Grave Encounters

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Grave Encounters

2011

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The crew of a ghost-hunting TV show goes insane after being locked in an abandoned psychiatric hospital.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

The filmmakers toss subtlety out the window in favor of fun, in your face chills that stick their landing. They also know how to stretch their meager budget; the ghosts of past patients in this asylum play a major role in inducing goosebumps.

Jun 4, 2020

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Dylan Scott

Vox

Finally, a little self-awareness.

Oct 19, 2018

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

The filmmakers seem unaware that they're beating a dead horse. As the uniformly annoying characters stumble around, screaming and cursing, we don't give a hoot for their survival.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 8, 2011

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

While it's not the worst Paranormal Activity ripoff, there's still nothing worth watching in this throwaway found-footage CGI-fest.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The procession of cliché scenes is presented with an undeniable amount of horrific energy, marked by some interesting changes in the setting and creepy creature design.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 21, 2022

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Chris Holt

Starburst

A whole heap of scary fun.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 30, 2015

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Sam M

Honestly I see mixed reviews on this movie. Some say its premise of ghost hunters who don't believe any of it gives it a refreshing lick of self-awareness that this genre needs. Then, there are also some who think it's beating a dead horse to death within the found footage sub-genre. My opinion here is that it does add something new to the genre, a feeling of the movie not taking itself too seriously which makes it an easier watch. Does it make any sense that the characters are still filming? no, and they will comment on it until the sun rises. All in all a good movie, fresh and a little different, but still not great

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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David Y

Absolutely great movie. It's in my top 20 of horror. A movie you will want to watch again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/25

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Smackie u

Argument the found footage horror movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Al P

I really liked this. One you'll be on edge alot, and at the end more scary. I'm very into horror and found footage and can say this is a definite worth a watch 3 1/2 stars because the acting wasnt great at the start and once you've watched it you probably wouldn't need to watch it again for a while

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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roger s

Well. I'm going to give 4 stars to encourage Canadian cinema. But I didn't like it very much. Since 1:00:00 I couldn't wait to get to 1:33:30 and finish it all. Don't be impressed by my bad taste either, maybe there is someone who likes it, not me.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Rhys T

Fantastic film, really enjoyed the first one, some great scares and very tense atmosphere

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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The Vicious Brothers

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Colin Minihan

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Synopsis

The crew of a ghost-hunting TV show goes insane after being locked in an abandoned psychiatric hospital.

Director: The Vicious Brothers, Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz
Producer: Shawn Angelski
Screenwriter: Colin Minihan, The Vicious Brothers, Stuart Ortiz
Production Co: Digital Interference Productions, Twin Engine Films
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 32m

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