1922

Name: 1922
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: October 20, 2017
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Anna Louise Sargeant, Bob Frazer, Brian d'Arcy James, Bruce Blain, Danielle Klaudt

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 20, 2017 | TV-MA

Starring: Anna Louise Sargeant, Bob Frazer, Brian d'Arcy James, Bruce Blain, Danielle Klaudt, Dylan Schmid, Eric Keenleyside, Graeme Duffy, Kaitlyn Bernard, Molly Parker, Neal McDonough, Nikolai Witschl, Patrick Keating, Roan Curtis, Spencer Brown, Tanya Champoux, Thomas Jane

Summary: Based on Stephen King's 131-page story telling of a man's confession of his wife's murder, 1922 is told from from the perspective of Wilfred James, the story's unreliable narrator who admits to killing his wife, Arlette, with his son in Nebraska. But after he buries her body, he finds himself terrorized by rats and, as his life begins toBased on Stephen King's 131-page story telling of a man's confession of his wife's murder, 1922 is told from from the perspective of Wilfred James, the story's unreliable narrator who admits to killing his wife, Arlette, with his son in Nebraska. But after he buries her body, he finds himself terrorized by rats and, as his life begins to unravel, becomes convinced his wife is haunting him.… Expand

Director: Zak Hilditch

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 102 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Sep 25, 2017

While nothing groundbreaking, the story mines a degree of profundity out of the traditional supernatural thriller tropes at its core. Read full review

Dan Caffrey

Sep 30, 2017

It helps that Hilditch has Jane in the central role. Along with Carla Gugino’s turn in Gerald’s Game, Netflix has two of the strongest performances in any King adaptation to date. Read full review

The Playlist Andrew Crump

Oct 18, 2017

1922 is a ghastly slow burner, not the kind where nothing happens until the last ten minutes, but rather the kind that layers minor incident upon minor incident until they tally up to something major. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Oct 18, 2017

Zak Hilditch's 1922 informs Steven King's pulp feminism with primordial, biblically ugly force. Read full review

Todd Gilchrist

Sep 25, 2017

Zak Hilditch’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novella of the same name feels overlong or maybe underfed, fleshing out the character’s mental deterioration in handsome but unsurprising detail. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Oct 19, 2017

A decently made but unsurprising thriller. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 20, 2017

A movie that veers off the track of slow burn into turgid pacing a few too many times to be entirely effective. Read full review

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kheas

Nov 4, 2017

At its core this is very much a rendition of the classic Poe story called A Tell Tale Heart which, honestly, is quite appropriate seeing that King is this generation’s Edgar Allen Poe. Like Poe, King’s tales can and will continue to haunt us for centuries to come well after his own demise.At its core this is very much a rendition of the classic Poe story called A Tell Tale Heart which, honestly, is quite appropriate seeing that King is this generation’s Edgar Allen Poe. Like Poe, King’s tales can and will continue to haunt us for centuries to come well after his own demise. In this case, the beating heart is replaced by rats and they sure make themselves known. For more go to https://latetothegame.blog/2017/11/04/new-movie-review-1922-2017-netflix-a-tale-worthy-of-poe/… Expand

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Rosess01

Oct 29, 2017

I think the acting was great in this movie. Especially the main character. All of the character's really. Very tragic..... nice cinemetograpy. Like.

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Meth-dude

Jul 6, 2018

1922 is not only of Netflix's original best movies it's also one of the best adaptation of Stephen King's works. With magnificent acting performances, great cinematography, likeable and despicable characters and impressive practical effects, this is one of the best films I've seen in a while.

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JLuis_001

Oct 20, 2017

From the compilation Full Dark No Stars, arrives the fourth film adaptation of Stephen King this year and like what happened with It and Gerald's Game, 1922 turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
Full Dark, No Stars is a compilation of four novellas, two of those stories have already beenFrom the compilation Full Dark No Stars, arrives the fourth film adaptation of Stephen King this year and like what happened with It and Gerald's Game, 1922 turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
Full Dark, No Stars is a compilation of four novellas, two of those stories have already been adapted with very poor results, so I must say that I had my doubts about this one, especially since the four stories are pretty good, but like many times before when it comes to adapt King's stories for various reasons they don't end up working.

But 1922 follows exactly the source material and it really gets into the plot of guilt and rage that hit the main character incarnated by an excellent Thomas Jane, there is a constant tension while we see a man corroded and consumed by his sins.
1922 it's a dark story, but it's not a story that falls into the cheap scare because that is not its demagrophic, this is a slower story, more inclined towards psychological torture instead of graphics depictions of violence.

I don't want to tell more because the interesting thing is to live the experience of the story, I repeat, it's a bit slow, I admit that I did not like that very much because there are certain parts where the fluidity of the narrative stops too much, but in general that rhythm has its reason because as I said 1922 is a psychological horror film, there are no twists, no shockers, no scare jumps, what keeps you interested is the story and in my opinion it is worth it.

Another good result for Netflix this year and fortunately another good addition for King's legacy beyond literature.… Expand

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Semtex_Steve

Jan 14, 2018

Good movie that stays relatively true to the original story, apart from the very end scene when I was expecting the Ghost Busters theme to play (but the original one - I'm not that mean). Very good lead actor, but they should have gotten into his head a bit more for his reasoning behind theGood movie that stays relatively true to the original story, apart from the very end scene when I was expecting the Ghost Busters theme to play (but the original one - I'm not that mean). Very good lead actor, but they should have gotten into his head a bit more for his reasoning behind the crime - it was ultimately an evil act, but hearing the his thoughts in the written version made me understand - if not sympathise - his crime a little more. Overall I found it a very enjoyable film - a horror that gets under your skin without forcing jump scares down your throat every five minutes. The cheesy ending didn't change anything important about how the story ultimately ends, though I do feel that people might find it all a bit dull if they haven't read King's version first.… Expand

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Penroze

Jul 7, 2021

Should say if I could give this a 5.5 rather than a full 5 or 6 then I would. The story of this movie is bland and forgettable, the basic plot of killing someone and being consumed by visual representations of guilt is done to death (haha) and was not innovated upon much here. I did like theShould say if I could give this a 5.5 rather than a full 5 or 6 then I would. The story of this movie is bland and forgettable, the basic plot of killing someone and being consumed by visual representations of guilt is done to death (haha) and was not innovated upon much here. I did like the story of the son but the film would have been far more interesting if that plot were focused on more. Although the designs of certain '''hauntings''' are pretty impressive and the acting definitely has talent behind it, I'm sure this tale would have been better kept in the books.… Expand

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Willa

Jun 14, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm amazed that people liked this film so much. I found myself laughing when presumably a should have been frightened. The recurring image of the murder victim looked like something from a 1970s B-movie. Thomas Jane as the father with an over the top Southern drawl was chewing the scenery something awful. Molly Parker as the mother was decent. But the rats! Those rats could really act... their innocent little whiskers belied the menace lurking beneath.… Expand

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