The Canal

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The Canal

2014,

1h 32m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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74%

23 Reviews

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49%

1,000+ Ratings

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74%

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23 Reviews

49%

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1,000+ Ratings

David and his family move into a period house by a canal, and dismiss rumors of the place being haunted. David starts having nightmarish visions when he suspects his wife is cheating, and he begins to descend into madness.

Tara Brady

Irish Times

May 10, 2015

4/5

The Canal, though reliant on atmospherics and superb sound design, looks and feels more than genre cinema than Kavanagh's earlier, freakier one.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

May 7, 2015

3/5

Writer-director Ivan Kavanagh and cinematographer Piers McGrail fashion something properly cinematic from their watery, nondescript locations: an overcast, portal-like towpath, and a dilapidated public loo ...

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Cath Clarke

Time Out

May 5, 2015

2/5

This Dublin-set horror rehashes every haunted-house trick in the book.

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Jason Adams

The Film Experience

Jul 6, 2021

A harrowing Kubrickian experience -- Think if Stanley had directed Don't Look Now

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

May 7, 2019

3/5

It'd be closer to greatness if only the entire final reel hadn't squandered all that horrifying potential by going with a conclusion that's far too typical.

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

Nov 3, 2018

10/10

It really was everything I want in a horror film; scary, beautiful, excellent acting, and a storyline that is both simple and imaginative at the same time. This is definitely the kind of film that will be on my mind for quite a while.

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Mar 10, 2019

Really enjoyed this slow burn horror flick. For real horror fans only. Shock horror and jump scare lovers need not apply.

Sep 19, 2018

I'm surprised that this movie managed to cop a 75% rating on rotten tomatoes. The dialogue is boring and the story line is so played out. I was able to figure out the ending within the first 20 mins

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Harry W

Jul 15, 2018

7/16/2018 It did not seem as scary as my first viewing of it. The score was eerily frightening though.

Kylo S

Jan 28, 2018

Draws out the unoriginal plot/plot twist way too far. Not scary. Not enjoyable to watch.

Finn R

Dec 17, 2017

...some of the locations were cool...?

Finn R

Oct 25, 2017

I almost gave up on this halfway through, and despite a good final 10 minutes, I wish I had. Nothing new, confusing, and a weak script.

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Synopsis

David and his family move into a period house by a canal, and dismiss rumors of the place being haunted. David starts having nightmarish visions when he suspects his wife is cheating, and he begins to descend into madness.

Director: Ivan Kavanagh
Producer: AnneMarie Naughton, Vaughan Sivell
Screenwriter: Ivan Kavanagh
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 6, 2015
Runtime: 1h 32m

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