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The Gallows

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In 1993, a freak accident involving a noose kills teenager Charlie Grimille during a high-school production of "The Gallows." Twenty years later, on the eve of the play's revival, students Reese (Reese Mishler), Pfeifer (Pfeifer Brown), Ryan (Ryan Shoos) and Cassidy become trapped in the auditorium, with no way of calling for help. A night of terror awaits the four friends as they face the wrath of a malevolent and vengeful spirit. It seems Charlie will have his curtain call after all.

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Critics Consensus

Narratively contrived and visually a mess, The Gallows sends viewers on a shaky tumble to the bottom of the found-footage horror barrel.

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Lenika Cruz The Atlantic 01/21/2016
The lazy way The Gallows bundles its tropes together suggests that its creators' ambitions went no higher than simply getting a horror film made. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 08/14/2015
3/4
In a quick 80 minutes, we get the back story, we meet the four core characters (all of the young actors do fine work), get the wits scared out of us about a half-dozen times and wind up with a VERY creepy ending. Go to Full Review Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald 07/22/2015
2/5
By now these techniques are too familiar to be truly unnerving, especially as the underlying narrative logic is never explained in any persuasive way. Go to Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts 06/01/2021
3/10
It was just very slow and not many scares happened. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/08/2020
1.5/4.0
It doesn't work. Go to Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin 07/15/2020
D+
At worst, it amplifies what detractors of the subgenre complain about: unnecessary camera shaking, jump scares and fake outs without any real fear or tension. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chaz P. @Trash_Daddy May 25 It's true what they say, just a teen "horror" cash grab. Don't waste your time unless you want to scroll on your phone the whole time. See more Alexander S @RT61935749 Oct 20 The Gallows was a horror movie that hung itself out to dry with a weak storyline, poorly developed characters, and a conclusion that was more of a drop than a frightful fall. Grading: D- See more Rhys T @Horrorfan99 02/12/2025 It is safe to say I really enjoyed this found footage horror. It does not deserve the low rating as this is really good. See more Korra N @RT88131552 10/04/2024 A great premise wasted on cheap jump scares, mediocre acting and writing, The Gallows is worth a single viewing if you're in the mood for disposable found footage horror. See more Erick p @RT73576951 05/03/2024 I know the movie is bad but I liked it, you can see that it's the first Blumhouse movie with Warner Bros. and the second one is very bad. See more Stuart R @PRAGMATICADDICT 01/15/2024 Even with it only being 80 minutes -- the constant screaming and crying along with the shaky cam can be kind of overkill. But The Gallows isn't the dumbest or least effective Blumhouse film… It just isn't a standout, either. See more Read all reviews
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Chris Lofing

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Travis Cluff

Director

Reese Mishler

Reese Houser

Pfeifer Brown

Pfeifer Ross

Ryan Shoos

Ryan Shoos

Cassidy Gifford

Cassidy Spiker

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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1993, a freak accident involving a noose kills teenager Charlie Grimille during a high-school production of "The Gallows." Twenty years later, on the eve of the play's revival, students Reese (Reese Mishler), Pfeifer (Pfeifer Brown), Ryan (Ryan Shoos) and Cassidy become trapped in the auditorium, with no way of calling for help. A night of terror awaits the four friends as they face the wrath of a malevolent and vengeful spirit. It seems Charlie will have his curtain call after all.
Director
Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Producer
Jason Blum, Guymon Casady, Dean Schnider, Benjamin Forkner, Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Screenwriter
Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Blumhouse Productions, Warner Bros.
Rating
R (Terror|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 10, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.8M
Runtime
1h 21m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)