5.1
A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.
Jared Harris
Professor Coupland
Sam Claflin
Brian McNeil
Olivia Cooke
Jane Harper
Erin Richards
Kristina Dalton
Rory Fleck-Byrne
Harry Abrams
Laurie Paul Calvert
Phillip
Max Pirkis
David Q
Richard Cunningham
Provost
Aldo Maland
young David Q
Rebecca Scott
Student #1
Rose Ayling-Ellis
Charlotte
Director, Screenplay
John Pogue
Original Story
Tom de Ville
Screenplay
Oren Moverman
Screenplay
Craig Rosenberg
April 25, 2016
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Boom!
Out of Hammer Films, The Quiet Ones is loosely based on the Philip Experiment in Toronto 1972. It involves paranormal research that seeks to prove supernatural entities are in fact manifestations of the human mind.
The complete opposite of Hammer's hugely successful The Woman in Black, The Quiet Ones is set in the 70s (Oxford, England). The house the action is set in is naturally remote, though it lacks the Gothic chill required for maximum impact. The makers are more intent on jolts and screeches to get their scares, which sadly gets a bit tiresome come the mid-point. It's effectively chilling at times, with some well mounted spooky atmospheric moments - while Olivia Cooke as the focal point of the "happenings" gives a sturdy and impressive turn, but it feels old hat and fails to deliver on its promise. 6/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$200,000.00
Revenue:
$17,834,867.00