Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- macabre
- tense
- campy
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, effects-driven b-movie with a strong supernatural premise despite uneven tonal shifts and cheesy execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Harris, Kira, and Sid dance on graves and activate the haunting through an incantation.
The three friends are targeted by separate ghosts, including an ax murderer, a child pyromaniac, and a rapist.
The plot interweaves different haunting scenarios and shifts among comic, frightening, and disturbing registers.
Vincent Cochet and Frances help the cursed survivors understand and break the supernatural threat.
Films like The Gravedancers, and why
The Conjuring
supernatural ghost horror built around a curse, haunted locations, and escalating paranormal peril
Thir13en Ghosts
campy ensemble horror combining occult investigation, gruesome threats, and dark humor
The House on Haunted Hill
ghost-driven supernatural horror with a cursed group confronting violent spirits
Deadstream
playful yet macabre horror centered on reckless characters unleashing supernatural consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Mike Mendez
- Release Date
- 2006-11-18
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (232)
Cast
- Dominic Purcell
- Josie Maran
- Clare Kramer
- Marcus Thomas
- Tchéky Karyo
- Megahn Perry
- Martha Holland
- Oakley Stevenson
- Samantha MacIvor
- Jack Mulcahy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Gravedancers about?
- After desecrating graves and reciting a forbidden incantation, three old friends face individualized ghostly killers and a race to break their curse.
- What is The Gravedancers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Gravedancers as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Gravedancers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Gravedancers as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Gravedancers?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, effects-driven b-movie with a strong supernatural premise despite uneven tonal shifts and cheesy execution.
- Which films are like The Gravedancers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conjuring, Thir13en Ghosts, The House on Haunted Hill, and Deadstream.
- How long is The Gravedancers?
- The Gravedancers runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Gravedancers?
- In United States, The Gravedancers streams on Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
