Summary1920, rural Ireland. Anglo Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to esc... Read More
Directed By:Brian O'Malley
Written By:David Turpin
The Lodgers
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52
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5.3
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Jan 2, 2018
80
More ominously mysterious than outright terrifying, this is finely attuned, atmospheric filmmaking.
Feb 22, 2018
60
David Turpin’s screenplay is adequate but slender, with rather too few complications and a foundational mythology that, when finally revealed, proves pretty skimpy itself. That doesn’t trouble O’Malley. He brings so much gloomy, lustrous visual enchantment to the tale that it feels quite bewitching while you’re watching it.
Feb 22, 2018
60
The Lodgers isn't especially frightening, but as the story of people weighed down by their legacies, it is genuinely haunting.
Feb 23, 2018
50
The Lodgers needs to be better than a great mood in need of a decent story and stronger characters.
Feb 22, 2018
50
The Lodgers is never particularly scary, or even logical, but it’s always gorgeous to look at; you can see where it’s going, but you might not mind watching it go there.
Feb 22, 2018
50
The Lodgers reveals itself to be a beautiful gothic horror with a captivating truth mishandled in a desire to surprise more than resonate.
Feb 22, 2018
40
Working with an uneven cast and an undercooked story, Mr. O’Malley hits the horror beats just fine (slam, creak, squeak) without putting a sinister spin on the assorted strange doings. For all the genre exertions, none of this feels the least bit spooky.
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May 1, 2018
6
A haunted place, weirdly behaving residents and a lot of dark melodies, in a nutshell, you can describe this gothic horror, although the atmosphere is mostly haunting in it. There are maybe a few dark scenes or scary scenes, and the biggest problem is not so much the gloomy climate as tiring, long scenes do not bring anything to the plot. As if we were watching a slide show from a gothic property and hoping that something will happen.
Production Company:
- Tailored Films
- Epic Pictures Group
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
- Point.360
- Avatar Audio Post Production
- Bowsie Workshop
- E-Color Studios
- Outer Limits Post Production
Release Date:Feb 23, 2018
Duration:1 h 32 m
Rating:R
Tagline:We see you.
Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
FANCINE Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Molins Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
