Don't Knock Twice
Don't Knock Twice

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Don't Knock Twice

2017
Movie
93 min
English

A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.

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IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic42/100
Google Users58%
Director: Caradog JamesGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A desperate mother, who abandoned her child years ago, must save her daughter when a terrifying vengeful spirit is unleashed. The mother must confront the truth of her past and a legendary killer who has been summoned by a supernatural house. She races against time to save her daughter from the evil entity that resides within the cursed house.

Critical Reception

Don't Knock Twice received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with many praising its atmospheric tension and a strong performance from Katee Sackhoff, but criticizing its predictable plot and derivative scares. Audiences generally found it to be a serviceable, if unremarkable, entry in the supernatural horror genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its building suspense and Katee Sackhoff's committed performance.

  • Criticized for relying on familiar horror tropes and a somewhat convoluted mythology.

  • Felt by some to be a competent but ultimately unoriginal supernatural thriller.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be moderately effective as a horror flick, with some appreciating the scares and the main actress's efforts. However, many felt it lacked originality and didn't offer anything new to the genre.

Fun Fact

The film was inspired by a Welsh folk tale about a witch who could curse people if they knocked on her door twice.

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3 reviews
Reno

Reno

**Knock knock! Oops, I just knocked twice!** Surprised to see some people actually liked it. If you have seen plenty of horrors, then this is nothing special. Just an average flick. The only plus point was, it was from Britain. If it was...

Gimly

Gimly

Seeing as Katee Sackhoff was the best part of Don't Knock Twice, it might have worked in the movie's favour if the mother/daughter element was the focus, instead of just the backdrop for some oldhat horror. Creepiest part was when John W...

Dan_Tebasco

Dan_Tebasco

**Don't watch twice (or even once)** I like Katee Sackoff, she's usually alot better than the movies she's in though and here is no exception. The movie starts out reasonably watchable, albeit very slow but still has enough creepy (al...

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