The Banshee Chapter

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The Banshee Chapter

R

2013

1h 27m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Anne investigates the links between her friend's disappearance, a secret government chemical and an odd radio broadcast with an unknown origin.

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Dylan Scott

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Scare-for-scare, the most frightening film I've seen this year.

Oct 19, 2018

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Alonso Duralde

What the Flick?!

Not scary. And you can't have the non-found-footage part be as wobbly as the found-footage parts.

Jan 13, 2014

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

"The Banshee Chapter" is both elegant and terrifying.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 10, 2014

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

The main issue I had with the film was the climax which I felt just came to a head point at a very weird time, and I just wasn't really sure about the whole formula of the film.

Rated: 5/10

Apr 16, 2021

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Although it relies to a large extent on found footage, fear not the format -- The Banshee Chapter is actually a well-made, delightfully acted and best of all honestly scary brain twist of a horror movie.

Rated: B

Jan 17, 2019

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Scott Weinberg

TheHorrorShow

A smart, clever, and diverting little mash-up of numerous sci-fi and horror tropes.

Aug 23, 2015

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Bruce M

Good acting, interesting concept, good sound design. However, the found-footage/documentary aspect gets old very quickly and since every shot in the movie is hand-held, stylistically the choice makes little sense. Extra point for Katia Winter, though.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Demented N

Rotton Tomatoes gives it 777% fresh rating the fans 40% enough said its almost like critics are scared to be negative and call trash , trash. Anyhow it's not very good.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Nathaniel B

Banshee Chapter lacks a narrative. That’s okay though. Even with a low budget it offers some scary and exciting moments.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/24

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Diana S

Seemed like a carbon copy of a million other supernatural experiment-gone-wrong horror movies at first and for quite a large chunk. But it took a quick and out-of-the-ordinary turn in the last quarter, and the ending wasn't what I was expecting. I also appreciate that the writing trusts the viewer to infer information, though I don't know how effective that is with today's audience, unfortunately. In my opinion, this movie is worth sticking with to the end. I was thinking about it for 24 hours afterward.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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Audience Member

Cheio de jump scares baratos, tem uma premissa interessante mas o filme não soube explicar direito, apesar do didatismo. Tem uma protagonista com um motivo fútil super corajosa, afinal quem vai para o meio do deserto sozinha onde estações de rádio suspeitas possuem sinal forte, somente para descobrir o que aconteceu com um amigo? Ou se coloca em risco de experimentar uma droga mortal pelo mesmo fim. Aliás esse filme está cheio de furos no roteiro com erros ridículos que chegam a irritar, é difícil levar esse filme a sério.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Very effective, creepy and awesome. One of my favourite horror movies to date.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

Anne investigates the links between her friend's disappearance, a secret government chemical and an odd radio broadcast with an unknown origin.

Director: Blair Erickson
Producer: Christian Arnold-Beutel, Corey Moosa, Zachary Quinto, Stephanie Riggs, Sean Akers
Screenwriter: Blair Erickson
Production Co: Favorit Film, Sunchaser Entertainment, Before The Door Pictures
Rating: R (Drug Use|Disturbing Images|Brief Nudity|Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Runtime: 1h 27m

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