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The Lodge

  • 2019
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
62K
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Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, and Lia McHugh in The Lodge (2019)
A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
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A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place... Read allA soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

  • Directors
    • Severin Fiala
    • Veronika Franz
  • Writers
    • Sergio Casci
    • Veronika Franz
    • Severin Fiala
  • Stars
    • Riley Keough
    • Jaeden Martell
    • Lia McHugh
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    62K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,811
    834
    • Directors
      • Severin Fiala
      • Veronika Franz
    • Writers
      • Sergio Casci
      • Veronika Franz
      • Severin Fiala
    • Stars
      • Riley Keough
      • Jaeden Martell
      • Lia McHugh
    • 819User reviews
    • 248Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Riley Keough
    Riley Keough
    • Grace
    Jaeden Martell
    Jaeden Martell
    • Aiden Hall
    Lia McHugh
    Lia McHugh
    • Mia Hall
    Richard Armitage
    Richard Armitage
    • Richard Hall
    Alicia Silverstone
    Alicia Silverstone
    • Laura Hall
    Danny Keough
    Danny Keough
    • Aaron Marshall
    • (as Daniel Keough)
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    • (as Lola Reid)
    Philippe Ménard
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    Jarred Atkin
    • Priest at Funeral
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    • Grady the Dog
    • (as Wally)
    • Directors
      • Severin Fiala
      • Veronika Franz
    • Writers
      • Sergio Casci
      • Veronika Franz
      • Severin Fiala
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    Gordon-11

    Makes me angry rather than scared

    It is meant to be a suspenseful horror film, but the story turns out not scary In fact, the story makes me really angry. It is very cruel, and I have no sympathy for the people who have caused this pain.
    7afelic1016

    In all honesty

    This movie is relatively good. Movie goers cannot seem to watch movies for what they are now but constantly need to analyze and compare elements of the movie to other films. This movie is a little on the slower side. If you like slow building, psychological thrillers, this one is for you.
    7claudio_carvalho

    One of the Best Films I Have Recently Seen

    "The Lodge" is one of the best films I have recently seen. It is impossible to write a synopsis without spoiler since the movie has many plot points. The story and the mystery are engaging and the viewer does not know what is happening to Grace and the kids. This a psychological horror film and the conclusion is perfect for the situation. I believed Richard Armitage was Hugh Jackman, my mistake. My vote is seven.

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    7JICNZ

    Improves on Second Watch

    I'll get the major cons out of the way first. This movie suffers from the usual problem Hollywood film always seem to have -- no money to afford electricity. Most of the movie is shot entirely in the dark, so goodness knows what happened in those scenes. Also, one or two key bits of dialogue that explain what's really happening are totally lost to mumbling.

    However, overall, this film really did improve on second watching. Once you know what the story is, you spot all sorts of little bits of detail that make the whole thing make sense. But more than this, my empathy with Grace, the protagonist and victim, grew exponentially during this second watch. She comes over as an almost wholly sympathetic character. Little things like the carefully wrapped presents she brings and hides make her rather loveable. Her love for her dog and what he represents to her is very moving. She's a very damaged person, but unfortunately for her, she gets entangled with other very damaged people and hell hath no wrath like grieving children.

    There's only one jump scare in this movie, but it's a good one. The rest of the film is a more slow psychological horror about the power of grief and early childhood trauma. And human fragility.

    I highly recommend this to anyone who likes their horror thought-provoking and real rather than shock-horror jump scares. This clearly borrows from Hereditary: almost shamelessly copies much of the atmostphere of that film with the dark house, the dolls' house, the cult, the dolls, the camera work inside the dolls' house distorting our perceptions.

