Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- claustrophobic
- eerie
- foreboding
- late night horror marathon
- haunted house season
What critics said
Critics generally found the film effective in its claustrophobic found-footage scares and entertaining paranormal premise, but derivative, repetitive, and weakened by conspicuous digital effects.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The episode is presented through the crew's camera footage, treating the final recordings as recovered evidence.
The abandoned psychiatric hospital behaves like a living labyrinth that prevents the crew from leaving.
The protagonists are filming a sensationalist ghost-hunting television show and initially prioritize spectacle over safety.
Endless hospital hallways and corridors turn the setting into an inescapable maze.
Films like Grave Encounters, and why
The Blair Witch Project
shared found-footage horror, amateur investigation, escalating supernatural dread, and claustrophobic confinement
Paranormal Activity
shared found-footage structure, paranormal investigation, domestic realism, and progressively intensified hauntings
The House on Haunted Hill
shared haunted-institution setting, trapped investigators, supernatural menace, and darkly entertaining scares
The Taking of Deborah Logan
shared found-footage filmmaking, reality-TV premise, claustrophobic horror, and descent into terror
Movie Details
- Directors
- Stuart Ortiz, Colin Minihan
- Release Date
- 2011-09-09
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1729)
Cast
- Sean Rogerson
- Ashleigh Gryzko
- Merwin Mondesir
- Mackenzie Gray
- Juan Riedinger
- Arthur Corber
- Luis Javier
- Shawn Macdonald
- Bob Rathie
- Benjamin Wilkinson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Grave Encounters about?
- A sensationalist ghost-hunting crew becomes trapped in an abandoned psychiatric hospital that transforms its television stunt into a nightmarish descent through supernatural madness.
- What is Grave Encounters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Grave Encounters as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Grave Encounters violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Grave Encounters as moderate.
- What did critics think of Grave Encounters?
- Critics generally found the film effective in its claustrophobic found-footage scares and entertaining paranormal premise, but derivative, repetitive, and weakened by conspicuous digital effects.
- Which films are like Grave Encounters?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, The House on Haunted Hill, and The Taking of Deborah Logan.
- How long is Grave Encounters?
- Grave Encounters runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Grave Encounters?
- In United States, Grave Encounters streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, ARROW.
