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Director: Michael Spierig Peter Spierig
Writer: Michael Spierig Peter Spierig Tom Vaughan
Production: Blacklab Entertainment
Movie Details: On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the
On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, forOn an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, for her niece (Sarah Snook) or for the brilliant Doctor Eric Price (Jason Clarke) whom she has summoned to the house. She is building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts, and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters.… Expand
Genre(s): Biography Mystery Thriller Fantasy Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Production: Blacklab Entertainment
Runtime: 99 min
Home Release Date: May 1, 2018
Official Site: http://cbsfilms.com/winchester/
Countries: USA Australia AU US
Language: English
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Writer: Michael Spierig Peter Spierig Tom Vaughan
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Metascore Generally unfavorable reviews
1 Positive Ratings 5%
5 Mixed Ratings 27%
12 Negative Ratings 66%
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RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams | Feb 2, 2018
"What Winchester lacks in originality its creators amply make up for in execution." ... Read full review
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The A.V. Club
A.A. Dowd | Feb 2, 2018
"The real problem is that all that speculative fun has been shaped into a rather clunky, derivative bit of supernatural claptrap: a haunted house movie curiously low on mystery or honest scares." ... Read full review
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Los Angeles Times
Justin Chang | Feb 2, 2018
"No matter how many non-sequitur jolts they manage to squeeze into these jumpy proceedings, the ability to sustain a sense of dread, to create tension that lasts beyond the immediate moment, seems dispiritingly beyond their grasp." ... Read full review
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The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Dalton | Feb 2, 2018
"Mirren always brings a touch of class, of course, even to deluxe schlock like this. But Clarke is something of a blank leading man while the secondary characters are mostly pale phantoms sleepwalking through a thinly drawn plot." ... Read full review
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Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov | Feb 7, 2018
"You’d think the sordid history of the Winchester house would have inspired a more evocative or even entertaining haunted house story but the Spierigs rely far too much on the sort of shock-cut du jour that has become the lazy and boring norm for so many PG-13 “horror” films of the past 15 years. " ... Read full review
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The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw | Feb 2, 2018
"A staggeringly pointless supernatural non-chiller featuring some very tiresome jump scares." ... Read full review
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Rolling Stone
Peter Travers | Feb 5, 2018
"It shouldn't happen to anyone, much less a Dame – not a movie of such barreling awfulness as Winchester, which strands the great Helen Mirren in a gothic house of cards that collapses on actors and audiences alike." ... Read full review
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19 Positive Ratings 24%
27 Mixed Ratings 35%
31 Negative Ratings 40%
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meydianarizki21
Oct 17, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are some things that I don't like about this film, namely the stories that should be packaged for real, but there are some stories written by the director so this film seems no longer based on a true story. Especially at the Winchester mystery house, in San Jose, California there are tours that can visit Winchester Palace. Why not just film in the original palace?… Expand
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GinaK
Feb 5, 2018
Having adored the Spierig Brothers 2015 film Predestination (“an unpredictable thrill ride” and “mind-bending trip” with an “awesome”Having adored the Spierig Brothers 2015 film Predestination (“an unpredictable thrill ride” and “mind-bending trip” with an “awesome” performance by Ethan Hawke), I was expecting a totally different kind of film – an original one that might do with horror what Predestination did with time travel. Nope. Winchester is a tame, nicely crafted and very well-acted haunted house film with no originality whatsoever. I gave it as high a grade as I did because I wasn’t bored and the house itself is interesting, but if you know the Spierig’s first film or love films like The Haunting of Hill House, it is extremely disappointing.… Expand
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TheQuietGamer
May 14, 2018
A great setting and strong character work keep things going in the face of cliché scare tactics. The majority of my enjoyment with the movieA great setting and strong character work keep things going in the face of cliché scare tactics. The majority of my enjoyment with the movie came from Jason Clarke's very charming performance. Sharp dialog makes his interactions with the other characters entertaining and The Spierig Brothers have crafted a satisfying plot arc for him that ties in well with the main issues they've got going on in the Winchester mansion.


I found myself very invested in the plot as the characters were intriguing (even if some were given too little to do). The actual horror element left me wanting though. While an effective recreation of the early 1900s visually, there is a notable lack of any sort of haunting atmosphere. The directors try their best to get a rise out of you with their well-crafted jump scares, but made them too overly telegraphed and predictable to give viewers anything more than a minor jolt. Mix that in with the slow pace and you have what many will find to be a rather boring watch.


It managed to hold my interest with it's writing though. Things can be a bit goofy in some areas, but I liked how Winchester managed to take actual events and built it's own little horror story around them. Despite the generic approaches taken to try and freak audiences out, it's a solidly executed movie. The Spierig Brothers have proven themselves as talented directors that are capable of bringing their visions to life onscreen. They've just more than not often found themselves in need of better material to work with. This film is unfortunately another example of that, although there are some good qualities to it.… Expand
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Aproxx
Aug 14, 2018
What's this?

I don't know.

I have nothing to say other than the weird rooms are great... and the story is boringly well told
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moviemitch96
Feb 20, 2018
Quite frankly, the scariest aspect of this film was me wondering just how Dame Helen Mirren could've possibly got involved with this mess. IfQuite frankly, the scariest aspect of this film was me wondering just how Dame Helen Mirren could've possibly got involved with this mess. If I had to guess, the coveted Winchester name was probably the only thing that caught her eye. This film really isn't worth getting into, so I'll just say that overall, not only is it rather tedious, it's not scary in the slightest, as it's one of those films where you see the scares coming from miles and miles away, and Dame Mirren and Jason Clarke's talent are completely wasted.… Expand
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GreatMartin
Feb 2, 2018
“Winchester” is based, very loosely based, on the true story of Sarah Winchester, widow of William Westchester, whose family started the“Winchester” is based, very loosely based, on the true story of Sarah Winchester, widow of William Westchester, whose family started the famous Winchester rifle.

After his death, Sarah was left very rich and lived in a 150+ room house that she constantly worked on it having construction done 24/7. The house, today, is a California magnet for tourists.

With such a large house, directors Michael and Peter Spierig, who also helped Tom Vaughn write the screenplay, it all seems to be confined to the same walls, rooms, hallways, windows, stairs and the one big bell clanging.

The main story is about Sarah being haunted by the ghosts of the people killed by Winchester rifles and that story is a bunch of clichés that is filled with violence and not a scary moment.

When Helen Mirren’s presence can’t make a movie better you know you are in a movie worth skipping.… Expand
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imthenoob
May 16, 2019
I stopped watching after 40 minutes. After a couple of weak, and predictable, jump scares along with the terrible "acting" by the cast, I wasI stopped watching after 40 minutes. After a couple of weak, and predictable, jump scares along with the terrible "acting" by the cast, I was just turned off by it. And it's not exactly dripping with originality either. It's your typical paranormal film, That's it.… Expand
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