The Collection

R

Released Nov 30, 2012

1 hr. 22 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

37%

49 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

10,000+ Ratings

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A young woman named Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick) sneaks out of her house one night to attend an exclusive party, unaware of the horror that awaits her. A sick criminal known as The Collector crashes the party in search of fresh victims. When Elena goes into hiding, she finds and frees Arkin (Josh Stewart), The Collector's captive. Arkin manages to escape, but Elena is taken prisoner. A mercenary friend of Elena's father then forces Arkin to come along on a mission to free the young woman.

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Critics Consensus

The Collection offers more grisly thrills and twisted humor than its predecessor; in other words, fun for genre fans, but unpleasant for anyone else.

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Jules N

Une suite plutôt bien qui approfondi le concept du collectionneur. Cet opus est peut être moins stressant que son prédécesseur mais offre en compensation des décors assez bon.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Over 10 years old and I saw it on a whim without knowing anything about it Patrick Melton and Marcus Dustain write and direct with a few of the writers from the 'Saw' franchise A follow up to the Collector; it involved a vicious serial killer setting up elaborate traps in victims' homes, a robber got caught in the middle of it all and managed to escape This picks up after the first movie's events where the Collector eludes the authorities not knowing where he'll strike next Elena is the main focus here going to a party at a nightclub with her friends after her boyfriend cancels on her It's a fun night but quickly turns into a blood-fueled nightmare as the killer has concocted another set of deadly traps with Elena trapped inside It's up to a couple mercenaries and former thief, Arkin to infiltrate and rescue her The film was fun if forgettable The first movie I heard wasn't good it was more mean spirited Not a lot of big name actors except Christopher McDonald as Elena's father But this woman Emma Fitzpatrick is really good as Elena The kills are bloody and creative with some likable characters when it comes to the mercenaries A cool idea yet it feels like it's reaching too much like the Saw movies

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Valok P

A slight improvement over it's predecessor, but still is a (admittedly fun at times) absolute gore-fest that demands belief in order to function, with yet another interesting premise squandered for the sake of bloody violence.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/23

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Hugo S

A woman is captured in an underground rave party and then held hostage in an abandoned hotel rigged with deadly traps. A group of mercenaries is sent on a mission to rescue the young woman but first they will need to survive a maze ruled by a sadistic killer. "The Collection" replicates the same formula of the Saw franchise. A horror movie that will certainly be more appreciated by the hardcore fans who privilege gore to storytelling. Extremely graphic!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/17/23

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DYSEN P

The collection takes the James camerons terminator,alien approach where the first film was more secluded to a house, the collection went bigger, and badder, the movie all the way to the end was a entertaining ride, and i love that the film looked like the ending was heading in a cliche direction and subverted it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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Audience Member

This turns 10 and I saw it on a whim without knowing anything about it Patrick Melton and Marcus Dustain write and direct with a few of the writers from the 'Saw' franchise A follow up to the Collector; it involved a vicious serial killer setting up elaborate traps in victims' homes, a robber got caught in the middle of it all and managed to escape This picks up after the first movie's events where the Collector eludes the authorities not knowing where he'll strike next Elena is the main focus here going to a party at a nightclub with her friends after her boyfriend cancels on her It's a fun night but quickly turns into a blood-fueled nightmare as the killer has concocted another set of deadly traps with Elena trapped inside It's up to a couple mercenaries and former thief, Arkin to infiltrate and rescue her The film was fun if forgettable The first movie I heard wasn't good it was more mean spirited Not a lot of big name actors except Christopher McDonald as Elena's father But this woman Emma Fitzpatrick is really good as Elena The kills are bloody and creative with some likable characters when it comes to the mercenaries A cool idea yet it feels like it's reaching too much like the Saw movies

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/08/22

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Marcus Dunstan

Director

Josh Stewart

Arkin

Emma Fitzpatrick

Elena

Lee Tergesen

Lucello

Christopher McDonald

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Randall Archer

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

An exercise in pure sadism, The Collection moves at a clip that leaps over plot holes in its race to elicit fright. No weighty psychology or physical logic freights this enterprise.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 7, 2012

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Nicole Herrington

New York Times

Just a pointless exercise in sadism.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 30, 2012

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

People in Hollywood need to work and surely "The Collection" created a lot of jobs, but there must be a better way.

Rated: F

Nov 30, 2012

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Fully honors what made the first film unique while also taking the terror to shocking new heights.

Rated: 4/5

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Wesley Lovell

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For all its foibles, The Collection is ultimately a slight improvement over its predecessor.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 6, 2022

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Allen Almachar

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Some scenes not only ask us to suspend disbelief, they ask us to suspend rationality.

Rated: D+

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Synopsis

A young woman named Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick) sneaks out of her house one night to attend an exclusive party, unaware of the horror that awaits her. A sick criminal known as The Collector crashes the party in search of fresh victims. When Elena goes into hiding, she finds and frees Arkin (Josh Stewart), The Collector's captive. Arkin manages to escape, but Elena is taken prisoner. A mercenary friend of Elena's father then forces Arkin to come along on a mission to free the young woman.

Director: Marcus Dunstan
Executive Producer: Tom Luse, Pete Shilaimon
Screenwriter: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Distributor: LD Entertainment
Production Co: Fortress Features, Splendid Film
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Brief Nudity|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 30, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 23, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.8M

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