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The Collector

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Desperate for money to pay off a debt, a man targets a wealthy family's home and plans to break in and steal a valuable gem. He soon learns that he picked the wrong night to carry out his plans, for a masked madman has gotten there first, imprisoned the family, and lined the mansion with deadly traps.
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Critics Consensus

Increasingly tedious displays of gore makes this torture porn home-invasion-horror more programmatic than provocative.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 06/30/2010
1/5
Relentlessly bloody and just as relentlessly idiotic deathtrap thriller for the Saw crowd. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 06/25/2010
1/5
This is a crass, silly and baffling slice of torture porn -- with the audience being tortured, chiefly with boredom. Go to Full Review
Kat Halstead Little White Lies 06/25/2010
3/5
It's a truly creepy concept which, inevitably, leaves room for a sequel. Go to Full Review
Sydney Lee Horror Movie Talk 2d
7/10
It’s fun, it’s inventive, there are a lot of unexpected twists and turns that keep you captivated... If you like gore, if you like interesting kills and action packed scary movies, this one’s for you. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh 09/20/2023
4/5
After years of being punished with Saw sequels, The Collector manages to offer up a more compelling version of a similar formula, while adding a home-invasion spin to the terror. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/04/2023
0.5/4
You can’t laugh at it. It won’t scare you. So the only reason to watch is for a gore fix. Go to Full Review
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Idodeclareindeed B Nov 10 A solid, freaky, gory horror movie. Not sure why the ratings are so bad. The plot is basic, there are lots of cool traps, so if you're a fan of SAW you should like this. See more Lilia C. @LiliaLove Oct 26 People don’t talk about it enough. It’s a solid film and a fun watch See more Mania I. @TheMania510 Oct 15 Originally to be set in the "Saw" world this little gem slipped under the radar. Tense and taint this thriller will have you on your seat. The sequel is even better. Great direction and cast. See more zach s Sep 12 The acting is a little off in the first act but once the thrills get going, the movie is quite entertaining! See more Tiffany S. @xxSnowx_ Aug 1 Basic boring traps and uninteresting story line. You don’t know much of anything about this family so the emotional impact isn’t there. You can get better traps with more shock and “will they or won’t they live” from any of the saw movies See more J1gsaw P. @j1gsawpupp3t Jul 26 More about this flick can be found in my podcast via Spotify “The Underground Podcast” See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Desperate for money to pay off a debt, a man targets a wealthy family's home and plans to break in and steal a valuable gem. He soon learns that he picked the wrong night to carry out his plans, for a masked madman has gotten there first, imprisoned the family, and lined the mansion with deadly traps.
Director
Marcus Dunstan
Producer
Brett Forbes, Julie Richardson, Patrick Rizzotti
Screenwriter
Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Fortress Features
Rating
R (Perv. Sadistic Bloody Violence|Language|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 31, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 6, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.7M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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