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Vacancy

R

Released Apr 20, 2007

1h 25m

Mystery & Thriller

List

55%

Tomatometer

124 Reviews

42%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down, they have little choice but to spend the night at a remote hotel. The couple entertain themselves by watching low-budget slasher movies on TV -- until they realize that the horrifying images they see were recorded in the room in which they are staying. With hidden cameras capturing their every move, David and Amy must find a way out before they become the latest stars in another film in the series of snuff films.

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Critics Consensus

Vacancy's restraint with gore is commendable, the thin characters and B-movie cliches less so.

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Joshua Land

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

This more than slightly familiar scenario doesn't give the principals much scope for acting.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 15, 2007

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

director Nimrod Antal settles for a more generic horror-ride as the imperatives of stalk-and-escape take hold. For a while, though, this is first-rate second-hand material.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 15, 2007

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Entirely forgettable and predictable, ultimately wasting an otherwise talented cast.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 22, 2023

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Vacancy doesn't always deliver. What it does is keep things eerie, uncertain, and tries its best to follow in the vein of the slasher sub-genre.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 3, 2019

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

The film turns into a regrettable run of the mill horror story. [Full Review in Spanish]

Oct 19, 2018

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Hargie M

Though it didn't quite terrify me, the constant sense of impending danger kept me thoroughly engaged. Stranded in a desolate motel, the protagonists' obliviousness to the peril surrounding them sets the stage for a suspenseful journey filled with unexpected twists.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Audience Member

This slasher horror is kind of good, acting is alright and the couple are very believable about each other. It does have very typical horror tropes like stuck in one location and trying to a survival the night and the owner or manager already weird how he been acting. The movie does a good job setting up everything real quickly even with the running time. Do like there is lot twists and turns as movie goes forward plus ending is kind of good. All in all boat bad I give a B-👍🏽👍🏽

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Priyan B

Worth watching suspenseful till end.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Regina P

Judging based on its budget and genre, this was pretty good. It's not high art (high horror), but it does the genre justice. Production quality and acting were theater-quality (which you can't say for most horror on streaming platforms).

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Pedro G

Buena película, una cinta que no es la gran cosa pero que cumple. Es una película muy entretenida que desde el primer momento te engancha con la situación que esta viviendo la pareja y desde que llegan al hotel se va construyendo una tensión que rompe muy bien en el momento en el que descubren toda la verdad sobre el lugar en el que están. Me gusta que los protagonistas no conozcan el lugar en el que están lo que se les hace mas difícil al momento de escapar de la gente de ahí. Esperaba algunas decisiones mas tontas de ambos protagonistas pero para mi sorpresa no hay mas que una. Ese tipo de cosas mas los comportamientos de los locos del hotel que pueden matarlos a ellos fácilmente y no lo hacen son las cosas que no me terminan de cerrar, sin embargo yo creo que cumple con la función de entretener y contar una historia tensa. Por ultimo, destacar las actuaciones de Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale y Frank Whaley. En conclusión, una buena película para pasar el rato viendo algo tenso y entretenido que no cuenta una historia increíble pero que te mantiene enganchado desde el principio hasta el final. La recomiendo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/23

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Stoner J

Fantastic motel horror thriller, unlike the new one Bad Things which was terribly but somehow got better reviews than this! The directing, acting and music are all great from start to finish and the story is grade A.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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Nimród Antal

Director

Luke Wilson

David

Kate Beckinsale

Amy

Frank Whaley

Mason

Ethan Embry

Mechanic

Scott Anderson

Killer

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Synopsis

When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down, they have little choice but to spend the night at a remote hotel. The couple entertain themselves by watching low-budget slasher movies on TV -- until they realize that the horrifying images they see were recorded in the room in which they are staying. With hidden cameras capturing their every move, David and Amy must find a way out before they become the latest stars in another film in the series of snuff films.

Director: Nimród Antal
Producer: Hal Lieberman
Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith
Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Hal Lieberman Co., Screen Gems
Rating: R (Brutal Violence and Terror|Brief Nudity|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.9M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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