The Quiet Ones

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The Quiet Ones

PG-13

2014

1h 38m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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An unorthodox college professor leads his best students off the grid to perform a dangerous experiment to create a poltergeist. Operating under the theory that paranormal activity is triggered by negative human energy, the group uses a series of tests to push a young woman to the edge of sanity. Frightening occurrences with unspeakable consequences subsequently unfold, leading the researchers to the realization that they have unleashed a force more terrifying than they could have imagined.

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Critics Consensus

While it definitely sports a few palpable scares, The Quiet Ones finds Hammer Films trading too heavily on past glories.

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

May 1, 2014

1/4

"The Quiet Ones" simply has nothing to say.

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

May 1, 2014

1/5

This lack of plausible narrative is either the result of lazy filmmaking or shortcut editing. Either way, you lose.

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

May 1, 2014

2.5/5

The film seems to mimic [Professor] Coupland's scientific method: Throw everything into the beaker, crank up the Bunsen burner, and hope the experiment works. In both cases, it doesn't.

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Damond Fudge

KCCI (Des Moines, IA)

Jul 17, 2020

While the movie has all the feel of a classic Hammer production (old buildings, dark shadows, moody set pieces), the story never really has enough oomph.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Dec 14, 2019

Although there are some script holes and unanswered questions, and yes, some of the unavoidable horror tropes, at the end of the day, there's nothing quiet about The Quiet Ones. It screams frightening terror.

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Chris Davies

One Room With A View

Jun 11, 2019

3/5

A solid, entertaining effort that suggests the freshly-risen corpse of Hammer Studios won't be returning to the crypt any time soon.

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Wayne K

@WayneKelso Aug 19, 2026

In some ways, The Quite Ones is thematically similar to Red Lights from 2012: A study of paranormal phenomenon from a firmly sceptical perspective, the big difference being that Red Lights took until the 3rd act to completely fall apart, while The Quite Ones never gives us enough to care about in the first place. Full of bizarrely editing scenes, tiresome jump scares and so many bangs, clangs and knocks that it may as well be retitled NOISES: The Motion Picture. Jared Harris is a great actor but the film never really lets us into his head, and Olivia Cooke struggles to find anything of substance in a possessed girl that’s about as clichéd as they come. Despite some solid performances and moments of intrigue, it’s a film that’s satisfied to play all the paranormal hits with very little creativity or innovation. The absolute epitome of ‘mid.’

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Jason W

@Thejasonwatts Aug 16, 2026

Didn't expect much from this one but was pleasantly surprised. Was it amazing? No, but the acting was great and the plot was decent. Recommend if you are looking for something in the realm of films like the Conjuring and Insidious.

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Andy S

@TheRuralJuror75 Jul 25, 2026

Great cast. I normally hate horror movies but this one was worth the watch.

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The W

@TheWagners Jul 5, 2026

Jumpscare central with a girl being possessed. This movie is so unoriginal and not even well acted. And for some reason they didn't fix the color grade making everything look darker than it actually is.

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Sean D

@RT20827224 Sep 11, 2025

I’m surprised and disappointed by the low audience score here. I think this is a solid film with an interesting premise and some scares to boot

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Feb 11, 2025

Their is enough colorful characters that keeps this film interesting and when the overall story makes sense at the end of the day you get an above average horror thriller.

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Synopsis

An unorthodox college professor leads his best students off the grid to perform a dangerous experiment to create a poltergeist. Operating under the theory that paranormal activity is triggered by negative human energy, the group uses a series of tests to push a young woman to the edge of sanity. Frightening occurrences with unspeakable consequences subsequently unfold, leading the researchers to the realization that they have unleashed a force more terrifying than they could have imagined.

Director: John Pogue
Producer: Steven Chester Prince, Ben Holden, James Gay-Rees, Simon Oakes, Tobin Armbrust
Screenwriter: Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman, John Pogue
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Hammer Films, Lionsgate Television
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Seq of Terror/Violence|Sexual Content|Smoking Throughout|Thematic Material)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 5, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.5M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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