The Collection

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The Collection

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2012

1h 22m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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36%

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50 Reviews

49%

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A young woman named Elena sneaks out of her house one night to attend an exclusive party, unaware of the horror that awaits her. A sick criminal known as The Collector crashes the party in search of fresh victims. When Elena goes into hiding, she finds and frees Arkin, The Collector's captive. Arkin manages to escape, but Elena is taken prisoner. A mercenary friend of Elena's father then forces Arkin to come along on a mission to free the young woman.

Critics Consensus

The Collection offers more grisly thrills and twisted humor than its predecessor; in other words, fun for genre fans, but unpleasant for anyone else.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

12/07/2012

1/5

An exercise in pure sadism, The Collection moves at a clip that leaps over plot holes in its race to elicit fright. No weighty psychology or physical logic freights this enterprise.

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Nicole Herrington

New York Times

11/30/2012

1/5

Just a pointless exercise in sadism.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

11/30/2012

F

People in Hollywood need to work and surely "The Collection" created a lot of jobs, but there must be a better way.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

May 7

3/10

It is oddly generic right where the film most desperately need to be distinctive.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/20/2023

4/5

Fully honors what made the first film unique while also taking the terror to shocking new heights.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

12/06/2022

2/4

For all its foibles, The Collection is ultimately a slight improvement over its predecessor.

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Jorge H

@jorge02 1d

Once again A good fun slasher with 99% of blood and 1% of story

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Gregory S

@Gregory566 Nov 15

Alright, it’s start off great, but then reality seeps in. I mean, we are taking about a killer that has killed hundreds of people. He killed hundreds all at the same time. Well, the cops sent 6 people, and no back up. Really?

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Caz M

@RT67929565 Oct 22

I love everything about this franchise. While it does have plot holes and moments of “that would never happen”… you have to look at it as a good old popcorn horror movie. You do get pulled in with the Collector and then the Collection we are just waiting for the 3rd movie in the trilogy to finish the story. I’m not surprised it has a cult following.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Jul 27

a saw-esque & serial killer/kidnapper combo where the whole time, they’re trying to get the guy in the mask, and he’s setting off sick traps.

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SkyRo P

@TheMovieSearch Jun 8

The Collection is a horror film listed under two different titles, so I finally decided to check it off my watchlist. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a huge letdown. The movie clearly operates on a low budget, and while that’s not always a dealbreaker, it’s painfully obvious here. Some of the death scenes and setups felt like they were trying to channel Saw—and in a few moments, they came close—but overall, the film never hit the mark. What really dragged it down was the cinematography and lighting, which were just awful. The entire movie looked and felt cheap, making it hard to fully engage with the story. The editing was just as rough—choppy, awkward, and totally lacking in tension or rhythm. The acting didn’t help either. The cast did what they could with what they were given, but the script was weak across the board. Because of that, the director seemed to be stretching to make something meaningful happen, but it just never came together in any cohesive or compelling way. In the end, The Collector was a flat, uninspired mess. It wasn’t scary, it wasn’t thrilling, and it was honestly tough to sit through—in a bad way, not a so-bad-it’s-good kind of way. It’s one of those movies I’ll never revisit and wouldn’t recommend. Skip it.

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Jailyne M

@RT58846692 May 13

i highly recommend this movie! not boring to me jajajaja i watch it several times every weekend loll both collectors are amazing tbh!!

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Synopsis

A young woman named Elena sneaks out of her house one night to attend an exclusive party, unaware of the horror that awaits her. A sick criminal known as The Collector crashes the party in search of fresh victims. When Elena goes into hiding, she finds and frees Arkin, The Collector's captive. Arkin manages to escape, but Elena is taken prisoner. A mercenary friend of Elena's father then forces Arkin to come along on a mission to free the young woman.

Director: Marcus Dunstan
Producer: Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe, Julie Richardson, Brett Forbes, Patrick Rizzotti
Screenwriter: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Distributor: LD Entertainment
Production Co: Fortress Features, Splendid Film
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Brief Nudity|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 30, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 23, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.8M
Runtime: 1h 22m

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