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Dana (Kate Beckinsale), her husband David and their 5-year-old son Lucas start a new life after moving from the hustle and bustle of Brooklyn, N.Y., to a stately old manor in the quiet countryside. After settling in, Dana starts to experience terrifying visions and dreams that she cannot explain. The mystery grows when she stumbles upon a secret room in the attic. After finding the key and unlocking the door, Dana discovers the dark history of the family that lived there in the 19th century.

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The Disappointments Room lives down to its title with a thrill-free thriller that presumably left its stars filled with regret - and threatens to do the same for audiences.

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The Disappointments Room | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jesse Hassenger AV Club Disappointments has the strange confidence of a much slicker, more decisive movie, and all of its sort-ofs don't add up to much. Rated: C Sep 11, 2018 Full Review The Disappointments Room | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle The Disappointments Room lives (and dies) up to its name. Rated: 1/5 Sep 15, 2016 Full Review The Disappointments Room | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times This spooky house flick would be better off locked up in the attic and forgotten for good. Sep 12, 2016 Full Review The Disappointments Room | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Jordy Sirkin Jordy Reviews It With a lack of vision, missing frights, and a bizarre conclusion, this film is, well, a disappointment. Jan 2, 2021 Full Review The Disappointments Room | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Allison Rose FlickDirect Beckinsale is a good actress and does her best with the material. Rated: 2/5 Aug 14, 2019 Full Review The Disappointments Room | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Allen Adams The Maine Edge The Disappointments Room couldn't be more disappointing if it dropped out of medical school and moved back in with its parents. Rated: 0/5 Feb 15, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Al P Didn't get passed the first 40 minutes unfortunately. I think it was the acting of the husband that put me off Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Justin T This film is a huge disappointment. Mostly because nothing happens. Let me summarise the film, a family who lost their daughter move into a house in the countryside. The mother has visions and loses her mind and then it ends. It is so boring. The characters are dull which makes them unengaging. Her hair and makeup is distractingly perfect for the entire movie. It's only really the last 25 minutes that are barely watchable but even then the emotional switcheroo is hard to believe. This film also undermines the emotional impact of a family losing a child as it is so badly handled. This is borderline unwatchable garbage. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/05/24 Full Review Bill D Really loved it such a thrill stat to finish Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Amanda T I have just lost 90 minutes that I will never get back. The film has a good premise but it doesn’t go anywhere. It’s like half a film. It makes no sense in parts and concludes without anything actually happening! Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review daniel t This show lacks an in depth storyline to captivate you, then just disappoints, the ending was rushed not worth a watch tbh. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Audience Member Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido and Duncan Joiner did great performances. You can’t knock they can act and worked well as a family . Great location. Despite the awful reviews, I actually enjoyed the film! Seems it’s in the Top 10 on Netflix too right now so I can’t be the only one! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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D.J. Caruso Director Kate Beckinsale Dana Mel Raido David Duncan Joiner Lucas Lucas Till Ben Michaela Conlin Jules

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Synopsis Dana (Kate Beckinsale), her husband David and their 5-year-old son Lucas start a new life after moving from the hustle and bustle of Brooklyn, N.Y., to a stately old manor in the quiet countryside. After settling in, Dana starts to experience terrifying visions and dreams that she cannot explain. The mystery grows when she stumbles upon a secret room in the attic. After finding the key and unlocking the door, Dana discovers the dark history of the family that lived there in the 19th century.

Director
D.J. Caruso

Producer
J. Geyer Kosinski, Vincent Newman, Tucker Tooley

Screenwriter
Wentworth Miller, D.J. Caruso

Distributor
Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution

Production Co
Relativity Media, Demarest Films, Media Talent Group

Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language|Bloody Images|Violent Content)

Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 2016, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 13, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.4M

Runtime
1h 32m

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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