However, the neighbor eventually returns, and it turns out this haunting is a lot more personal. Throughout What Lies Beneath, Claire (Pfeiffer) is haunted by a female ghost, and at first believes it to be her neighbor, who's seemingly disappeared after a fight with her husband. What Lies Beneath Ending Explained: Why the Ghost Haunted Claire Related: The Sixth Sense Wasn’t 1999's Best Ghost Movieįor those who have seen What Lies Beneath, there's a chance the twisty plot led to some confusion over what exactly happened to Claire ( Michelle Pfeiffer), and why the ghost was haunting her. After all, What Lies Beneath wouldn't be the first time a movie got a second life thanks to streaming. Whatever the cause, Zemeckis' film is now streaming on Netflix, offering its millions of subscribers a way to either get reacquainted with the once very popular film, or discover it for the first time. It's possible this fading away is the byproduct of the 2010s introducing so many options of things to watch that something like What Lies Beneath, a good but not excellent ghost story, fell by the wayside. While reviews from critics were mixed, What Lies Beneath was a big box office success, nearly tripling its $100 million budget worldwide. What Lies Beneath has oddly faded a bit from the popular consciousness in recent years, despite being directed by one of the most decorated filmmakers in Hollywood, and starring two hall of fame-caliber A-list actors in its leading roles. Director Robert Zemeckis' 2000 ghost movie What Lies Beneath has several layers to its mystery, but here's why Claire was being haunted.

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