The Quiet Ones

"A shocking experiment. An unspeakable evil."

2014 1h 38m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 727

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Synopsis

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A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.

“A shocking experiment. An unspeakable evil.”

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Cast

Jared Harris
Professor Coupland
Sam Claflin
Brian McNeil
Olivia Cooke
Jane Harper
Erin Richards
Kristina Dalton
Rory Fleck-Byrne
Harry Abrams
Laurie Paul Calvert
Phillip
Max Pirkis
David Q
Richard Cunningham
Provost

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Pogue
Writers: Oren Moverman, Craig Rosenberg, John Pogue
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $18M — a 89.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Pogue, shot by Mátyás Erdély. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lucas Vidal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Glenn Garland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and Olivia Cooke carry the top of the cast.

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The take

John Pogue directs. Mátyás Erdély behind the camera. Lucas Vidal scores. Glenn Garland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $18M — a 89.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 12 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by John Pogue, shot by Mátyás Erdély. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Lucas Vidal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Glenn Garland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and Olivia Cooke carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A shocking experiment. An unspeakable evil.".
10IMDB entry: tt2235779 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "experiment", "1970s", "poltergeist", "paranormal phenomena".

The technical file

Cinematography: Mátyás Erdély
Original score: Lucas Vidal
Editing: Glenn Garland
Production design: Matt Gant
Costume design: Camille Benda
Makeup / hair: Tania Couper
VFX supervisor: Gavin J. Whelan
Stunt coordinator: Andy Bennett
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000
Box office: $17,834,867
Return: 8917% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Quiet Ones (2014)

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John Chard2016-04-25
★ 6/10
Boom! Out of Hammer Films, The Quiet Ones is loosely based on the Philip Experiment in Toronto 1972. It involves paranormal research that seeks to prove supernatural entities are in fact manifestations of the human mind. The complete opposite of Hammer's hugely successful The Woman in Black, The Quiet Ones is set in the 70s (Oxford, England). The house the action is set in is naturally remote, though it lacks the Gothic chill required for maximum impact. The makers are more intent on jolts and screeches to get their scares, which sadly gets a bit tiresome come the mid-point. It's effectively chilling at times, with some well mounted spooky atmospheric moments - while Olivia Cooke as the focal point of the "happenings" gives a sturdy and impressive turn, but it feels old hat and fails to deliver on its promise. 6/10

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