The Empty Man

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Prior

Producer:

Stephen Christy, Ross Richie

Writer:

David Prior

Release Date:

Oct 23, 2020

Runtime:

2hr 17m

Synopsis

On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.

Cast

  • James Badge Dale
  • Owen Teague
  • Marin Ireland
  • Stephen Root
  • Joel Courtney
  • Aaron Poole
  • Robert Aramayo
  • Samantha Logan

Letterboxd User Reviews

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3.1
  • Mar 8, 2021

    The first hour is so freakin confident and enthralling that I forgave some of the meandering in the middle. Jimmy Badge Dale vs. a less whimsical Babadook, told without cheap jumps or frenzied edits. A perfect 20 minute ghost story opening that practically functions as its…

    2.2K Likes
    David Sims
    David Sims
    Feb 6, 2021

    83 Absurd to think that this was ever considered marketable in the current horror landscape, but the fox/disney merger made it easy for The Empty Man to get swept under the rug. It's a shame, because this 138 minute horror epic is a testimony to the influences of…

    1.9K Likes
    SilentDawn
    SilentDawn
    Oct 11, 2023

    were I investigating a series of bizarre disappearances and murders I would maybe not go to a creepy bridge, blow on a bottle and think hard about The Empty Man

    1.5K Likes
    David Sims
    David Sims
  • Mar 28, 2021

    I hope this does not happen to me

    1.3K Likes
    Emma Stefansky
    Emma Stefansky
    Feb 6, 2021

    Thought + Concentration + Time = Flesh A surprisingly nasty, occult creepypasta horror-procedural filled with an impressively ambitious (almost Kurosawa-esque) sense of stillness, rhythm, ambience and texture that bleeds into this strange, practically cosmic horror story…

    1.2K Likes
    Josh Lewis
    Josh Lewis
    Dec 21, 2021

    The Cinematography and editing are on point. Sorry, some of y’all recommended this to me months ago and I only just watched it. The opening is so wonderful. It’s so confirming of indie cinema to see a big horror movie without big actors in it. Like squid game’s success, it…

    1.1K Likes
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
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    Dec 24, 2020

    Has absolutely no business being as long and ponderous as it is, especially given the destination, but then again the length and ponderousness is exactly what makes it distinctive. A little bit Fincher, a little bit Benson & Moorhead.

    980 Likes
    matt lynch
    matt lynch
    Mar 25, 2021

    Aptly named because it certainly left me feeling empty. I don't get the underground buzz that this has received at all; the scatter-brained merging of occult mystery, cosmic horror and police procedural is so half-baked on every front that it falls to pieces as soon as…

    776 Likes
    Chris
    Chris
    Feb 7, 2021

    A genuine oddity - a movie made with studio resources and fluent in the language of studio product that keeps refusing to conform to studio formulas. It’s not that THE EMPTY MAN is original, exactly - it’s derivative of about a dozen well known horror movies, including…

    761 Likes
    Adam Nayman
    Adam Nayman

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  • Amelia Treacy
    Amelia Treacy disliked
    The Empty Man

    The beginning is really good and makes it out to be a really interesting and freaky movie but it just makes no sense whatsoever after 20 minutes👎

    2 2Y
    Jared
    Jared liked
    The Empty Man

    Name is dumb but the movie is better. Good premise and could definitely get better with a sequel. 7.5/10

    🔥 2 3Y
    Odille Winnubst
    Odille Winnubst liked
    The Empty Man

    Just a slender man rip-off in my opinion. Had some exiting elements which I liked. Overall pretty okay

    1 2Y
  • Jake
    Jake is "meh" on
    The Empty Man

    There are some really pretty scary scenes in this movie and the production value is really impressive. However, it’s such a stupid plot and wayyyy too long. I was really loving the beginning when it felt like a true folk horror but that ended rather quickly once the plot started unraveling. Ended…

    12M
    Ghostams
    Ghostams loved
    The Empty Man

    A new favorite! The plot description is such an understatement and a detriment to the movie because it’s SO MUCH BETTER! Like I would trade my first born for a 2nd movie that’s part prequel (finding the hiker, the ‘society’s’ set up) and then part sequel (what was it all for)?!?!

    1Y
    Dillon Mellor
    Dillon Mellor disliked
    The Empty Man

    This is genuinely one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen the plot makes absolutely no sense. It feels like multiple people wrote different parts of the money. It’s all over the place and has no meaning to what’s happening the whole movie almost so bad it’s good but just bad

    1Y
  • afornky
    afornky loved
    The Empty Man

    Personally i loved this movie. Maybe more than others because i was high off my gourd but i loved the camera angles and the transitions and the story progression, and the music was phenomenal. Don’t get why so many people didn’t like it. personally my favorite horror movie

    2Y
    Ani N.
    Ani N. liked
    The Empty Man

    This movie is a mix of genres and if you like psychological horror you’ll probably like this. Makes you work for the payoff although I’d have preferred it to be better fleshed out than it was. The film is shot well, quality production and it’s intriguing.

    3Y
    bella Jones
    bella Jones is "meh" on
    The Empty Man

    started off good, especially the prologue/beginning. The plot twist was confusing to say the least, I even had a moment of “wait, I think I get it” just to be proven wrong seconds later. Started with low expectations, which weren’t exactly proven wrong.

    7M

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  • MS
    Max Stern
    #original

    Good and scary but got pretty confusing towards the end plus was really long.

    MM
    Mary Mangual
    #creepy
    #boring
    #original

    It stared ok- the plot dragged but it was original

    SM
    saisha mills
    #boring
    #notmyfave
    #snoozefest

    (LOTS OF FLASHING LIGHTS) Its very very confusing AND slow. The flashing lights (pretty much the whole movie) made it hard to put pieces together of whats going on. I don't think this movie is worth seeing whatsoever.

  • DV
    Daeshawn Vinson

    Man the worst movie I’ve ever seen like wtf

    MF
    Matthew Fine
    #creepy
    BM
    Brian Moore
    #intense
  • BJ
    Brad Jolley
    #justokay
    #snoozefest
    #notmyfave
    JM
    James Martinez
    #creepy
    #original
    #terrifying
    NE
    Nicole Estrada
    #boring
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Empty Man (2020) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is The Empty Man (2020)?
The movie is 2hr 17min long.
What's The Empty Man (2020) about?
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
Who's the cast of The Empty Man (2020)?
  • James Badge Dale as James Lasombra
  • Owen Teague as Duncan West
  • Marin Ireland as Nora Quail
  • Stephen Root as Arthur Parsons
  • Joel Courtney as Brandon Maibaum
  • Aaron Poole as Paul
  • Robert Aramayo as Garrett
  • Samantha Logan as Davara Walsh
Who's the director behind The Empty Man (2020)?
David Prior directed The Empty Man (2020).
Who produced The Empty Man (2020)?
Stephen Christy and Ross Richie produced The Empty Man (2020).