The Quiet Ones
The Quiet Ones

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The Quiet Ones

2015
Movie
15 min
English

A teacher at a Deaf boarding school is brutally murdered and the suspects have been narrowed down to four students. Can Detective Clarke and psychologist Dr Barton reveal the murderer’s identity before it's too late? Which one of the students is a cold blooded killer? It's always The Quiet Ones.

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IMDb5.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic32/100
Google Users36%
Director: John PogueGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of university students, under the guidance of a charismatic professor, conduct a dangerous experiment to bring a poltergeist back to life. Their attempt to prove extrasensory phenomena goes horribly wrong when they inadvertently unleash a powerful and malevolent supernatural entity. Trapped in an isolated estate, they must confront their own fears and the terrifying consequences of their actions as the entity grows stronger and more destructive.

Critical Reception

The Quiet Ones received generally negative reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment. While some praised its atmospheric tension and the performances of its cast, many found the plot to be predictable, derivative, and lacking in genuine scares. The film struggled to stand out in the crowded horror genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Struggles with a familiar premise and predictable scares.

  • Praised for its atmosphere and cast, but ultimately falls flat.

  • Lacks originality and fails to deliver effective horror moments.

Google audience: Audience reviews for The Quiet Ones are largely critical, with many viewers expressing disappointment in its unoriginal plot and ineffective scares. While some appreciated the attempt at atmospheric horror, the majority found the film to be a forgettable entry in the genre, citing a lack of suspense and a predictable storyline.

Fun Fact

The film is loosely based on a real-life parapsychology experiment called the "Philip experiment," conducted by parapsychologists in Toronto in the 1970s, which aimed to create and communicate with a ghost through collective thought.

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