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The Canal
2014
· Movie
· 93 min
D
MEANRANK
58/100
Every rating
42–74
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 42, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A film archivist begins to suspect that his house, located beside a quiet canal, is haunted by a malevolent presence from a grim murder that occurred there a century earlier. As he researches the building's history, his grip on reality starts to fray. He becomes increasingly paranoid, convinced that a supernatural force is threatening his family, particularly after his wife disappears, leading him down a dark path of terror and suspicion.
Details
- Director
- Ivan Kavanagh
- Writer
- Ivan Kavanagh
- Studio
- Treasure Entertainment, The Orchard, Park Films
- Released
- 10 October 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- NR
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