Grave Encounters

They were searching for proof... they found it.
Grave Encounters (2011)
Timing: 1:33 (93 min)
6.2/10
140 549
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6.3/10
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6.1/10
71000
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Budget
$100 000
Revenue
$3 613 222
Director
Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz
Actors
Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir, Mackenzie Gray, Juan Riedinger, Arthur Corber, Luis Javier, Shawn Macdonald, Bob Rathie, Benjamin Wilkinson
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz
Producer
Shawn Angelski, Shawn Angelski, Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz, Mark Knechtel, Steve Sheils
Operator
Tony Mirza
Composer
Quynne Alana Paxa
Artist
Paul McCulloch, Emma Higgins
Audition
Laura Toplass
Editing
Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz
All team (18)

Short description

A paranormal reality television crew led by Lance Preston locks themselves inside the abandoned Collingwood psychiatric hospital to film a new episode. While searching for evidence of supernatural activity, the team discovers that the building is more than just haunted. They find themselves trapped in a living labyrinth of endless corridors, pursued by the ghosts of former patients as they struggle to maintain their sanity.

This Canadian horror thriller was co-directed by Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz, who also co-wrote the screenplay. For Minihan, this was the first of four directed films, followed by Extraterrestrial, What Keeps You Alive, and Coyotes. For Ortiz, it was the first of two directed films, followed by Strange Harvest. The cast features Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir, Mackenzie Gray, Juan Riedinger, and Arthur Corber, with 34 credited cast members in total.

Produced by Twin Engine Films, Digital Interference Productions, and Darclight on a budget of 1 million USD, the film has received moderate ratings. On IMDb, it holds a 6.1/10 score from 71,000 votes, while on TMDB it has a 6.3/10 rating from 1,724 votes. These audience scores are slightly higher than the film critics' rating of 5.7/10 based on 17 reviews.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Filming took only 12 days and took place on the grounds of an abandoned psychiatric hospital in Canada.
  • The abandoned Riverview Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, built in the early 20th century and closed in 2012, served as the setting for the fictional psychiatric hospital. Zack Snyder also filmed his 2009 science fiction action film 'Watchmen' here, and some episodes of the 'The X-Files' (1993-2018) were also filmed here.
  • The film's format and main character borrow heavily from the 'Ghost Adventures' (2008) series.
  • The filmmakers tried to make the film different from other famous projects in the 'found footage' genre (like the 'Blair Witch' franchise) by not 'tiptoeing around the demons.' They wanted the supernatural creatures to 'run straight at the viewer and be clearly visible,' rather than simply being invisible entities that move objects or slam doors.

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