The Abandoned

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The Abandoned

R

2006

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Marie (Anastasia Hille), a film producer, returns to her native Russia to find her birth parents. She quickly learns they are dead, and she has inherited their long-empty farmhouse. At the farm, she meets Nicolai (Karel Roden), who claims to be her twin brother. Events take a terrifying turn when the two spot a pair of ghastly doppelgangers and the house itself seems to propel them toward a fate they should have met 40 years earlier.

Critics Consensus

The Abandoned spends so much time setting up the creepy atmosphere, that it forgets to inhabit it with genuine spooks or scares.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 10, 2007

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Director Nacho Cerd succeeds in pushing the haunted-house movie into an abstract realm where the past and present fold into each other.

Rated: B

Feb 28, 2007

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

The movie sinks so deep into deathly atmosphere that there's no life to it.

Rated: D-

Feb 28, 2007

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

Slow, moody haunted-house shocker; not for kids.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 2, 2010

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Blake French

Filmcritic.com

And at the end of the equation, things just don't add up.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 2, 2009

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

"This horror flick is atmospheric and often frightening, but the lack of a solid narrative creates a lethargic pace."

Mar 9, 2009

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Michael B

For A HORROR MOVIE THS WAS FANTASTIC,THE STORY LINE WAS HARD TO FOLLOW,OVER ALL GOOD MOVIE,THANKS.😱😱🤔🤔😀😀

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Jerod S

When she finds out her mom has died, she travels to a town where you have to "cross the bridge" to get there. And when she does, she never comes back - because the ghosts of the past won't let her go. The ending is actually one of the redeeming qualities.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Im not sure if the silent driving were my favorite parts or the silent walking. Riveting storytelling. To quote SpongeBob "oh brother this guy stinks"

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

This movie was boring and stupid. Don’t waste your life away watching it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/18

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Audience Member

The Abandoned isn't short on effective atmosphere and there are some thought-provoking ideas somewhere under the surface, but between the dizzying camerawork, a not particularly interesting lead character, and an inability to handle the philosophy it's trying so hard to present, The Abandoned never takes off enough to warrant a recommendation.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Some clever ideas in certain parts of the movie, particularly towards the end, but unfortunately bad dialogue and plotting still make it feel like a waste of time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

Marie (Anastasia Hille), a film producer, returns to her native Russia to find her birth parents. She quickly learns they are dead, and she has inherited their long-empty farmhouse. At the farm, she meets Nicolai (Karel Roden), who claims to be her twin brother. Events take a terrifying turn when the two spot a pair of ghastly doppelgangers and the house itself seems to propel them toward a fate they should have met 40 years earlier.

Director: Nacho Cerdà
Producer: Alexander Metodiev
Screenwriter: Karim Hussain, Nacho Cerdà, Richard Stanley
Production Co: Castelao Producciones S.A.
Rating: R (Some Disturbing Images|Nudity|Language|Violence/Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2007
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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