Winchester

2018
15
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

38K

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On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, 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 or for the brilliant Doctor Eric Price 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...

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Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Wincheste... Read allEnsconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.

Directors
- Michael Spierig
- Peter Spierig
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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

38K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Michael Spierig
- Peter Spierig
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations

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Winchester: Sarah Explaining The Purpose Of The Construction To Eric

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Winchester: The Winchester Labyrinth

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Winchester: Marion Encountering A Possessed Henry In The Basement

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Winchester: Sarah Winchester Joining The Dining Table

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Trivia
Very little of the filming took place in the actual mansion. The mansion's design in reality is extremely cramped, making filming very difficult. As such, most of the mansion's interior needed to be re-created on soundstages.

Goofs
A large portion of the movie has to deal with the famous Winchester lever-action rifle being used during the American Civil War. This is factually wrong. The first Winchester lever-action model did not appear until after the war, in 1866. The similar-looking Henry rifle and the Spencer rifle were the main repeaters used during the war, and even then repeating rifles were themselves rare on the average Civil War battlefield. Most troops used then-traditional single-shot weapons, primarily "rifle-muskets."

Quotes
Marion Marriott: [to the ghost] I'm a mother. A fighter. A protector. And I am not afraid.

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Dame Helen Mirren/Liam Neeson/Jamie Dornan/Sigrid (2018)

Soundtracks
My Wild Irish Rose
Written by Chauncey Olcott (as C. Olcott)
Performed by John McCormack
Courtesy of Essential Media Group LLC

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7/10

Not a mindless horror movie, but still not a smart one.

It is better than most "Paranormal Activity" sequels in regards that the make-up effects are very well done. The biggest flaw with the movie is the dialogue. The dialogue, for a lack of a better word, is just plain corny. I struggle to enjoy a movie with horrible dialogue, but if you can get past that flaw you should enjoy this movie very much.

There are multiple jumpscares throughout the movie which did cause audience member to jump and gasp. The scenery of the movie is my favorite part, as the scenery is what made me feel uneasy with fear. The lighting of the scenes are perfect and the re-creation of the supposedly horrifying house are gripping. If you are easily scared you should have a blast with this movie! For horror fans that are looking for some exceptional horror, this movie is not for you.