Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- awkward
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- halloween season
What critics said
Critics generally valued the performances, atmosphere, and restrained ghost-story craft, while noting that the film largely works within familiar genre conventions and becomes less cohesive when the horror intensifies.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Claire and Luke investigate paranormal activity while performing ordinary final-days duties at the Yankee Pedlar Inn.
The film spends its early passages observing employees, guests, and the inn's haunted history before intensifying the supernatural threat.
The hotel's impending closure makes its accumulated history and supernatural residue central to the characters' investigation.
Front-desk duties, guest check-ins, and staff interactions are repeatedly placed alongside disturbing events.
Films like The Innkeepers, and why
The Shining
shares a slow burn supernatural mystery, isolated hospitality setting, and gradual shift from uneasy humor into horror
The Others
shares an atmospheric haunted location, restrained ghost-story construction, and emphasis on suspense over cheap shocks
The House of the Devil
shares an indie horror sensibility, psychologically unsettled characters, and escalating supernatural dread in a confined setting
Movie Details
- Director
- Ti West
- Release Date
- 2012-02-03
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (725)
Cast
- Sara Paxton
- Pat Healy
- Kelly McGillis
- George Riddle
- Lena Dunham
- John Speredakos
- Brenda Cooney
- Alison Bartlett
- Jake Ryan
- Sean Reid
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Innkeepers about?
- Two hotel employees turn their final shifts into a probing, increasingly unnerving investigation of a supposedly haunted inn.
- What is The Innkeepers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Innkeepers as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Innkeepers violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Innkeepers as mild.
- What did critics think of The Innkeepers?
- Critics generally valued the performances, atmosphere, and restrained ghost-story craft, while noting that the film largely works within familiar genre conventions and becomes less cohesive when the horror intensifies.
- Which films are like The Innkeepers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shining, The Others, and The House of the Devil.
- How long is The Innkeepers?
- The Innkeepers runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Innkeepers?
- In United States, The Innkeepers streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream.
