The Gallows

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The Gallows

R,

2015,

1h 21m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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15%

115 Reviews

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22%

10,000+ Ratings

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22%

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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.

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

Jan 21, 2016

The lazy way The Gallows bundles its tropes together suggests that its creators' ambitions went no higher than simply getting a horror film made.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Aug 14, 2015

3/4

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.

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

Jul 22, 2015

2/5

By now these techniques are too familiar to be truly unnerving, especially as the underlying narrative logic is never explained in any persuasive way.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

Jun 1, 2021

3/10

It was just very slow and not many scares happened.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 8, 2020

1.5/4.0

It doesn't work.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Jul 15, 2020

D+

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.

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Albus W

Dec 28, 2018

uma historia bem estranha e atÃ (C) confesso que levei uns sustos e me prendi na cadeira em alguns momentos, pra mim o filme nÃ£o Ã (C) tÃ£o ruim assim mas tambÃ (C)m nÃ£o Ã (C) aquele terror bom como atividade paranormal ou a bruxa de blair

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Finn M

Dec 8, 2018

I couldn't stand the obnoxious football player who filmed the whole movie with a cheap cam. Annoying and stupid as ever. Another thing that didn't make a lot of sense was. Why are they constantly filming in the dark running around a dark school with a cam corder?!? Makes no sense. Please I hope this is one of the last found-footage piece of garbage ever made. I don't understand how this type of cheap cinema ever got popular. What a waste of movie.

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Leia R

Oct 21, 2018

What the fuck is this shit?

Draco S

Oct 5, 2018

The Gallows, is a perfect horror movie it grabbed my attention and did not lose any second of it. With thrills and suspense the Gallows is another horror favorite.

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Poe G

Sep 8, 2018

It has flaws, and might be one of the bad good found footage films. There are many of those. But it is truly scary, sort of underrated.

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Aug 26, 2018

Not a diverse piece at all.

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Chris Lofing

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Travis Cluff

Director

Reese Mishler

Reese Houser

Pfeifer Brown

Pfeifer Ross

Ryan Shoos

Ryan Shoos

Cassidy Gifford

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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, Blumhouse Productions, Warner Bros.
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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