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The Gallows

R

Released Jul 10, 2015

1h 21m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

15%

Tomatometer

117 Reviews

22%

Audience Score

10,000+ Ratings

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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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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Elvis D

Recurriendo de nuevo al subgénero de metraje encontrado, The Gallows no es diferente de otras películas simples de este tipo. Su punto a favor es que, al igual que muchas de las películas de este tipo, tiene un ambiente de tensión bastante favorable. Al principio los sustos que presenta son por cosas simples, pero después todo se intensifica ofreciendo unos sustos prometedores. Su concepto basado en un teatro maldito no es algo que se haya visto antes, pero tampoco algo muy innovador. La tensión, el suspenso, la sensación de incomodidad y la intriga son lo que favorecen esta película, haciéndola una intensa experiencia que se puede experimentar solo con las luces apagadas. The Gallows es otra película más de terror psicológico sobrenatural de esas que se pusieron muy de moda en los 2010, pero es cumplidora para pasar una noche de tensión. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Hailie C

The only the thing scary about this movie is how terribly put together the entire film was. I have never regretted watching any movie more than I regret purchasing this dvd to watch this horrible movie. Blum house do better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/19/22

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kendra s

Really enjoyed this movie! The suspense was crazy good and the plot was very intense. It puts you in the mind of The Blair Witch Project, how the filming was being filmed. I was glued to the TV and jumping in my seat.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Chris Lofing

Director

Travis Cluff

Director

Reese Mishler

Reese Houser

Pfeifer Brown

Pfeifer Ross

Ryan Shoos

Ryan Shoos

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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, Warner Bros., Blumhouse Productions
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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