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Brooklyn 45

Play trailer 1:40 Poster for Brooklyn 45 2023 1h 32m History Drama Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlor of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they've reunited to support their troubled host -- but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal. Trapped in their host's lounge, the Greatest Generation now finds themselves put to one final test... with their only route to freedom being more bloodshed.
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Although its story can feel circuitous and a bit baggy, Brooklyn 45's character-driven period horror is elevated by some excellent performances.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Brooklyn 45 nails all the details, the pacing, the dialogue, the period details. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 6, 2023 Full Review Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) I like the script a lot. In execution it's a little stagey... [But] I felt that this had some really good veers. Jun 13, 2023 Full Review John Anderson Wall Street Journal The cast has to walk a fine line, though they do behave as people might under extraordinary and extraordinarily unnerving circumstances. None is better at this than Ms. Ramsay, who executes remarkably natural acting under unnatural conditions Jun 13, 2023 Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Geoghegan's chamber horror Brooklyn 45 assembles a gallery of war dogs in the immediate aftermath of WWII to drink, tell their hoary stories of survival and the terrible things they've seen... Jan 4, 2024 Full Review Aaron Neuwirth We Live Entertainment Writer/director Ted Geoghegan manages to pack a lot of neat ideas into this 90-minute thriller. The film plays a lot into PTSD, xenophobia, and contending with one’s actions during a hostile situation that really clicked. Rated: 7/10 Aug 23, 2023 Full Review Tina Kakadelis Film Obsessive Brooklyn 45 fills every crack and crevice of its taut 92 minutes. The walls of this singular room grow to cover miles, speaking to much more than a seance gone wrong. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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هاوزين الخياط K Not bad But not my favorite Only for forget our time Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Charles F The staging, props and costumes are great, the lighting is ok (horror films need to be darker), the actors have great skill, the problem is that the script is so bad that it's impossible to maintain disbelief after 30 minutes. The excuse for not leaving the room makes no sense. and after 30 minutes it's not a story about real people it's a farcical exercise. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review Bucky R This movie punches above its weight with solid performances and a fun screenplay. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Horror fan 4 This was a very tense and Creepy Horror Movie. This is a great example of how to do a supernatural horror film. The characters and performances were top tier. Tim Treakle Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/24 Full Review Ricardo d É um bom filme, lembra Hitchcock, com seus suspenses baseados em muitos diálogos e uma sala pequena. Temos aqui uma fotografia e direção de arte primorosos, até o fim do filme é todo trabalhado para remeter ao cinema da época. O roteiro nos dá bons diálogos, e nos faz pensar sobre muitas coisas..., mas a qualidade cai quando temos aqui um terror sobrenatural onde não convence o espectador a forma que as personagens lidam com isso. Tirando o medo de Bob, o restante lida com uma certa naturalidade e desdém. Depois, e eu acredito que seja o pior problema do filme, é que, tentando manter o suspense, a acusação nunca é realmente finalizada. Ou seja, ficamos sem realmente saber se a vizinha era ou não nazista (pelo menos não de forma concreta), e o final tomando o caminho que tomou, me faz pensar para que foi feito esse filme? Apenas para assustar, para trabalhar temas sérios, ou para manter o ódio ainda vivo nas pessoas? Mesmo a fala final ser algo pacifista, os atos não são, e dai será que o filme não acaba dando a mensagem que está tudo bem ser assim? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Jeffrey P More entertaining WWII-era film than Oppenheimer. Competent, coherent, and un-offensive. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlor of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they've reunited to support their troubled host -- but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal. Trapped in their host's lounge, the Greatest Generation now finds themselves put to one final test... with their only route to freedom being more bloodshed.
Director
Ted Geoghegan
Producer
Seth Caplan, Emily Gotto, Michael Paszt, Pasha Patriki, Sarah Sharp
Screenwriter
Ted Geoghegan
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
Divide/Conquer, Purpledog, Hangar 18 Media
Genre
History, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 9, 2023
Runtime
1h 32m
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