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The Innkeepers

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
35K
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POPULARITY
5,588
1,132
Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, Brenda Cooney, and Lena Dunham in The Innkeepers (2011)
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
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During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
35K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,588
1,132
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    • Director
      • Ti West
    • Writer
      • Ti West
    • Stars
      • Sara Paxton
      • Pat Healy
      • Kelly McGillis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ti West
    • Writer
      • Ti West
    • Stars
      • Sara Paxton
      • Pat Healy
      • Kelly McGillis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 320User reviews
    • 291Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Trailer 2:07
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    The Innkeepers
    Trailer 2:08
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    Clip 1:38
    "Ghost Story"

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    Pat Healy and Sara Paxton in The Innkeepers (2011)
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    Sara Paxton in The Innkeepers (2011)
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    Kelly McGillis and Sara Paxton in The Innkeepers (2011)

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    Sara Paxton
    Sara Paxton
    • Claire
    Pat Healy
    Pat Healy
    • Luke
    Kelly McGillis
    Kelly McGillis
    • Leanne Rease-Jones
    Alison Bartlett
    Alison Bartlett
    • Angry Mom
    Jake Ryan
    Jake Ryan
    • Young Boy
    • (as Jake Schlueter)
    Lena Dunham
    Lena Dunham
    • Barista
    Brenda Cooney
    Brenda Cooney
    • Madeline O'Malley
    George Riddle
    George Riddle
    • Old Man
    John Speredakos
    John Speredakos
    • Officer Mitchell
    Sean Reid
    • Medic
    Kurt Venghaus
    • Medic
    Thomas Mahoney
    • Medic
    Michael Martin
    • Medic
    Michael P. Castelli
    • Medic
    • Director
      • Ti West
    • Writer
      • Ti West
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie is filmed at the actual Yankee Pedlar Inn, in Torrington, Connecticut.
    • Goofs
      When Claire is looking through the haunting website, the visitation counter switches from 3875 to 3874.
    • Quotes

      Luke: Pessimism is just a higher form of optimism. If you expect nothing from people, then you go through life being pleasantly surprised.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Cursed Movies (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Let Me Love You
      Written by Casey Donahew (of Casey Donahew Band)

      Performed by the Casey Donahew Band

      Courtesy of Lightening Rod Records

    User reviews320

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Was I wrong to expect more?
    "The Innkeepers" is … well, first and foremost a very difficult movie to rate and review! I can't deny feeling a bit disappointed after my viewing, but on the other hand I realize I can't possibly claim that this is a bad movie. Quite the contrary, in fact… In a relatively short time, the still very young writer/director Ti West distinguished himself as a respectable narrator with a versatile imagination and a vastly profound knowledge of the genre classics. Horror buffs' expectations naturally increase with every new movie, so after West's creative and playful zombie debut "The Roost" and the captivating throwback to 70's satanic horror "The House of the Devil", a whole lot of people – including myself – were highly anticipating his homage to atmosphere driven haunted house effort. And "The Innkeepers" is largely a praiseworthy accomplishment, for sure. Particularly the tone, atmosphere and the decors/set pieces are downright stupendous and the hotel filming location ideally lends itself for a good old-fashioned and nostalgic ghost tale. Dreamy Claire and sarcastic Luke work as reception clerks at the classy old Yankee Peddlar Inn. The hotel exists since many decades but has filed for bankruptcy now, so during the last boring weekend with minimum capacity, Claire and Luke occupy themselves with trying to find evidence of the hotel's legendary ghost story from the past. Many years ago, the abandoned bride Madeline O'Malley hung herself in the honeymoon suite, and according to the local folklore legends her restless spirits still meanders around the corridors of the Yankee Peddlar Inn. Claire seems the most receptive for the ghostly vibes, even to a point where a spiritual medium strongly advises her to leave the hotel. If it were all exclusively about style & atmosphere, "The Innkeepers" would deserve a solid 10/10 rating. Not since "The Shining" we have seen such an efficient usage of a guest house in horror films and Ti West (very) patiently takes his time to introduce the main characters, as well as to illustrate the background of the hotel and generate the ominous mood-setting. This inevitably results in very long suggestive horror tableaux (slow moving camera through the hallways, doors slowly closing by themselves, etc…) and false scares, but it's all very stylish and eerily crafted. But slow building ups do eventually have to lead somewhere and this is where the film falls short in my humble opinion. The whole denouement is too confusing and leaves too many elements open for personal interpretation. There are some truly powerful "jump" sequences in the last fifteen minutes of the film, but the horror always remains oppressed in favor of the mystery of it all. I wasn't looking for gore and filth, but a bit more excitement would have been welcome. Too bad. Purely talking in terms of "new" atmospheric ghost stories, the James Wan/Leigh Whannell film "Insidious" is slightly more satisfying.
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    • Nov 2, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2011 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Presencias del más allá
    • Filming locations
      • Torrington, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dark Sky Films
      • Glass Eye Pix
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $750,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $78,396
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,557
      • Feb 5, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,178,831
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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