Vacancy

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Vacancy

R

2007

1h 25m

Mystery & Thriller

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When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down, they have little choice but to spend the night at a remote hotel. The couple entertain themselves by watching low-budget slasher movies on TV -- until they realize that the horrifying images they see were recorded in the room in which they are staying. With hidden cameras capturing their every move, David and Amy must find a way out before they become the latest stars in another film in the series of snuff films.

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Critics Consensus

Vacancy's restraint with gore is commendable, the thin characters and B-movie cliches less so.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Jun 15, 2007

2/5

This more than slightly familiar scenario doesn't give the principals much scope for acting.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Jun 15, 2007

3/5

director Nimrod Antal settles for a more generic horror-ride as the imperatives of stalk-and-escape take hold. For a while, though, this is first-rate second-hand material.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jun 15, 2007

Kit out the Bates Motel with surveillance cameras, replace Anthony Perkins with the ineffectual Frank Whaley, and you'd have the location for this irritatingly cheapjack snuff-horror thriller, starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale as a depressed couple

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

Nov 26, 2024

Every unsettling knock, ominous shadow, and piercing flash of light is there to yank us into the panic and dread that rushes through Amy and David’s bloodstream like snake venom.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 22, 2023

2/5

Entirely forgettable and predictable, ultimately wasting an otherwise talented cast.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

May 3, 2019

3.5/5

Vacancy doesn't always deliver. What it does is keep things eerie, uncertain, and tries its best to follow in the vein of the slasher sub-genre.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 6, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster Aug 25, 2026

Eh pretty forgettable after the first twist it's pretty easy to guess who's behind what the only thing left after that is trying to figure how they will get away

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Ted B

@Movieaddicted Aug 18, 2026

3.0 stars; If you're in the mood for some intense thrills and chills, this film delivers at a fair pace. It accomplishes that without the usual gore that goes along with this genre. There is some extreme violence, but that's as far as it goes. The plot starts out fairly slow with the cliché couple that spends the entire time fighting with each other, heading for divorce-ville. And since it's cliché, you know, in the end, they will get together. I think the psycho aspect of the film is what really carried it and provided the extreme tension. Both Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale were well into their careers when they accepted their roles. Considering this film was of a B+ variety, I give credit to their performances, which made the plot more compelling.

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RichardAB T

@PoorDearRichard Jul 30, 2026

It doesn't take long to figure out who's surviving this one. The acting was a bit over the top, and the whole thing felt like your typical survivor movie. The motel looked more like a set at Universal Studios than a real place, and once I realized where it was headed, there weren't many surprises left. By the end, I was half expecting the Jaws ride to come around the corner.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

8.5/10 Luke Wilson in this thriller / horror Good movie. Couple comes up to dilapidated motel. The owner is running snuff film operation there.

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Jay L

@Jay.Livin Jul 10, 2026

Great horror thriller for a scary movie night. The only reason I’m giving it a 4/5 is because I feel like the climax was a bit lackluster and something was missing but overall it’s a great movie.

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Synopsis

When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down, they have little choice but to spend the night at a remote hotel. The couple entertain themselves by watching low-budget slasher movies on TV -- until they realize that the horrifying images they see were recorded in the room in which they are staying. With hidden cameras capturing their every move, David and Amy must find a way out before they become the latest stars in another film in the series of snuff films.

Director: Nimród Antal
Producer: Hal Lieberman
Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith
Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Screen Gems, Hal Lieberman Co.
Rating: R (Brutal Violence and Terror|Brief Nudity|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.9M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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