Definition of Fear

Definition of Fear
Directed byJames Simpson
Written byJames Simpson
Produced byChristopher Branch
James Simpson
Barry Cook
Leighton Lloyd
Robert Menzies
StarringJacqueline Fernandez
Katherine Barrell
Mercedes Papalia
Blythe Hubbard
Production
company
DoF Film Limited
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) (Delhi International Film Festival)
  • 31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) (DVD)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Definition of Fear is a 2015 British horror thriller film written and directed by British filmmaker James Simpson, starring Jacqueline Fernandez. The film premiered at the 4th Delhi International Film Festival in December 2015. The film was released on DVD on 30 January 2018. A first look trailer was released online.

Definition of Fear was the North American debut of Bollywood star Fernandez.

Plot

Psychology student Sarah Fording arranges a girls' trip to a lakeside cabin, but doesn't tell her friends the trip is actually a research project into manipulated fear. After planting a Ouija board in the cabin and talking about eerie noises, Sarah secretly films their reactions. Then frightening things start happening for real.

Cast

Production

Filming

Filming began on 10 October 2014, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Release

Definition of Fear screened at film festivals in India, the US, and UK in 2015 and 2016. It was scheduled for theatrical release in India in August 2018, with the date later reported as uncertain.

References

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  8. ↑ Bunning, Jonny (18 September 2015). "'Definition of Fear' Lurks By The Lake & In Pale Moonlight". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Wow! Jacqueline Fernandez cast in Hollywood film Definition of Fear to be shot in Canada". News East West. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema - 2016 Schedule". Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
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  12. ↑ "Definition of Fear trailer: Jacqueline Fernandez has her first on-screen lesbian kiss". 23 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "August release of Jacqueline Fernandez's Hollywood debut uncertain". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2026.