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The Innkeepers

2012 · 101 min

A slow, quiet creep through a dying hotel, blending mundane slacker humor with a growing sense of dread and sadness.

Directed by
Ti West
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis
Tagline
Some guests never checked out.
Overview
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.

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Directed by
Ti West
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • death
  • loneliness
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror7
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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