The Shrine

The Shrine (2010)

  • 40% of users liked it
    (688 ratings)

After a young American backpacker goes missing in Europe, a group of journalists link his disappearance to a remote village in Poland. They travel there hoping to get the story, but as they unravel the secrets behind this mysterious village, they are suddenly pursued by hostile locals. Unable to… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Jon Knautz
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
On DVD
May 7, 2012
IFC Midnight

Critic Reviews

  • Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

    The Shrine is horror just going through the motions - dull and perfunctory, with nowhere near enough polish to match its broken Polish.

  • Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

    Even with its familiar trappings and some occasional bumps in the road, The Shrine is an enjoyable little throwback.

  • JimmyO, iamROGUE

    The Shrine builds and builds and builds, until it finally shows just what it is made of.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • J P


    The story is completely unoriginal and the writing could definitely use some work. The plot is so forced and the characters make awful decisions and the girl characters are painfully obnoxious. Like SO obnoxious. The guy character is the only rational one out of the bunch. All are… More

  • MisterYoda ?


    2 and a half stars

  • Daniel P


    Sometimes inventive, sometimes derivative horror with supernatural twists, "The Shrine" makes good use of a modest budget with atmosphere piled on just with the of some (blue-screened) fog and a hideous looking statue. Nicking bits of "The Ruins", "The… More

  • Greg A


    I love Aaron Ashmore's character in that he does not follow cliche horror film logic, his actions are motivated by a heightened survival instinct. It's not his words that instill great hope in me but his actions that however seemingly subtle they may be reassure me… More

  • Francisco G


    Americans in rural foreign land about to get their asses smacked? Check. No one knows they're there? Check. Creepy villagers? Check. Creepy children? Check. What's that? Want some more clichés? Ok then. Crazy cultists? Check. Pitched voices and sound… More

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