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      The Innkeepers

      R Released Feb 3, 2012 1 hr. 41 min. Horror Mystery & Thriller List
      80% 121 Reviews Tomatometer 42% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score The last two employees (Sara Paxton, Pat Healy) of a century-old haunted hotel go on the hunt for ghosts. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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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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      Sinead Y This movie lacked horror, a decent storyline, acting sucked and the potential to turn what was a dull ending could have been saved and wasn't. Obviously a passion project for the writer/director/editor maybe he should have let others help. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review David S There was really no payoff in the third act. I counted 4 telegraphed jump scares. The story was okay and the actors were really good. The script seemed weak and, like I said, no third act. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Logan D During the last weekend before the closing of a century-old hotel, the ghosts decide to make themselves known to the employees. The 5th film directed by West. It has flaws. Mostly, I enjoyed the three main characters. As a horror film, it's not, as Eli Roth is cited as saying, scary. The spirits are barely in the film. And some inclusions are irrelevant, such as Luke's near confession to Claire he loves her. Not needed. Even more so is a local woman who has separated from her husband and staying at the hotel. Could have entirely eliminated her. I would say I enjoyed it but was also disappointed. My wife really enjoyed it. Nice to see McGillis again. The hotel is a real building, the Yankee Pedlar Inn, located in Torrington, Connecticut. It has rumors of being haunted. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review Chelsea T cinematography was enjoyable. characters and story were believable. a little slow in the beginning but it picked up and had a good ending. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/23 Full Review Joe H Good actors. Good direction. Poor story and just plain boring. Was hoping at least it was a slow burner but nope. The Innkeepers is boring from start to finish. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/26/23 Full Review Wayne K I've become a big fan of Ti West in recent years. With his one-two punch of X and Pearl (And I'm sure MaXXXine will be great too) as well as 2009s The House Of The Devil, he's making a strong case for being one of the most interesting and compelling modern day horror directors. The Innkeepers wasn't as enjoyable or as memorable as the others I've seen, but I think it's better than many have given it credit for. It's been criticised for being slow and atmospheric, and while I agree that its plot doesn't move at a mile a minute, its pedestrian pacing allows us to feel at ease in the locale and with the characters, so that when creepy things do start to happen, they genuinely shock us. Also, I found the last act to have a lot of atmosphere. Some scenes are slow builds, but unlike the worst of the Paranormal Activity films for example, you're not forced to wait forever for something to happen. Jump scares are used very sparingly, and even then they're not accompanied by that annoying musical stinger that's meant to hammer them home. If I were to recommend a Ti West film to someone, this certainly isn't the first one I'd mention. But if you're a completionist, or you fancy a supernatural horror that's actually good, then give The Innkeepers a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Sara Paxton as Claire in "The Innkeepers." Kelly McGillis as Leanne Rease-Jones in "The Innkeepers." Sara Paxton as Claire in "The Innkeepers." Sara Paxton as Claire and Pat Healy as Luke in "The Innkeepers." Sara Paxton as Claire and Pat Healy as Luke in "The Innkeepers." Pat Healy as Luke in "The Innkeepers." View more photos

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies ...the inn is established as one of the film’s most intriguing characters. Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The last two employees (Sara Paxton, Pat Healy) of a century-old haunted hotel go on the hunt for ghosts.
      Director
      Ti West
      Executive Producer
      Badie Ali, Hamza Ali, Malik B. Ali, Greg Newman
      Screenwriter
      Ti West
      Distributor
      Magnolia Pictures
      Production Co
      Dark Sky Films, Glass Eye Pix
      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
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