The Devil's Chair

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The Devil's Chair

2007

1h 27m

Horror

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A psychiatrist (David Gant) brings a murderer (Andrew Howard) to an abandoned asylum to uncover the truth behind a girl's death.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Dumb sensationalism that trusts blood-buckets dumped on thesps are enough to raise a fright.

Sep 19, 2007

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Angry young working class Nick West (Andrew Howard) narrates this hideous story for us in an engaging and self-referential manner that, surprisingly enough, adds to the entertainment value

Dec 20, 2008

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Steve

Dread Central

The Devil's Chair delivers everything that a movie should while shattering just about every film convention possible.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 1, 2008

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...I preferred this movie back when it was called Session 9.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 27, 2007

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Scott Weinberg

Cinematical

With only two horror flicks under his belt, Adam Mason's already a director to keep an eye on.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 16, 2007

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Tom T

I’m convinced they wrote this solely with the intentions of Jason Statham playing the main character. It can only explain the Alibaba wholesale knockoff they trotted out there. I will say, nothing says horror like a man yelling incantations at a demon in his fancy PJs.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Veronica B

A dark, gross movie, in the best way. I can't stop thinking about it even years later.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Audience Member

No jump scares. Hardly any scares really. Entertaining. The climax is properly disturbing. More of a who-done-it, with a satisfactory ending.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

It was bad to begin with, then they added the horrible narration and start. An unsophisticated Shutter Island cum Session 9.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

that ending though! my thoughts and opinions of this film were totally changed -- and i mean just COMPLETELY changed within a fraction of a second. what a hidden gem; i'm so surprised the audience reviews didn't rate this higher. i guess i've seen enough horror flicks that i really appreciate these kind of films versus the same-old-same-old that somehow gets so popular. if you're into psychological horror, i'd recommend this one. it's got a pretty cool monster, too, if that's what you like.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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jack z

This movie would get 5 stars if it weren't for Gant's horrendous acting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A psychiatrist (David Gant) brings a murderer (Andrew Howard) to an abandoned asylum to uncover the truth behind a girl's death.

Director: Adam Mason
Screenwriter: Adam Mason, Simon Boyes
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 27m

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