    Pretty good movie with strong performances all round.
    8IonicBreezeMachine

    It won't be for everyone, but The Lodge is an effective exercise in slow descending isolation and insanity

    The Lodge has been a rather divisive point between critics and audiences, audiences have been more split on the film while critics have been more inclined to view the film favorably. This is not a movie made for a mass horror audience like the films made by Blumhouse or Atomic Monster, rather this is a character study with a no holds barred approach to its themes of lingering trauma and toxic religiosity. The film follows Aiden(Jaeden Martell) and Mia(Lia McHugh) who after the suicide of their mother Laura(Alicia Silverstone) live with their father Richard(Richard Armitage) and soon to be stepmother Grace (Riley Keough). Richard, needing to work through the holiday season arranges for the two to spend time with Grace at lodge in the woods that they frequent in the hopes that they will bond, but once there strange happenings coupled with the lingering resentment and bitterness felt by Aiden and Mia towards Grace for their mother's suicide a slow decent into terror begins.

    The Lodge as horror film is very effective at building its mood and atmosphere. The titular lodge becomes a character itself with its empty halls, surrounding frozen landscapes, and generally sense of foreboding created by its minimal lighting and cavernous nature. Be it in the dark of the night or the light of day there is never any sense of comfort felt while in the lodge and a general feeling of unease permeates the film.

    The characters aren't written with much in the way of depth, but they do effectively convey the feelings we expect given the circumstances. The crushing despair felt during the opening act's funeral, the mixture of boredom, restlessness, and unease felt during the second act, and finally the sheer terror and resignation that serves as the penultimate lead up to the films final moments. It's a movie where the minimalism is put to good use because it respects its audience enough not to through in a jump scare every few minutes.

    The overall narrative deals with heavy themes of grief and religion as the two kids, Aiden and Mia, are devout Catholics as raised by their deceased mother Laura. Grace herself has distanced herself from religion later in life as her involvement with a extremist Christian cult left her with lingering trauma that serves as another point of contention between herself and the children. A key point in which the religious themes come into play is because the children are Catholic they believe their mothers soul will never be able to find peace.

    The Lodge uses its themes of religiosity sparingly, and it's not so much of an indictment of religion itself, but more of the followers of said religions who twist what was once a well meaning doctrine into justification for acts of ugliness and barbarism that while not as explicitly graphic as your average Saw or Hostel film leave a haunting emptiness once we bear witness to the proceedings.

    With that said however this movie will not be to everyone's taste. The movie is a slow burn with long stretches broken up by the occasional nightmare or sudden noise and there's very little dialogue among the characters so the audience will need to actively look for character in subtle interactions rather than through conversation. The films use of religious iconography may also seem insulting to some who feel themselves to be among the faithful but with that said I don't believe this film to carry any ill will towards the majority of Christians and it's more about those who twist the doctrine as justification for heinous actions. However the ending may leave some wondering where the film stands given where we eventually end up, but it does make a good topic of conversation for people to explore their differing views.

    The Lodge is an effectively unsettling slow burn horror film that uses its minimalist aesthetics economically and effectively. From its effective performances to its barren landscapes and claustrophobic cinematography it'll leave viewers in a state of unease that makes them feel as though they're stuck in the titular lodge along side the characters.

    Why Riley Keough Wasn’t Ready for ‘The Lodge’

    Why Riley Keough Wasn’t Ready for ‘The Lodge’

    Kevin Smith chats with Riley Keough at Sundance 2019, and she shares why she was fully unprepared for her first meeting with The Lodge directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz.
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    • Trivia
      The painting of Mary seen in the opening scene and throughout the movie is a reproduction of L'Annunciata (Virgin Annunciate) by Italian Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina (1430-1479).
    • Goofs
      When Grace comes out of the shower, she wraps a dark towel around her waist. In the next scene, when she wipes the steamed-up mirror with her hand, she is wearing a white towel around her top.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Horror Movies of 2020 So Far (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Nearer My God to Thee
      Written by Sarah F. Adams (as Sarah Flower Adams)

      Composed by Eliza Flower

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2020 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La cabaña siniestra
    • Filming locations
      • Quebec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • FilmNation Entertainment
      • Hammer Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,138,907
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $76,251
      • Feb 9, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,155,858
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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