The Innkeepers

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The Innkeepers

R

Released Feb 3, 2012

1h 41m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The last two employees (Sara Paxton, Pat Healy) of a century-old haunted hotel go on the hunt for ghosts.

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It doesn't break any rules of the genre, but The Innkeepers serves as additional proof that Ti West is a young director that discriminating horror fans can trust.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

West continues to tread a delightful path between winking dread and the real kind, but his pacing's off in the build-up, partly because of the many, many opportunities Paxton has to flee out the front door.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 8, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The movie never entirely flatlines, and there are some funny touches, but it annoyingly fails to do anything with the kooky situation it elaborately establishes, and there are no real shocks or laughs.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 7, 2012

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

Hardcore horror heads may scorn its snail pace and shaggy-dog sweetness, but for discerning viewers, 'The Innkeepers' is a slow-burning charmer.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 6, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Ti West, serving as writer, director, and editor, has such control over his medium that we cannot help but have the bejesus scared out of us.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 11, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

...the inn is established as one of the film’s most intriguing characters.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

The cast, especially Paxton, is excellent, but the film doesn't quite know how to transition from character study to creepshow.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 7, 2020

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Laura H

My favorite Ti West film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Audience Member

I enjoyed this but there were definitely some bumps along the way. The acting is honestly very solid. Good performances. The concept is fun enough, although not completely original. There's some issues with dialogue and the lead character making unbelievably stupid decisions on multiple occasions. But it's a very moody, haunted hotel story with enough tension and creepy moments to warrant me liking it overall. I wish there was more with the lore: what actually happened in the hotel, etc? I don't mind an ambiguous film if it feels like it's earned the ambiguity of the ending through the remainder of the film. This film is vague throughout and the ending isn't much of a payoff.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Patrick C

I enjoyed it. Wasn't scary in any way, but it was fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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Emilliano Jr S

A hidden gem from Ti West that deserves spotlight.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Amy S

Not a horror movie. Just a horrific waste of my time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Ma N

Although you might get the impression, that there isn't very much happening for a rather long time, Ti West manages to build up a subtle but queasy tension, which doesn't need scare jumps or shocking images. Another thing i enjoyed about 'the innkeepers' is that the movie takes its time to introduce the characters to the audience, so that you can really build up an emotional connection. The events are taking place in real humans lifes - instead of: well, here's just a group of generic soulless people, which only serve as victims to whom cruel things happen... Considering that this is quite a rare thing in most of (modern) horror movies, i found it remarkable and a lovely change to that genre.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Synopsis

The last two employees (Sara Paxton, Pat Healy) of a century-old haunted hotel go on the hunt for ghosts.

Director: Ti West
Producer: Derek Curl, Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok, Ti West
Screenwriter: Ti West
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Glass Eye Pix, Dark Sky Films
Rating: R (Some Bloody Images|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $77.5K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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