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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Matthew K.

a classic of its own in the FF category. very mockumentary of current or past ghost shows we’ve all seen plus what we could imagine what goes on before editing for the show. one of my favorites to re watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/24/25

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Gretchen B

This is one of my favorite horror films and I only like smart horror. Great acting. Found footage. Funny characters. It seems like an extended Tales from the Crypt episode in which Morton Downey Jr. explores a haunted house.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/26/25

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Andrew T

Still one of my favorite low budget horror movies.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Dylan T

Para el año en el que se estreno cuenta con buen CGI, sin embargo le falta un poco de más trama, considero que fue inspiradora para el cine del terror.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Steven B

The first half has enough clever practical filmmaking, and psychological tricks, to make you want to keep going. But then it takes a sharp turn into absurdity, with increasingly unrealistic scenarios and unnecessary over-use of CGI

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/25

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Spike D

The crew may have gotten more than they bargained for, but I didn't get even half of what I wanted.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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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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