Winchester

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Winchester

PG-13

Released Feb 2, 2018

1h 39m

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The most haunted house in the world sits on an isolated stretch of land that's 50 miles outside of San Francisco. Built by Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester fortune, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To an outsider, it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman's madness. But Sarah's actually building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts -- and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters.

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Critics Consensus

Like a grand staircase within the famous mansion that inspired it, Winchester appears poised to get a rise out of audiences, but ultimately leads nowhere.

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Roxana Hadadi

Mediaversity Reviews

The stereotyping of Black and Indigenous men are made worse by the fact they never speak, nor do they have any backstories.

Rated: D

Nov 18, 2021

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Directors Michael and Peter Spierig, reworking a script by Tom Vaughan, bring little passion or eloquence to the dialogue, frustrating such capable actors as Helen Mirren (playing Winchester) and Jason Clarke.

Mar 9, 2020

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It's not good. And it's not good in a way that's made worse by the fact that there's so much potential in this story.

Aug 28, 2018

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A bizarrely unremarkable slog that takes an interesting idea and does absolutely nothing with it.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The movie resolves to check every box of a modern supernatural horror flick, and through that, the surprisingly talented cast doesn't have much to do.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 14, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

There's a topical and truthful message at the center of this film -- it's just a shame it gets wasted in a movie as mediocre as this one.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 29, 2021

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dead e

One of very few horror movies I was able to tolerate in that it wasn't all jump scares, gore, and nonsense... an actual storyline and a very pleasant ending that had some genuine emotion tied in... most of these reviews pander on about how bad it was without actually giving a legitimate reason but that's because there is no reason. If you have a heart and good taste in a story with horror mixed in well then this is the movie for you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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jamie t

A bumbling story, countless clichés and way too many ineffective jump scares far outweigh the decent performances, great setting and costume design. A real shame as it shows promise in its best moments.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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michael b

Overall Good Movie.😀😀😀😀

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/23

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Monsol E

I have no idea if this is even remotely similar to the actual house's history, [as I've never looked into it] but it made for a really fun movie! A troubled shrink has to stay at the supposedly-haunted house, as he evaluates Mrs. Winchester's mental state for her company...only to find the hauntings are quite real..and quite personal. I greatly appreciated the movies coherent systems...why the house is like that, why the spirits are here, and how to deal with them are all well explained. And doctor-guy's direct connection to the house made for an interesting twist, and a nice character arc...leading to a satisfying resolution. The movie's horror leans a bit too much on it's jumpscares, but maybe that was inevitable when the horror has an good explanation. Even though this film about one of Americas scariest places... isn't particularly scary... it was very well thought-out and executed. It looked great, was acted well, had good effects...Everything's darn good overall! At some point, I'll look into the actual house, and then re-watch this to see if it holds up, but as it is now, I really liked it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/27/23

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wilson s

The 2010 version of the "The Haunted Mansion" it felt so similar but most of the story elements and effects were done slightly better. I may not be a Winchester puritan. But I've been to the mansion a good many times (mostly for their Halloween haunts which never disappoint). It's difficult to tell at times what this movie is supposed to pull off, anytime the story gets scary/disturbing it doesn't feel that connected to the story, their just trying to remind you it's haunted and nothing else. But it was far from offensive. Jason Clarke and Helen Miller both did an amazing job, and the overall production wasn't terrible, it just wasn't strictly speaking new.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/11/23

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Wendy W

oh baby nooo, why yall make this

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/09/23

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Sarah Winchester

Jason Clarke

Dr. Eric Price

Sarah Snook

Marion Marriott

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Synopsis

The most haunted house in the world sits on an isolated stretch of land that's 50 miles outside of San Francisco. Built by Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester fortune, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To an outsider, it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman's madness. But Sarah's actually building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts -- and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters.

Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Producer: Tim McGahan, Brett Tomberlin
Screenwriter: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, Tom Vaughan
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Imagination Design Works, Bullitt Entertainment, Diamond Pictures, Blacklab Entertainment, CBS Films
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Disturbing Images|Some Sexual Material|Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.1M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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