t so much remake the 1920 German landmark film as put on a cheesy talkie amateur production in front of green-screen stage backdrops for…

    23 Likes
    Cineanalyst
    Cineanalyst
    May 3, 2018

    cons: lacks the punch of the original pros: plot makes much more sense ????: i'm unreasonably horny for Cesare

    24 Likes
    Twerkyvulture
    Twerkyvulture
    May 10, 2023

    It’s a no from me dawg

    16 Likes
    Lydia :)
    Lydia :)
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    Jan 25, 2025

    I decided to watch this remake over on Tubi. I remember the silent version of the movie, so I thought I would check out this remake. Director David Lee Fisher shot this in black & white, but it isn't a silent movie. According to the description, it was shot entirely on a…

    10 Likes
    Heather Santrous
    Heather Santrous
    Oct 10, 2025

    Of all of the confusing remakes, this is one of them. So they did a Dr. Caligari again, but made it a talkie, and the whole thing is greenscreen with backgrounds from the old movie, so it will constantly, without fail look weird and terrible and just plain off. There's…

    10 Likes
    Bear
    Bear
    Oct 22, 2024

    Gotta say, the number one thing I was not expecting this remake to do was have sound! Like, it’s one thing to create a low-budget, green screen-laden reimagining of one of the most iconic silent films ever made, but to make it a TALKIE?! Insanity. It certainly doesn’t help…

    8 Likes
    Catherine 🥑
    Catherine 🥑
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    A fantastic German horror film! Keeps you on the edge of your seat with a twist ending!

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5.6

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This freshly 4K-ed masterpiece of German Expressionism deserves to be seen on the big screen. Track it down and be rewarded with possibly cinema's first ever twist ending.

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Metacritic review by Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Empire
60

Of course, while your brain is fritzing out, you're trying to figure out how the cinematic trick was done and what the implications might be for other old films. Scary, disturbing, intriguing, all at once.

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Metacritic review by Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
The New York Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)?
The movie is 1hr 16min long.
What's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005) about?
When the annual fair comes to town, murder, madness and mayhem creep in its shadows. Dr. Caligari, a mysterious hypnotist, appears to control every move of his bizarre, clairvoyant sleepwalker, but does he?
Who's the cast of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)?
  • Judson Pearce Morgan
  • Daamen J. Krall
  • Judson Pearce Morgan as Francis Geist
  • Doug Jones
  • Daamen J. Krall as Dr. Daamen Caligari
  • Lauren Birkell
  • Doug Jones as Cesare
  • Neil Hopkins
  • Lauren Birkell as Jane Stern
  • William Gregory Lee
  • Neil Hopkins as Alan
  • Randy Mulkey
  • William Gregory Lee as Joseph Stern
  • Time Winters
  • Randy Mulkey as Inspector
  • Richard Herd
  • Time Winters as Dr. Gabriel Stern
  • Scott Lincoln
  • Richard Herd as Commissioner Hans Raab
  • Scott Lincoln as Criminal
Who's the director behind The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)?
David Lee Fisher and David Lee Fisher directed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005).
Who produced The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)?
Paula Elins, Paula Elins and Leonard McLeod produced The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005).