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  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlour of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they’ve reunited to support their troubled host – but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal. Trapped in their host’s ...

Directed By: Ted Geoghegan

Written By: Ted Geoghegan

  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 32 m

Brooklyn 45

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
71
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlour of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they’ve reunited to support their troubled host – but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal. Trapped in their host’s ...

Directed By: Ted Geoghegan

Written By: Ted Geoghegan

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
71
85% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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85% Positive
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8% Mixed
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100
Jun 9, 2023
For me, it’s the film to beat this year, easily taking the crown as my favorite scary movie of the last several years — even if all the scares come from the idea of what might happen when your closest friends turn on you.
By Maggie Lovitt FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 16, 2023
Most of what makes Brooklyn 45 so entertaining doesn’t cost a lot of money. It just takes talent, and diligence.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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80
Jun 9, 2023
As in much modern horror, humor resides just under the surface of “Brooklyn 45,” except when it erupts like a punctured artery; the cast has to walk a fine line, though they do behave as people might under extraordinary and extraordinarily unnerving circumstances.
By John Anderson FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 8, 2023
It delivers supernatural and Earthly suspense in a period-piece package whose wit and personality help overshadow its rougher bump-in-the-night patches.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 16, 2023
The risk for these kinds of stories––the best ranging from 12 Angry Men to One Night in Miami––is that they lose momentum after the initial setup. You need strong, convincing characters to make persuasive arguments and unearth deep-seated secrets. Brooklyn 45 supplies such.
By Jake Kring-Schreifels FULL REVIEW
67
Mar 16, 2023
Geoghegan’s Brooklyn 45 is largely able to rise above its shortcomings and deliver a unique, chilling story about the horrors of war and unsettling depths of humanity.
By Charles Barfield FULL REVIEW
38
Jun 5, 2023
The cast does what it can with the material, but their big speeches rarely add up to a “big moment.”
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Divide/Conquer, Hangar 18 Media, PurpleDOG, Raven Banner Entertainment, Shudder, The Line Film Company
Release Date Jun 9, 2023
Duration 1 h 32 m
Genres
Tagline The ghosts of your past would like to have a word with you.
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination

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