Ghostwatch

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Ghostwatch

1992

1h 31m

Horror

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A camera crew investigates the most haunted house in Britain.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

While ghosts are traditionally raised by a spiritualist at séance, here television itself is, in more than one sense, the medium for Pipes’ conjuring.

Oct 31, 2022

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

The reason this movie works so well is because of the committed performances from everyone in the movie.

Rated: A

Oct 23, 2019

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

Despite the implausibility and wackiness of its last stretch, 'Ghostwatch' confuses, shocks and horrifies... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

May 24, 2024

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…a weird harbinger of the found footage era, and a challenging, edgy television show, the likes of which will never be allowed on the air again…

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2022

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Kat Hughes

THN

The broadcast that terrified a generation, Ghostwatch still retains its ability to unnerve.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 22, 2022

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Glenn Dunks

Glenn Dunks

Perhaps it was ahead of its time, but one of the most successfully convincing hoaxes since Orson Welles's War of the Worlds should probably boast a greater legacy.

Rated: A

Jul 19, 2021

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Very entertaining. Creepy found footage style horror movie. Very well done. Ahead of its time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Dallas H

Ghostwatch is the television equivalent of Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast for "War of the Worlds". I got a kick out of watching this movie. In retrospect, it's glaringly obvious to be a premise concept, but the production pulls it together and sells it very well. And I find it to be a bit ironic and intriguing how about ten years later we witness the start of the television trend of ghost-hunting television programs infiltrating across basic cable networks. If you haven't watched this movie yet, I highly recommend watching it with headphones on because listening to the audio in a distraction-free environment enhances the viewing experience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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g j

I guess you had to be there. This was just boring and silly when taken out of the context as a 1992 live BBC broadcast. The acting is pretty cringe too.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Mike P

This movie's reputation proceeds it...And it's MOSTLY deserving.. Creepy found footage type mockumentary; reminds me of things like Amityville Horror; Blair Witch Project, also Poltergeist, Paranormal Activity and even Late Night With the Devil...which has a BBC Anchorwoman accepting a dare to stay overnite in a haunted house in Old London with her film crew...with unexpected results. Some chilling scenes... Overall: Thumbs up

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Jonathan G

Ghostwatch is as inventive as it is stunning and unnerving, which is quite a lot. A very believable mockumentary, this actually managed to scare me? God it's great. I love it. When we use the term "experiencing cinema", this is what we're talking about. Absolutely great and terrifying stuff. Horror gold.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Kay C

The found footage flick I hold all others in the same genre to. Hard to top.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Synopsis

A camera crew investigates the most haunted house in Britain.

Director: Lesley Manning
Producer: Ruth Baumgarten
Screenwriter: Stephen Volk
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 31m

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