The Gallows

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The Gallows

R

2015

1h 21m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In 1993, a freak accident involving a noose kills teenager Charlie Grimille during a high-school production of "The Gallows." Twenty years later, on the eve of the play's revival, students Reese (Reese Mishler), Pfeifer (Pfeifer Brown), Ryan (Ryan Shoos) and Cassidy become trapped in the auditorium, with no way of calling for help. A night of terror awaits the four friends as they face the wrath of a malevolent and vengeful spirit. It seems Charlie will have his curtain call after all.

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Critics Consensus

Narratively contrived and visually a mess, The Gallows sends viewers on a shaky tumble to the bottom of the found-footage horror barrel.

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

The lazy way The Gallows bundles its tropes together suggests that its creators' ambitions went no higher than simply getting a horror film made.

Jan 21, 2016

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

In a quick 80 minutes, we get the back story, we meet the four core characters (all of the young actors do fine work), get the wits scared out of us about a half-dozen times and wind up with a VERY creepy ending.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 14, 2015

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

By now these techniques are too familiar to be truly unnerving, especially as the underlying narrative logic is never explained in any persuasive way.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 22, 2015

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

It was just very slow and not many scares happened.

Rated: 3/10

Jun 1, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It doesn't work.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 8, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

At worst, it amplifies what detractors of the subgenre complain about: unnecessary camera shaking, jump scares and fake outs without any real fear or tension.

Rated: D+

Jul 15, 2020

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Alexander S

The Gallows was a horror movie that hung itself out to dry with a weak storyline, poorly developed characters, and a conclusion that was more of a drop than a frightful fall. Grading: D-

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Rhys T

It is safe to say I really enjoyed this found footage horror. It does not deserve the low rating as this is really good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Korra N

A great premise wasted on cheap jump scares, mediocre acting and writing, The Gallows is worth a single viewing if you're in the mood for disposable found footage horror.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Erick p

I know the movie is bad but I liked it, you can see that it's the first Blumhouse movie with Warner Bros. and the second one is very bad.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Saul U

Very good movie, the best

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Stuart R

Even with it only being 80 minutes -- the constant screaming and crying along with the shaky cam can be kind of overkill. But The Gallows isn't the dumbest or least effective Blumhouse film… It just isn't a standout, either.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Synopsis

In 1993, a freak accident involving a noose kills teenager Charlie Grimille during a high-school production of "The Gallows." Twenty years later, on the eve of the play's revival, students Reese (Reese Mishler), Pfeifer (Pfeifer Brown), Ryan (Ryan Shoos) and Cassidy become trapped in the auditorium, with no way of calling for help. A night of terror awaits the four friends as they face the wrath of a malevolent and vengeful spirit. It seems Charlie will have his curtain call after all.

Director: Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Producer: Jason Blum, Guymon Casady, Dean Schnider, Benjamin Forkner, Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Screenwriter: Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Blumhouse Productions, Warner Bros.
Rating: R (Terror|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.8M
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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