Spookers

2017

1h 30m

Documentary

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88%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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An exploration of the most successful scare park in the Southern Hemisphere, which is run by a close-knit New Zealand family who try to face their own fears in order to make others face theirs.

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Hugo

A New Zealand's scream park opens its doors to the backstage. An opportunity for viewers and visitors to explore the park and the workers' stories behind the curtains. An entertaining documentary.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/24/22

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Audience Member

There were a bit too many sad stories but some cool people for sure

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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adam b

Guy uh I no ik job ion

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A documentary about the workers in the largest haunted house in the southern hemisphere. The people really go all out and take the time/effort to get into their horror zone and also re their application of make up to be scary monsters, zombies, etc. They are all lonely people (which is sad to hear) hence they really look forward to this work.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Very heartwarming, charming, and enjoyable film thats great for the Halloween season.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Alex Behan

Stuff.co.nz

Equal parts bizarre and brilliant.

Oct 25, 2021

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Graeme Tuckett

Stuff.co.nz

[Florian] Habicht's disarming interview technique and genuine love for what the workers at the theme park are achieving lifts this into a happily surreal and very personal realm.

Apr 5, 2021

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Andrew F. Peirce

The Curb

Spookers is hilarious, heartbreaking, exciting, frightening and important. This is what cinema is about - telling stories that you didn't know existed, and subverting what the traditional narrative of those stories would usually be.

Apr 4, 2020

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Victor Stiff

Goomba Stomp

Spookers raises a fascinating point: are we blissfully inattentive to offensive mental health characterizations?

Mar 30, 2020

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Andrew Marshall

Starburst

Overall, Spookers is a film whose constituent parts don't quite fit together, but nevertheless remains an eminently watchable piece of documentary filmmaking.

Rated: 7/10

May 15, 2018

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Siena Yates

New Zealand Herald

At just 83 minutes, it's an easily digestible piece that shows the scary monsters of Spookers through a much more human lens.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 21, 2017

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Synopsis

An exploration of the most successful scare park in the Southern Hemisphere, which is run by a close-knit New Zealand family who try to face their own fears in order to make others face theirs.

Director: Florian Habicht
Producer: Paul Wiegard
Screenwriter: Veronica Gleeson, Florian Habicht
Production Co: Madman Production Company
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 3, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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