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Don't Knock Twice

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
16K
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Don't Knock Twice (2016)
"Knock once to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead..." So goes a disturbing urban legend involving an abandoned house supposedly inhabited by a vengeful, child-stealing witch. When troubled teen Chloe (Lucy Boynton) raps at the door one night, she has no idea the horror she's about to unleash. Fleeing to the country home of her estranged mother (Katee Sackhoff) -- a recovering addict who's turned her life around to become a famous artist -- Chloe must learn to trust the woman who gave her up years ago in order to stop the bloodthirsty, shape-shifting demon stalking them.
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A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.

  • Director
    • Caradog W. James
  • Writers
    • Mark Huckerby
    • Nick Ostler
  • Stars
    • Katee Sackhoff
    • Lucy Boynton
    • Richard Mylan
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Caradog W. James
    • Writers
      • Mark Huckerby
      • Nick Ostler
    • Stars
      • Katee Sackhoff
      • Lucy Boynton
      • Richard Mylan
    • 106User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Katee Sackhoff
    Katee Sackhoff
    • Jess
    Lucy Boynton
    Lucy Boynton
    • Chloe
    Richard Mylan
    • Ben
    Nick Moran
    Nick Moran
    • Boardman
    Pascale Wilson
    • Ginger
    Javier Botet
    Javier Botet
    • Ginger Special
    Pooneh Hajimohammadi
    Pooneh Hajimohammadi
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    Sarah Buckland
    • Louisa
    Jordan Bolger
    Jordan Bolger
    • Danny
    Ania Marson
    Ania Marson
    • Mary Aminov
    Callum Griffiths
    • Michael Flowers
    Lee Fenwick
    • Middle Aged Man
    David Broughton-Davies
    David Broughton-Davies
    • Caretaker
    Melissa Woodbridge
    Melissa Woodbridge
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    Michael Lindall
    Michael Lindall
    • Additional Voices
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    Celyn Evans
    Megan Purvis
    Megan Purvis
    Gabriel Trimble
    • Director
      • Caradog W. James
    • Writers
      • Mark Huckerby
      • Nick Ostler
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    User reviews106

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    5subxerogravity

    It sounds scary but it's not scary enough.

    It's kinda strange though, who doesn't knock Twice when banging on a door? Kinda puts everyone in danger.

    So Kastee Sackhoff plays an artist who's trying to rebuild a relationship with the daughter she left behind for her career, when her daughter becomes hunted by the town's urban legend.

    The story lays out pretty cool, but the movie overall is very cheesy, but at the same time it can scare you (or at least the attempt to is decent).

    Don't knock twice has good creepy sound effects and music that really help set that mood. It's amazing how two movies could have similar visuals yet one movie is able to scare you with those visuals and the other doesn't. Don't knock twice is the other. What this movie does have for you is some great sound that makes up for stereotypical and non scary visuals. The grunts the bumps and the music all work in the films favor Makes sense as the movie's sound is design to make that knocking on a door hunting, which it can be.

    However, despite that little enjoyment, I would not really recommend going to see it. It's met to scare but it's best effort was not good enough.

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    4Steneslore

    Formulaic and forgettable

    The special effects are nice and the acting is passable, but this film is way too cliché and formulaic to be enjoyable.

    The plot is the same as every single other "chick horror" movie ever. A pretty girl pisses off a ghost, has lots of scary visions, people don't believe her, she freaks out and acts crazy, at the end she discovers "a terrible secret". Bonus points if there's an old house and a mysterious magical person who knows all about the demon/ghost/spirit.

    It's disappointing that a team of clearly creative and talented British people chose to use this tired clichéd formula instead of writing something fresh and new.

    Too many horror films do this, it's predictable and boring and it needs to die. I refuse to believe that teenage girls are the only worthwhile demographic for horror.
    6paul_m_haakonsen

    Turned out to be a creepy surprise...

    I do enjoy a good scare and a proper horror movie. I had not known about "Don't Knock Twice" prior to finding it by random luck. And being the horror aficionado that I am, I did of course sit down to watch it.

    And it turned out that "Don't Knock Twice" was genuinely creepy and had a very compelling and immense storyline. So the movie instantly reached out and pulled me in, and I enjoyed every moment of it.

    The storyline shown in "Don't Knock Twice" was unpredictable and director Caradog W. James was doing an excellent job of building up suspense and keeping the audience in the dark. And these build ups of drama and suspense were always well-finalized with fulfilling results as the climax of such a moment was reached.

    "Don't Knock Twice" has some good acting performances by the cast hired to portray that various characters and roles throughout the movie. And it was nice to see some unfamiliar faces in a movie, and especially so when these actors and actresses were doing such good jobs at bringing the characters to life in the creepy story.

    The characters in the movie seemed fairly well-enough fleshed out, although you could of course always argue for characters needing more time on the screen to evolve and show more aspects of their personalities. But in overall, the character gallery in "Don't Knock Twice" was good and deep enough in terms of characteristics and personalities.

    Now, this is not the type of horror movie that depends much on having an impressive and in-your-face display of effects and such. No, this is more of a deep-rooting horror movie that plants a seed and lets it fester and slowly sink into your psyche. And for me, at least, it was a nice switch of approach to a horror movie. And I ended up being quite entertained by what director Caradog W. James mustered here.

    I will say that "Don't Knock Twice" was actually one of the more interesting and entertaining horror movies to make it to the screen in 2016. And if you haven't already seen the movie, I can highly recommend that you take the time to do so. I was genuinely entertained by it and it turned out to be a nice surprise of a movie.
    6leedslaura

    Okay to watch

    Nothing to write home about, but the scary scenes made me jump. The ending is a bit annoying , but not a bad watch when bored.
    6leonmessyb

    Pretty good! Not the best but definitely NOT the worst.

    Worth a watch. Good storyline, good twists and keeps you guessing! Some scary parts.

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      Jess, in her dream, sees a lady that cut's her throat and says, 'Przepraszam'. The Polish word meaning 'I'm sorry'.
    • Connections
      Referenced in 31 Days of Horror: Quick Takes (The Rejects) (2018)

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Red & Black Films
    • Languages
      • Polish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Đừng Gõ Cửa Hai Lần
    • Filming locations
      • Wales, UK(Filmed)
    • Production companies
      • Red & Black Films
      • Seymour Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,081,591
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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