The Quiet Ones
A skeptical Oxford professor’s forbidden experiment turns a controlled study of the paranormal into a terrifying encounter with possession and unseen forces.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- tense
- late night horror marathon
- haunted house movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film intermittently effective but too dependent on conventional jolts and Hammer Films nostalgia rather than sustained atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Professor Coupland and his students conduct experiments intended to prove that supernatural entities are manifestations of the human mind.
The research team carries out its work in a remote Oxford house, with the locked-door setup intensifying the threat.
The film relies on jolts, screeches, and escalating paranormal manifestations to generate fear.
The story is set in 1970s Oxford and draws loosely on the 1972 Philip Experiment.
Films like The Quiet Ones, and why
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Both are supernatural horror films built around paranormal investigation, possession, and escalating manifestations in an isolated setting.
The Taking of Deborah Logan
Both use a skeptical research framework to explore alleged supernatural phenomena, combining investigative mystery with frightening possession imagery.
The Woman in Black
Both are British-set ghost stories with a restrained academic or institutional setup that gradually gives way to conventional scares.
Movie Details
- Director
- John Pogue
- Release Date
- 2014-04-25
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (725)
Cast
- Jared Harris
- Sam Claflin
- Olivia Cooke
- Erin Richards
- Rory Fleck-Byrne
- Laurie Paul Calvert
- Max Pirkis
- Richard Cunningham
- Aldo Maland
- Rebecca Scott
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Quiet Ones about?
- A skeptical Oxford professor’s forbidden experiment turns a controlled study of the paranormal into a terrifying encounter with possession and unseen forces.
- What is The Quiet Ones like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Quiet Ones as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Quiet Ones violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Quiet Ones as mild.
- What did critics think of The Quiet Ones?
- Critics generally found the film intermittently effective but too dependent on conventional jolts and Hammer Films nostalgia rather than sustained atmosphere.
- Which films are like The Quiet Ones?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Taking of Deborah Logan, and The Woman in Black.
- How long is The Quiet Ones?
- The Quiet Ones runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Quiet Ones?
- In United States, The Quiet Ones streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
