1408

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1408

PG-13

Released Jun 22, 2007

1h 44m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Fantasy

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Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is a successful author who enjoys worldwide acclaim debunking supernatural phenomena -- before he checks into the Dolphin Hotel, that is. Ignoring the warnings of the hotel manager (Samuel L. Jackson), he learns the meaning of real terror when he spends the night in a reputedly haunted room.

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Critics Consensus

Relying on psychological tension rather than overt violence and gore, 1408 is a genuinely creepy thriller with a strong lead performance by John Cusack.

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Michael Atkinson

Sight & Sound

Another actor may have made 1408 seem as thin and fake as an episode of Tales from the Crypt, but Cusack lends it that badly needed extra milligram of conviction.

Jul 7, 2010

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Cusack always manages to underscore panic with irony.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 1, 2008

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Ezequiel Obregón

EscribiendoCine

... A tour de force of apparitions and hard-to-explain events from a realistic perspective. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

May 18, 2023

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Directed in a style that suggests The Evil Dead's Sam Raimi-meets-Alfred Hitchcock, Hafstrom delivered one of the scariest movies of the noughties and a film to make you appreciate music of The Carpenters in a whole new light.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 11, 2022

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

1408 really zips along and is one of the more entertaining thrillers in recent memory. But the film really starts to fall apart in the final act.

Rated: B-

Nov 21, 2019

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Nick M

Cusack is a clear pro, delivering a compelling performance breaking through apathetic monotony to some form of enlightenment. Could have done without some of the ghouls. The horror of the mind warp is much more terrifying than tower of terror like apparitions. Overall though a very engaging watch worth your time if you are a horror/thriller fan.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Miguel T

1408 is a short story tooked out of King's compilation Everything is eventual. The book is fantastic and it features some of King's best jobs, but 1408 is not one of those. The film is even worse, making out almost the entire film to last a normal film runtime, though I feel it would have worked better as a 30 minutes film. A tiring and boring one, not scary at all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Tommy T

All movies based on Stephen King books manage to fall flat. I guess they should considering his books do as well.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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Scott M

John Cusack is either a big hit with me or a big miss. This was a big hit, as his acting was phenominal in this movie. The special effects can be really dumb. I'm not impressed with the pixilated people. I'd have preferred they have real people instead. It'd be scarier. But it's a great haunted house film done about a hotel room. Similar to Psycho.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Aurora C

actually bad, the effects r kinda cool i guess, but me and my friends all put this on and we were actually laughing at how ridiculous everything about this movie is.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Emilliano Jr S

Scary at some point but the confusing ending ruined it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Synopsis

Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is a successful author who enjoys worldwide acclaim debunking supernatural phenomena -- before he checks into the Dolphin Hotel, that is. Ignoring the warnings of the hotel manager (Samuel L. Jackson), he learns the meaning of real terror when he spends the night in a reputedly haunted room.

Director: Mikael Håfström
Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Screenwriter: Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Dimension Films, Lionsgate Television, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Frightening Images|Disturbing Violence and Terror|Language|Thematic Material)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $72.0M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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