1408

"The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one."

2007 1h 44m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 5,113

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Synopsis

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A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

“The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one.”

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Cast

John Cusack
Mike Enslin
Samuel L. Jackson
Gerald Olin
Mary McCormack
Lilly Enslin
Jasmine Jessica Anthony
Katie
Tony Shalhoub
Sam Farrell
Len Cariou
Mike's Father
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Hotel Engineer
Noah Lee Margetts
Bellboy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikael Håfström
Writers: Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.3× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikael Håfström, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson and Mary McCormack carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0450385 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mikael Håfström directs. Benoît Delhomme behind the camera. Gabriel Yared scores. Peter Boyle cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.3× over at the box office.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Directed by Mikael Håfström, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gabriel Yared. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson and Mary McCormack carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one.".
8IMDB entry: tt0450385 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "hotel", "hotel room", "new york city", "research".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Original score: Gabriel Yared
Editing: Peter Boyle
Production design: Andrew Laws
Costume design: Natalie Ward
Makeup / hair: Karl Derrick
VFX supervisor: Sean Farrow
Sound: Tim Cavagin
Stunt coordinator: Gregory J. Barnett
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $133,000,000
Return: 532% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: 1408 (2007)

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John Chard2017-03-10
★ 6/10
Dolphin Sandwich. 1408 is based on one of horror writer Stephen King's short stories. It stars John Cusack as a supernatural investigator who rents room 1408 at The Hotel Dolphin in New York. It is said to be a most haunted room and the scene of many deaths. He soon finds his scepticism tested to the max. Although it has deep themes of grief et al, this essentially boils down to one man in a room being plagued by psychological and physical attacks, with the intended chills and shocks surreal in presentation. It's all very twisty and big on conundrums, which makes a second viewing something of a necessity, whilst Cusack's performance is also reason to check in for another viewing. However, it's not the scary movie some have lauded it as, in fact it's more fun-house palaver than anything terrifying, but there's no doubting the intelligence and skill of the writing. The mind is a curious, wonderful and troubling thing, and 1408 wants us to know it. 6/10
Kamurai2020-08-13
★ 8/10
Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. While the setup is a little bleh, it serves a point, but I could literal start the movie at Samuel L. Jackson's office and be fine. Once in 1408, the intensity creeps perfectly. It really gives you the atmosphere of a cat playing with its food. It'll mess your head a little, but that's just from a great John Cusack delivery and wonderful cinematic display. And the ending is almost perfect: the are two minors points that could be bad, but they're unclear. As the manager said, "It's and evil room.
Andre Gonzales2023-08-21
★ 6/10
The storyline and basis of the movie is kind of dumb. It is entertaining though with a lot of weird and crazy stuff happening in room 1408.