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Suburban Gothic

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An awkward, unemployed man (Matthew Gray Gubler) who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender (Kat Dennings) to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 01/29/2015
"Suburban Gothic" misses the mark, but thanks largely to its cult-worthy cast, the miss can still be fun. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey Variety 01/27/2015
Richard Bates Jr.'s sophomore feature is a droll horror-comedy driven by a talented cast's riffing. Go to Full Review
John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 10/13/2014
The movie plays quite well for a while but begins to run out of steam in its second half. Go to Full Review
Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills 08/21/2018
The real joy of the film is the sharp dialogue and huge personalities in this satire of a suburban hell. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg TheHorrorShow 08/23/2015
A dry, wise-assed, and slyly appealing comedy/horror mix. Go to Full Review
Matt Donato We Got This Covered 02/15/2015
7/10
Suburban Gothic is a hipster's Poltergeist that boasts more of Richard Bates Jr.'s darkly comedic wit, but more importantly, it's a strong second feature that showcases one of the more vibrant up-and-coming horror filmmakers the genre has to offer. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 14 Unfunny horror movie in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Robert H 08/12/2022 If nothing else, it was funny and the cast was great See more 07/06/2021 It‘s so bad I wouldn‘t know where to begin or what could have made it better. See more 03/31/2021 I loved this movie! It was almost like a parody of Odd Thomas done very well. And yes, I also loved Odd Thomas. Also, Mathew Gray Gublee was fantastic and would be ideal to play Odd Thomas in a sequel (RIP the great Anton Yelchin). See more 03/08/2021 Limp gags killed the comedy portion of this horror comedy, and the horror itself was neither scary or interesting. Barbara Niven did her best to save the film, while Matthew Gubler did his best to be Jim Carey. I don't know WTF Kate Dennings was doing besides looking completely ridiculous in her goth-metal vomit attire. Speaking of goth-metal, the soundtrack also sucked. Not even a cameo by John Waters could polish this turd. If you like to laugh, or be scared, or have any kind of a decent movie watching experience, then skip the hell out of this one. See more 01/27/2021 Decent watch, could watch again, but can't recommend. I watched this excited to see Kat Dennings in a movie again, but she really ends up playing second fiddle to Matthew Gray Gubler who basically carries the movie. While he actually seems like a good actor and was able to add a flavor to his character that I couldn't tell that if it was just him shining through, the truth of the character or he elevated the character with a special twist, so this puts him on my to watch out for list. The story itself is really lackluster. There are a lot of familiar faces, and the minute to minute is generally pretty entertaining, but the weirdness of finding a hidden kiddie coffin and trying to lay a ghost to rest gets weird when it's stretched over a long period of time without getting intense. I'm all for different, and I can't call this bad, but there are so many other good things to watch instead. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An awkward, unemployed man (Matthew Gray Gubler) who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender (Kat Dennings) to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.
Director
Richard Bates Jr.
Producer
Dylan Hale Lewis
Screenwriter
Richard Bates Jr., Mark Bruner
Distributor
FilmBuff
Production Co
New Normal Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Drug Material|Some Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 30, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m