The Quiet Ones

PG-13

4/25/20141h 38m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A shocking experiment. An unspeakable evil. ~

Overview:

A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.

Director:

John Pogue

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$200,000.00

Revenue:

$17,834,867.00

Key words:

experiment
1970s
poltergeist
paranormal phenomena
possession
mad doctor
paranormal investigation
death
skepticism
locked door
paranormal activity
paranormal events
paranormal experience

Cast

Jared Harris

~ as ~

Professor Coupland

Sam Claflin

~ as ~

Brian McNeil

Olivia Cooke

~ as ~

Jane Harper

Erin Richards

~ as ~

Kristina Dalton

Rory Fleck-Byrne

~ as ~

Harry Abrams

Laurie Paul Calvert

~ as ~

Phillip

Max Pirkis

~ as ~

David Q

Richard Cunningham

~ as ~

Provost

Aldo Maland

~ as ~

young David Q

Rebecca Scott

~ as ~

Student #1

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 9 year(s) ago
6
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