Summary
A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 49Audiences 59GoodWatch 54
Tomatometer65%
Metascore33
User score6.7
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 143 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −11 min on the typical 104
typical 10493Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 19 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
+9Released
2011
September 9, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- 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 NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more33 people
- Sean RogersonLance Preston
- Ashleigh GryzkoSasha Parker
- Merwin MondesirT.C. Gibson
- Mackenzie GrayHouston Gray
- Juan RiedingerMatt White
- Arthur CorberDr. Arthur Friedkin
- Luis JavierJavier Ortega (Gardener)
- Shawn MacdonaldMorgan Turner
Bob RathieKenny Sandoval
Benjamin WilkinsonJerry Hartfield
Fred KeatingGary Crawford- MCMichele CumminsBathtub Demon
- MTMax TrainPunk Guy
- MEMartha EasonPunk Girl
- EGEva GiffordDemon Girl
- ATAlex TimmerTongueless Demon
- JHJosh HolmesHospital Patient
- RDRyan Da SilvaHospital Patient
- CRCliff RogersHospital Patient
- MDMatt DiamondHospital Patient
- JMJon MalmbergHospital Patient
- WCWarren CweleHospital Patient
- BBBlair BrownleeHospital Patient
- GSGreg StubbardHospital Patient
Directing · 2
- Stuart Ortiz Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
- Colin Minihan Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
Production · 5
- Shawn Angelski Producer, Line Producer, Executive Producer
- Mark Knechtel Executive Producer
- Steve Sheils Executive Producer
- Laura Toplass Casting, Associate Producer
- Michael Karlin Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Tony Mirza Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Quynne Alana Paxa Original Music Composer
- Vince Renaud Sound Designer
Art · 3
- Paul McCulloch Production Design
- Emma Higgins Assistant Art Director
- Kyle Richtsfeld Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Natalie Simon Costume Design
- Amber Makar Makeup Department Head
Other crew · 3
- Stuart Gordon Thanks
- Uri Levanon Thanks
- Brant McIlroy Special Effects Coordinator
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