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Vacancy

Vacancy

Horror · Thriller · 2007

A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

Movie details

Vacancy

“Once you've checked in... The terror begins.”

2007 Horror · Thriller 1h 26m

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6.3 / 10

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A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Nimród Antal

Written by

Mark L. Smith

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Amy Fox

Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson

David Fox

Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Mason

Ethan Embry

Ethan Embry

Mechanic

Scott G. Anderson

Scott G. Anderson

Killer

M

Mark Casella

Truck Driver

David Doty

David Doty

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Court is in session

Put Vacancy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Cool Ironist

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.