The Thompsons
The Thompsons

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The Thompsons

2012
Movie
84 min
English

On the run with the law on their trail, America's most anguished vampire family heads to England to find an ancient vampire clan. What they find instead could tear their family, and their throats, apart forever.

Insights

IMDb4.2/10
Director: Charles D. D. StoneGenres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Plot Summary

A family of terrifying cannibals are on the run from the authorities after a violent incident. They find themselves in a remote, isolated house where they attempt to settle down and continue their gruesome traditions. However, their past actions and their insatiable hunger soon attract unwanted attention, leading to a bloody confrontation.

Critical Reception

The Thompsons received a generally negative reception from critics, who often cited its derivative nature, excessive gore, and lack of originality as major drawbacks. While some acknowledged its attempt to blend horror tropes, the overall consensus pointed to a film that failed to carve out its own identity in the crowded cannibal horror subgenre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies too heavily on tropes from other cannibal films without offering a fresh perspective.

  • Features gratuitous and often uninspired gore.

  • The plot is thin and predictable, failing to build suspense effectively.

Google audience: Audience reception for The Thompsons is largely unavailable or difficult to aggregate. Based on limited available data and common criticisms leveled at similar low-budget horror films, it's likely that audiences who enjoy extreme gore might find some appeal, while those seeking compelling storytelling or character development would be disappointed.

Fun Fact

The film is a sequel to the 2010 film 'The Granger Family', continuing the story of the cannibalistic Thompson family.

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Dr_Nostromo

Dr_Nostromo

59/100 This sequel to "The Hamiltons" was surprisingly much better. Our family, inflicted with a disease that forces them to drink human blood, are on the run again. This time they travel to Europe in hopes of finding people like them. T...

Gimly

Gimly

The quality in terms of acting, and especially video quality, have upped. Well and truly. But all the subtelty of the first movie has been abandoned **hard**. It all sort of balances out, equating to an experience that's about as good as _T...