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The Gallows

2015Movie1 h 21 minR

30

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30

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Summary

20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Drop-in friendly

Skip it if

You need an uplifting mood
You scare easily
You want something quiet and calm

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Keeps you on edge.
Scares you.
Gets your pulse racing.
Leaves you shaken.
Weighs on you.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 23Audiences 36GoodWatch 31
Metascore30
Tomatometer15%
IMDb4.3
Letterboxd · 32 K ratings2.1/5
User score3.6
Audience score23%
Box office
430×its budget
Budget
$100 K
Worldwide
$43 M
Worldwide it earned $43 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −14 min on the typical 95
typical 9581
Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 68 more
+3
Released
2015
July 9, 2015
11 years ago
Genre
Horror
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
Frightening scenesIntense
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Directing · 2
Travis Cluff Director, Writer, Producer
Chris Lofing Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 8
Dave Neustadter Executive Producer
Walter Hamada Executive Producer
Couper Samuelson Executive Producer
Jason Blum Producer
Guymon Casady Producer
Benjamin Forkner Producer
Camera · 1
Edd Lukas Director of Photography
Sound · 2
Zach Lemmon Music
Malia J. Granite Songs

Tropes

Evil Is Pettyin 1,233 titlesIt turns out Charlie was never supposed to be in the play; Rick, the actor playing the lead role, had called in sick on the night of the fatal performance, so Charlie had to take over for him.All 35 tropes

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The Gallows series

Film 1 of 2 · then The Gallows Act II

The Gallows (2015)
GoodWatch score 30
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The Gallows Act II (2019)
GoodWatch score 19
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