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The Gallows

also known as “Gallows”
MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA) for some disturbing violent content and terror.
Moral Rating: not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience: Adults
Genre: Horror Thriller
Length: 1 hr. 21 min.
Year of Release: 2015
USA Release: July 10, 2015 (wide—2,720+ theaters)
DVD: October 13, 2015
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Relevant Issues

FEAR, Anxiety and Worry—What does the Bible say? Answer

hanging in the Bible

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spirits in the Bible

familiar spirit

ghosts in the Bible

death

final judgment

MALEVOLENT SPIRITS—Where do these dangerous, hostile, and evil entities come from? Answer

Featuring Cassidy Gifford … Cassidy
Pfeifer Brown … Pfeifer
Ryan Shoos … Ryan
Reese Mishler … Reese
Alexis Schneider …
Price T. Morgan … Stage Boy
Mackie Burt …
Director Travis Cluff
Chris Lofing
Producer Blumhouse Productions
Management 360
Tremendum Pictures
Distributor Distributor: New Line Cinema. Trademark logo.New Line Cinema, division of Warner Bros. Pictures

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy—but soon discover that some things are better left alone.”


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Movie Critics
…The cinematic version of The Gallows wants us to cringe and squeal and laugh at the lethal misfortunes of others, to count the bodies that pile up on screen and leave the theater smiling. …
Paul Asay, Plugged In
…based on shaky footage, endangered teens, and a bogeyman who dispatches his victims with a noose. Except The Gallows offers exactly none of the frisson or pleasure of a found-footage film done right. …
Josh Kupecki, The Austin Chronicle
…a shaky premise… a scenario that lacks basic credibility even in the realm of the supernatural, and even… simple pacing problems. … [1½/4]
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
…another “found footage” horror film fails in its originality… It would be easy to spend hours trashing “The Galllows” if it just wasn’t so disposable. … [1/4]
Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail
…The cast is tiny, so that when you realize Lofing and Cluff are playing a game of “And Then There Were None,” it’s a pretty short game indeed. [½/4]
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
…Found-footage thriller “The Gallows” should have stayed lost… nonsensical and virtually scare-free… the ending is jaw-droppingly ridiculous. [0/4]
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
…chintzy creepshow…Horrifying? No, just horrible…
Stephen Whitty, The Star-Ledger (New Jersey)
…“Gallows” hangs itself with a poor plot… has one character so obnoxious that he nearly spoils a good chunk of the movie… [2/4]
Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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