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The Lodge

  • 20192019
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, and Lia McHugh in The Lodge (2019)
A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
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A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place... Read allA soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
45K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,260
120
  • Directors
    • Severin Fiala
    • Veronika Franz
  • Writers
    • Sergio Casci
    • Veronika Franz
    • Severin Fiala
  • Stars
    • Riley Keough
    • Jaeden Martell
    • Lia McHugh
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  • Directors
    • Severin Fiala
    • Veronika Franz
  • Writers
    • Sergio Casci
    • Veronika Franz
    • Severin Fiala
  • Stars
    • Riley Keough
    • Jaeden Martell
    • Lia McHugh
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    • 706User reviews
    • 238Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations

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    Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, and Lia McHugh in The Lodge (2019)
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    Riley Keough
    Riley Keough
    • Graceas Grace
    Jaeden Martell
    Jaeden Martell
    • Aiden Hallas Aiden Hall
    Lia McHugh
    Lia McHugh
    • Mia Hallas Mia Hall
    Richard Armitage
    Richard Armitage
    • Richard Hallas Richard Hall
    Alicia Silverstone
    Alicia Silverstone
    • Laura Hallas Laura Hall
    Danny Keough
    Danny Keough
    • Aaron Marshallas Aaron Marshall
    • (as Daniel Keough)
    Lola Skye Reid
    Lola Skye Reid
    • Young Graceas Young Grace
    • (as Lola Reid)
    Philippe Ménard
    • Boyas Boy
    Jarred Atkin
    • Priest at Funeralas Priest at Funeral
    Wally the Dog
    • Grady the Dogas Grady the Dog
    • (as Wally)
    • Directors
      • Severin Fiala
      • Veronika Franz
    • Writers
      • Sergio Casci
      • Veronika Franz
      • Severin Fiala
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    Why Riley Keough Wasn’t Ready for ‘The Lodge’

    Why Riley Keough Wasn’t Ready for ‘The Lodge’

    Kevin Smith chats with Riley Keough at Sundance 2019, and she shares why she was fully unprepared for her first meeting with The Lodge directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz.
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    A soon-to-be-stepmom is snowed in with her fiance's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations finally begin to thaw between the trio, strange and frightening events threaten to summon psychological demons from her strict religious childhood. —Callum Price
    • mass suicide
    • suicide
    • brother sister relationship
    • lodge
    • snow
    • 328 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • You're not welcome here
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for disturbing violence, some bloody images, language and brief nudity.
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Cult leader Aaron Marshall, father of Grace Marshall, is played by actress Riley Keough's real-life father Danny Keough.
    • Goofs
      When Richard gives Grace the gun to teach her how to shoot, she begins shooting it at a tree with two hands. However, when it cuts away to the angle of her hands shooting towards the tree and back to her, she is holding the gun with one hand. It cuts away again to her hands and the tree and back to her holding the gun with two hands.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Horror Movies of 2020 So Far (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Nearer My God to Thee
      Written by Sarah F. Adams (as Sarah Flower Adams)

      Composed by Eliza Flower

    User reviews706

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    It won't be for everyone, but The Lodge is an effective exercise in slow descending isolation and insanity
    The Lodge has been a rather divisive point between critics and audiences, audiences have been more split on the film while critics have been more inclined to view the film favorably. This is not a movie made for a mass horror audience like the films made by Blumhouse or Atomic Monster, rather this is a character study with a no holds barred approach to its themes of lingering trauma and toxic religiosity. The film follows Aiden(Jaeden Martell) and Mia(Lia McHugh) who after the suicide of their mother Laura(Alicia Silverstone) live with their father Richard(Richard Armitage) and soon to be stepmother Grace (Riley Keough). Richard, needing to work through the holiday season arranges for the two to spend time with Grace at lodge in the woods that they frequent in the hopes that they will bond, but once there strange happenings coupled with the lingering resentment and bitterness felt by Aiden and Mia towards Grace for their mother's suicide a slow decent into terror begins.

    The Lodge as horror film is very effective at building its mood and atmosphere. The titular lodge becomes a character itself with its empty halls, surrounding frozen landscapes, and generally sense of foreboding created by its minimal lighting and cavernous nature. Be it in the dark of the night or the light of day there is never any sense of comfort felt while in the lodge and a general feeling of unease permeates the film.

    The characters aren't written with much in the way of depth, but they do effectively convey the feelings we expect given the circumstances. The crushing despair felt during the opening act's funeral, the mixture of boredom, restlessness, and unease felt during the second act, and finally the sheer terror and resignation that serves as the penultimate lead up to the films final moments. It's a movie where the minimalism is put to good use because it respects its audience enough not to through in a jump scare every few minutes.

    The overall narrative deals with heavy themes of grief and religion as the two kids, Aiden and Mia, are devout Catholics as raised by their deceased mother Laura. Grace herself has distanced herself from religion later in life as her involvement with a extremist Christian cult left her with lingering trauma that serves as another point of contention between herself and the children. A key point in which the religious themes come into play is because the children are Catholic they believe their mothers soul will never be able to find peace.

    The Lodge uses its themes of religiosity sparingly, and it's not so much of an indictment of religion itself, but more of the followers of said religions who twist what was once a well meaning doctrine into justification for acts of ugliness and barbarism that while not as explicitly graphic as your average Saw or Hostel film leave a haunting emptiness once we bear witness to the proceedings.

    With that said however this movie will not be to everyone's taste. The movie is a slow burn with long stretches broken up by the occasional nightmare or sudden noise and there's very little dialogue among the characters so the audience will need to actively look for character in subtle interactions rather than through conversation. The films use of religious iconography may also seem insulting to some who feel themselves to be among the faithful but with that said I don't believe this film to carry any ill will towards the majority of Christians and it's more about those who twist the doctrine as justification for heinous actions. However the ending may leave some wondering where the film stands given where we eventually end up, but it does make a good topic of conversation for people to explore their differing views.

    The Lodge is an effectively unsettling slow burn horror film that uses its minimalist aesthetics economically and effectively. From its effective performances to its barren landscapes and claustrophobic cinematography it'll leave viewers in a state of unease that makes them feel as though they're stuck in the titular lodge along side the characters.
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    • IonicBreezeMachine
    • Aug 30, 2020

    FAQ16

    • why after Laura's funeral her daughter Mia sobbingly says "she can't go to heaven"?
    • why Grace gets frequent nosebleeds?
    • what is condition which Grace takes the pills for?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2020 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Сторожка
    • Filming locations
      • Quebec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • FilmNation Entertainment
      • Hammer Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,138,907
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $76,251
      • Feb 9, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,155,858
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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