The Collector

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The Collector

R

2009

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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)

Relentlessly bloody and just as relentlessly idiotic deathtrap thriller for the Saw crowd.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 30, 2010

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

This is a crass, silly and baffling slice of torture porn -- with the audience being tortured, chiefly with boredom.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 25, 2010

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Kat Halstead

Little White Lies

It's a truly creepy concept which, inevitably, leaves room for a sequel.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 25, 2010

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

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.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

You can’t laugh at it. It won’t scare you. So the only reason to watch is for a gore fix.

Rated: 0.5/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

For horror fans hoping to find a new slasher to engage with, The Collector is not likely the answer.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 6, 2022

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Mania I.

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/15/25

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zach s

The acting is a little off in the first act but once the thrills get going, the movie is quite entertaining!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Tiffany S.

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

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/01/25

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J1gsaw P.

More about this flick can be found in my podcast via Spotify “The Underground Podcast”

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Gregory S

Ha, well it was a pretty fun ride. Not great mind you, but fun. Kind of a cross between SAW and Home Alone from hell. This dude definitely has some truly truly bad luck. And some truly horrible choices, just horrible ahha

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Snip3r M

This movie was so bad that I couldn't stand it. It's not the final destination, bro. Why did everything that could go wrong go wrong?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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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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