Brooklyn 45

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Brooklyn 45

2023

1h 32m

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bucky R

This movie punches above its weight with solid performances and a fun screenplay.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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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

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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

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Jeffrey P

More entertaining WWII-era film than Oppenheimer. Competent, coherent, and un-offensive.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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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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