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The Piper

  • 2023
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.6K
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Charlotte Hope in The Piper (2023)
When a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and an evil that has awakened.
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When a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of t... Read allWhen a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and an evil that has awakened.When a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and an evil that has awakened.

  • Director
    • Erlingur Thoroddsen
  • Writer
    • Erlingur Thoroddsen
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Hope
    • Julian Sands
    • Alexis Rodney
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Writer
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Stars
      • Charlotte Hope
      • Julian Sands
      • Alexis Rodney
    • 21User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Charlotte Hope
    Charlotte Hope
    • Mel
    Julian Sands
    Julian Sands
    • Gustafson
    Alexis Rodney
    Alexis Rodney
    • Philip
    Kate Nichols
    Kate Nichols
    • Nancy
    Philipp Christopher
    Philipp Christopher
    • Franklin
    Pippa Winslow
    Pippa Winslow
    • Alice
    Oliver Savell
    Oliver Savell
    • Colin
    Louise Gold
    • Katharine
    Salomé Chandler
    Salomé Chandler
    • Miss Augustin
    Boyan Anev
    • Piper
    Aoibhe O'Flanagan
    • Zoe
    Ryan Webber
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    • Director
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Writer
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
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    4Patient444

    Nothing special.

    Well, The Piper wanted to be a good movie, with its own plot and development, reaching to a nice climax and delivering all that it could.

    Sadly it came off as boring and unsatisfactoring, it did try, but never quite delivered a punch. A few swings, some effort, sweat, simply put - unoriginal.

    A movie like so many others before it, with a mytical creature, some supernatural elements and that is all. The creature itself makes very few appearences and it's not because it wanted to have that Jaws effect, but because the script didn't know what to do with it. Perhaps it relied on its third act, which does deliver a little but too little too late.

    All in all, not a movie I'd recommend, I think it could and should have been better.

    Cheers!
    5NYCsOwnPiTO

    A lot of potential but...

    Julian sands did okay as the deranged composer but Charlotte Hope dropped the ball as a main actress... she was terrible. Her facial expressions and reactions were amateur at best. However her dialogue and improve was good... it's weird a potentially good actress who cannot act... maybe it's just the way it's written but they should've had a coach to walk her through her expressions. Even if they had to be as tedious as rehearsing each reaction immediately prior to filming the scene. So much potential and what's more is I just finished watching strangers chapter 1 which was picked up by lionsgate... that movie was actually worse than "The Piper" so with the right production this movie could've actually been a really good movie... I gave them a B for effort and potential but an F on execution and acting... concept was great but the casting was horrific and not in the great horror movie way.
    6catasanchez-16267

    The music...

    While watching this live I have to admit the storyline was okay, and the actors did the best they could with what they had been given, nothing really special story wise.

    Now the music is a completely different thing. If you love music or feel very enchanted by it and you can be inspired by it, then this is the movie for you.

    Honestly there was not a moment in this movie that I was no terrified by the beautiful but heartbeat accelerating music.

    I was constantly watching over my shoulder trying to see if the piper was there.

    The music will bring you into a beautifully constructed scene of terrifying wait, as if something was really going to happen anytime.

    The main melody is in every part of the movie and it leads up until the final scene.

    I recommend if you are very moved by music.
    7kastrino

    Solid supernatural horror

    I didn't think too much about watching this one especially after I saw the late great Julian Sands name on the poster. It is a classic horror story with a twist and a few Lovecraftian overtones that will please the fans of the king of cosmic horror. The movie starts at a steady pace by laying down the story and various players, quite atmospheric at times and tries to keep the mystery in check for as long as possible. After a while, the plot becomes apparent but this does not hurt the pace and there are a few surprises in store. The ending was a bit too "happy" and convenient for its own good, but overall this was a good movie that tries to honor older horror movies while keeping in touch with the present. Not a masterpiece but a solid effort that makes up an entertaining watch for horror fans.
    5paul_m_haakonsen

    A nice try...

    Now, I sat down to watch the 2023 horror movie "The Piper" solely because it was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, much less actually being familiar with.

    But what a surprise I was in for here, I didn't know that the movie was starring Julian Sands. So when he showed up on the screen, imagine my surprise to see my favorite actor popping up on the screen unbeknownst to me. And with "The Piper" being one of the last movies that he worked on before his disappearance and death, that just makes sitting through this 2023 movie from writer and director Erlingur Thoroddsen all the more special.

    The narrative in the movie was okay. I mean, it wasn't a particularly overly scary storyline. But writer Erlingur Thoroddsen put together a fairly entertaining script for the movie, based on the classic tale "The Flautist of Hamelin", but of course in an updated and modern setting. The ending of the movie was, somewhat anti-climatic and felt rather rushed, and that sort of took away from the overall impression of "The Piper".

    I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble, aside from Julian Sands, but I will say that they had an interesting and talented cast ensemble for the various roles and characters in the movie. I had not stumbled upon Charlotte Hope before this movie, but she certainly carried the movie quite nicely with her performance.

    Visually then "The Piper" was okay. It was not a movie that relied heavily on an abundance of special effects, which in itself was a good thing. But the special effects that were utilized in the movie worked out well enough, and certainly brought flavor to the overall impression of the movie. However, personally I wished that the Piper creature would have been given more on-screen time, because it was just a shame that it was hardly in the movie. But of course that is a matter of preference, whether or not you want an abundance of screen time for a creature in a movie or not; needless to say that I do enjoy that.

    The music throughout the course of the movie was good. And the concerto music that the movie revolved around certainly was haunting and memorable.

    I found that "The Piper" was a good attempt at recreating a take on the classic tale, however, the movie ended up being somewhat bland and rather forgettable.

    My rating of "The Piper" lands on a five out of ten stars.

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      One of the last movies of Julian Sands prior to his disappearance on January 13, 2023, when he was hiking close to the Mount Baldy area of California's San Bernardino Mountains. A search and rescue expedition was unsuccessfully launched to find him, his corpse being found by chance five months later at Mount Baldy. The movie is dedicated to him with the line "To our master, Julian" before the end credits.
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      written by Bjorn Thoroddsen

      performed by Gammar

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 2024 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Прокляття щуролова
    • Filming locations
      • Bulgaria
    • Production company
      • Millennium Media
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      • $495,525
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
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      • 2.39 : 1

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