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.

• MBC Beteiligungs Filmproduktion
• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Robert De Niro
• Dakota Fanning
• Famke Janssen
• Elisabeth Shue
• Amy Irving
• Dylan Baker
• Melissa Leo
• Robert John Burke