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Altar

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 34m
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Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams in Altar (2014)
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A young family moves to an isolated house which the wife has been hired to restore, only to discover that the previous owner is reputed to have murdered his wife.A young family moves to an isolated house which the wife has been hired to restore, only to discover that the previous owner is reputed to have murdered his wife.A young family moves to an isolated house which the wife has been hired to restore, only to discover that the previous owner is reputed to have murdered his wife.
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  • Director
    • Nick Willing
  • Writer
    • Nick Willing
  • Stars
    • Olivia Williams
    • Matthew Modine
    • Antonia Clarke
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  • Director
    • Nick Willing
  • Writer
    • Nick Willing
  • Stars
    • Olivia Williams
    • Matthew Modine
    • Antonia Clarke
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    • 17Critic reviews
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    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Meg Hamiltonas Meg Hamilton
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Alec Hamiltonas Alec Hamilton
    Antonia Clarke
    Antonia Clarke
    • Penny Hamiltonas Penny Hamilton
    Adam Thomas Wright
    Adam Thomas Wright
    • Harper Hamiltonas Harper Hamilton
    Richard Dillane
    Richard Dillane
    • Gregas Greg
    Howard Lee
    • Frankas Frank
    Jonathan Jaynes
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    Rebecca Calder
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    Steve Oram
    Steve Oram
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    David J. Peel
    David J. Peel
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    • Brad Masonas Brad Mason
    Stephen Chance
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    • Trivia
      When first shown on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, the film's title was Haunting of Radcliffe House.
    • Goofs
      At one point a telephone bell is heard ringing somewhere in the house but, when the woman finds the source, it's a Trimphone. Trimphones do not ring with a conventional bell sound but have a distinctive chirping tone.
    • Connections
      References The Omen (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Westminster Quarters
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    3/10
    A half-baked load of rubbish
    It's always a warning sign when a film bypasses cinema release to go straight on TV, so when THE HAUNTING OF RADCLIFFE HOUSE (original title: ALTAR) appeared on UK TV on Boxing Day I knew something was up. And, unsurprisingly, it turns out to be very bad indeed: a complete rip-off of a film made by people with no understanding of how the ghost story genre works.

    The film features a pair of past-it actors (Olivia Williams and Matthew Modine) as a married couple who move into a creepy old mansion in the Yorkshire moors with their bratty kids. Unsurprisingly, the place is haunted, and the haunting takes the most obvious route imaginable: dumb ghost scares ripped off from THE GRUDGE, a possession straight out of THE SHINING, and a myriad other scenes ripped off from elsewhere. When the film does try something new (like a ghostly encounter in broad daylight) it just falls flat.

    The production values are acceptable here, but the level of cliché is just too high for it to be enjoyable. The grey filter cinematography has been done to death, the performances are shrill and histrionic (and Williams just CANNOT carry a movie) and the scares silly. Oddly, much of this seems to have been copied from an old favourite of mine, the '90s-era video horror game PHANTASMAGORIA, except without the fun factor. Throw in some dodgy historical rumblings and an equally dodgy cameo from SIGHTSEERS star Steve Oram and you have a complete train wreck of a movie. M. R. James would be spinning in his grave...
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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Haunting of Radcliffe House
    • Filming locations
      • Brodsworth Hall, Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Content Media
      • Pygmalion Productions
      • Sandover Productions
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      1 hour 34 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 1.85 : 1

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