The Innkeepers
2011, Mystery and thriller/Horror, 1h 41m
121 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
It doesn't break any rules of the genre, but The Innkeepers serves as additional proof that Ti West is a young director that discriminating horror fans can trust. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Claire
Luke
Leanne Rease-Jones
Old Man
Madeline O'Malley
Officer Mitchell
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Critic Reviews for The Innkeepers
All Critics (121) | Top Critics (47) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (25)
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West continues to tread a delightful path between winking dread and the real kind, but his pacing's off in the build-up, partly because of the many, many opportunities Paxton has to flee out the front door.
June 8, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The movie never entirely flatlines, and there are some funny touches, but it annoyingly fails to do anything with the kooky situation it elaborately establishes, and there are no real shocks or laughs.
June 7, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Hardcore horror heads may scorn its snail pace and shaggy-dog sweetness, but for discerning viewers, 'The Innkeepers' is a slow-burning charmer.
June 6, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Among the current crop of ghost stories, this is an outstanding effort. Ti West is shaping up as an authentic Master Of Horror.
June 3, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
But the real star here is the Yankee Peddler, the New England landmark showing itself off to perfection.
February 12, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
We can't dissociate ourselves from the evil because, as in much of the best horror, what's scaring us isn't external; it's everything we fear seeing when we look in the mirror.
February 10, 2012 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Innkeepers
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Dec 01, 2014It's nice to see a horror film that isn't all about gore and shock tactics but this film didn't quite work for me. Perhaps it was the use of too much humour in the first half of the film that didn't sit well with the scares in the 2nd. Paxton is good but a little too kooky in the film and her relationship with Healy works well but you never really get why she doesn't just leave when things get too weird and the ending, although scary, is never really explained. A nice attempt but not worth revisiting.David S Super Reviewer
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Nov 02, 2014Another display of talent from Ti West, who better than many understands that more efficient than the scares is the tension that comes from the waiting and from what we don't see; he's just not so skillful though in providing a payoff worthy of all the buildup.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Apr 24, 2013A pair of hotel clerks decide to investigate the legend of a ghost said to haunt their hotel in the last days before it's closed; they'll wish they hadn't. Old-fashioned ghost story that's well-made but too slow paced and low key for most horror fans.Greg S Super Reviewer
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Apr 22, 2013In "The Innkeepers," the Yankee Pedlar Inn is closing its doors for good in a few days. Its desk clerks, Claire(Sara Paxton, who is possibley a genetically engineered clone of Alexis Bledel) and Luke(Pat Healy), are camping out in the hotel for the weekend, what with the boss being in Barbados and all. They are hoping to get one last good look at the resident ghost. Instead, Claire gets to meet Leanne Rease-Jones(Kelly McGillis), one time sitcom star, who she nearly squees herself into an orgasm over. Now, this is the kind of nostalgia that I can usually get into, especially as it involves old hotels, not part of a corporate chain, but each with their own distinctive charm and history. But atmosphere, cheap thrills and a sense of dread on their own can only get you so far. And unlike his previous film, the finely tuned "The House of the Devil," Ti West with "The Innkeepers" displays a distressing lack of decisiveness, feinting along any number of possible storylines before just bringing the movie to an unsatisfying close.Walter M Super Reviewer
The Innkeepers Quotes
| Claire: | Lets go to the basement, and find out what that fucking ghosts problem is. |
| Luke: | "I'm not negative, I am a realist" |
| Luke: | I'm not negative, I am a realist. |
| Luke: | Pessimism is just a higher form of optimism. If you expect nothing from people then you go through life being pleasantly surprised. |
| Luke: | You want another beer? |
| Claire: | .... yeah. |
| Claire: | Yeah. |
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