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      The Abandoned

      R 2006 1h 46m Horror Mystery & Thriller List
      36% 33 Reviews Tomatometer 42% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less
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      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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      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 Full Review Available This movie was one of the worst things I've ever seen. I feel like I genuinely lost years on my lifespan just by experiencing...whatever this thing they put together is called. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/03/22 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 1.5/5 Mar 10, 2007 Full Review 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 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly The movie sinks so deep into deathly atmosphere that there's no life to it. Rated: D- Feb 28, 2007 Full Review Charles Cassady Common Sense Media Slow, moody haunted-house shocker; not for kids. Rated: 1/5 Sep 2, 2010 Full Review Blake French Filmcritic.com And at the end of the equation, things just don't add up. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 2, 2009 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      Julio Fernández
      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)