The Quiet Ones

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The Quiet Ones

PG-13,

2014,

1h 38m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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10,000+ Ratings

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An unorthodox college professor leads his best students off the grid to perform a dangerous experiment to create a poltergeist. Operating under the theory that paranormal activity is triggered by negative human energy, the group uses a series of tests to push a young woman to the edge of sanity. Frightening occurrences with unspeakable consequences subsequently unfold, leading the researchers to the realization that they have unleashed a force more terrifying than they could have imagined.

Critics Consensus

While it definitely sports a few palpable scares, The Quiet Ones finds Hammer Films trading too heavily on past glories.

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

May 1, 2014

1/4

"The Quiet Ones" simply has nothing to say.

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

May 1, 2014

1/5

This lack of plausible narrative is either the result of lazy filmmaking or shortcut editing. Either way, you lose.

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

May 1, 2014

2.5/5

The film seems to mimic [Professor] Coupland's scientific method: Throw everything into the beaker, crank up the Bunsen burner, and hope the experiment works. In both cases, it doesn't.

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Damond Fudge

KCCI (Des Moines, IA)

Jul 17, 2020

While the movie has all the feel of a classic Hammer production (old buildings, dark shadows, moody set pieces), the story never really has enough oomph.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Dec 14, 2019

Although there are some script holes and unanswered questions, and yes, some of the unavoidable horror tropes, at the end of the day, there's nothing quiet about The Quiet Ones. It screams frightening terror.

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Chris Davies

One Room With A View

Jun 11, 2019

3/5

A solid, entertaining effort that suggests the freshly-risen corpse of Hammer Studios won't be returning to the crypt any time soon.

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Feb 8, 2019

What I like the most is there is no for shadowing music, the scares just happen and makes you jump

Nov 2, 2018

Fergus Stapleton. This has an interesting premise and a cool 70's vibe. A decent cast and some good locations/atmosphere. It just never really gets going in an effective way with a clunky story, average scares and a cliched back story added in to explain things. Overall an unremarkable horror film worth a look for Harris/Cooke and the 70's setting.

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Anakin L

Oct 1, 2018

Strange movies but with the low quality horror movies out there, this one is worth watching

Luke R

Aug 29, 2017

Worth a watch, a quality film, perhaps predictable but the suspense is managed well, a worthy addition to the genre and the Hammer catalogue.

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Kylo W

May 28, 2017

O filme tem um monte de referências de filmes de terror da década de 1970 com a adição de várias perspectivas atuais. Só não entendi o que tentaram fazer com tudo isso junto.

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Han L

Jan 12, 2017

This movie was a lot better then I thought it was gonna be. I remember watching this and being so scared I had to pause the movie and breath. The end I feel is what really gets you because the end scene an kinda throw you off. I thought it was really good and I would totally watch it again!

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John Pogue

Director

Jared Harris

Professor Joseph Coupland

Sam Claflin

Brian McNeil

Olivia Cooke

Jane Harper

Erin Richards

Krissi Dalton

Rory Fleck Byrne

Harry Abrams

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Synopsis

An unorthodox college professor leads his best students off the grid to perform a dangerous experiment to create a poltergeist. Operating under the theory that paranormal activity is triggered by negative human energy, the group uses a series of tests to push a young woman to the edge of sanity. Frightening occurrences with unspeakable consequences subsequently unfold, leading the researchers to the realization that they have unleashed a force more terrifying than they could have imagined.

Director: John Pogue
Producer: Steven Chester Prince, Ben Holden, James Gay-Rees, Simon Oakes, Tobin Armbrust
Screenwriter: Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman, John Pogue
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Hammer Films, Lionsgate Television
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Seq of Terror/Violence|Sexual Content|Smoking Throughout|Thematic Material)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 5, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.5M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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