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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

Original title: Gon-ji-am
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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POPULARITY
3,407
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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
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The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

  • Director
    • Jung Bum-shik
  • Writers
    • Jung Bum-shik
    • Sang-min Park
  • Stars
    • Oh Ah-yeon
    • Wi Ha-joon
    • Yoo Je-Yoon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,407
    1,201
    • Director
      • Jung Bum-shik
    • Writers
      • Jung Bum-shik
      • Sang-min Park
    • Stars
      • Oh Ah-yeon
      • Wi Ha-joon
      • Yoo Je-Yoon
    • 176User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Oh Ah-yeon
    • Ah-yeon
    • (as Ah-yeon Oh)
    Wi Ha-joon
    Wi Ha-joon
    • Ha-joon
    Yoo Je-Yoon
    • Je-yoon
    Park Ji-ah
    Park Ji-ah
    • Hospital Director…
    Park Ji-hyun
    • Ji-hyun
    Lee Seung-wook
    • Seung-wook
    • (as Seung-Wook Lee)
    Park Sung-hoon
    Park Sung-hoon
    • Sung-hoon
    Mun Ye-won
    • Charlotte
    • (as Ye-Won Mun)
    Jay Yoo
    Jay Yoo
    • Je-Yoon
    • (as a different name)
    • Director
      • Jung Bum-shik
    • Writers
      • Jung Bum-shik
      • Sang-min Park
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    User reviews176

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    7Pererns

    Not the best, but one of the scariest

    Normally I am critical of found-footage horror, as it usually is unnecessary and brings nothing more to the story. Usually found-footage movies would do better as a "regular" movie. This is not the case for Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. With new cutting-edge technology, and a reason as to why the actors know how to work a camera, it serves this movies purpose excellent. There is little shaky-cam and other "effects" that you would usually see in found-footage, which in my opinion ruins the movie.

    The story itself is pretty standard, 7 young "ghost hunters" enter an old insane asylum, mainly for views and profit, which makes it more realistic than other similar movies. The pacing of the movie is pretty slow, and nothing really happens for the first half, but it's worth it!

    I originally wanted to give this a 6, but considering this is a horror movie, and one of the scariest of it's sub-genre I've ever seen, I bumped it up to a 7. If you want a scary movie without too much plot, this is the movie for you.
    7nndydw

    i watched this because of my friend and its not disappointed

    If you like horror movie with first person pov i suggest you to watch this one. its worth your time and slowly building up your tension. and the place is real since i searched it up and read the story, its not a fiction, i mean the place.
    CinemaClown

    Experience The Horror

    A terrifying found-footage horror from the South Korean film industry, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum travels a well-worn path, packs the expected genre tropes, and implements the same formula that other similar examples before it did. And yet, everything about it is surprisingly better & far more effective, possibly due to its genuinely tense build-up & excellent rapport between its committed cast.
    7ironkid-363-433865

    Pretty good!

    It's definitely worth the watch if that's what you wanna know. The acting was great and funny! I felt like I actually cared for the characters. The premise is very interesting, but some scenes seem inspired by Grave Encounters. I was instantly hooked from the start but towards the end, things stopped making sense... I felt like they rushed it and didn't bother to explain anything... but it was a fun movie!
    8johnnyutah31

    Worth it

    I'm always a bit hesitant to watch found footage films with the haunted house/asylum narrative. They all usually follow the exact same formula with almost the exact same scares. Honestly this one is no different. But of course I watched it because there was no doubt I wasn't going to. And even though it's similar to films like "Grave Encounters (2011) and such, it builds an impressive amount of tension and makes what you'll expect seem fresh. The setup is basic, a production crew goes to a supposed haunted asylum for their reality show to capture ghosts live and break into a room (402) that's locked and so far impenetrable. The first 35 mins are pretty introductory but does a good job of making you feel good with the crew. Once they arrive at the asylum, things unfold naturally at a steady pace with the last 20 mins or so being quite hair raising. Seriously, there were a few instances where things got spooky, for real. This isn't a movie that does anything new or reinvents the "Haunted Asylum" film, but what this South Korean film does do is let you know just because you might know what's going to happen, you shouldn't be comfortable still in the manner that things play out. This one might be in my top 10 for the year.

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    • Trivia
      The filmmakers were unable to get permission from the South Korean government to film in the actual hospital, so scenes in the film set in Gonjiam were actually filmed in the National Maritime High School in Busan, with the production team adhering closely to the floor plan of the hospital to recreate exactly the same exterior and hallways.
    • Goofs
      At the start of the film, they meet in a restaurant for the first time. Yet on the way to the hospital, they refer to a previous trip. In the footage of everyone jumping into the water, it's all the same faces that supposedly just met. * EDIT - they referred to a previous trip & then *all of them that just met* went jumping into the water. They talked about doing it & then they did it. Not a goof.
    • Connections
      References Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2018 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official Site (Japan)
      • Official Site (United States)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Gonjiam: hospital maldito
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $115,252
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,017
      • Apr 15, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,180,050
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
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      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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