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The Canal
Directed by
Ivan Kavanagh
Not Rated
2014
1h 33m
Horror
,
Mystery
,
and more
5.8
74%
49%
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A film archivist finds his sanity crumbling after he is given an old 16mm film reel with footage from a horrific murder that occurred in the early 1900's.
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Cast of The Canal
Rupert Evans
David
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Claire
Hannah Hoekstra
Alice
Steve Oram
McNamara
Kelly Byrne
Sophie
Serena Brabazon
Estate Agent
Anthony Murphy
Policeman 1
Calum Heath
Billy
Paddy Curran
William Jackson
Maura Foley
Woman in Garden
Carl Shaaban
Alex
Sinead Watters
Anna
Alicja Ayres
Margaret Jackson
Conor Horgan
Steven
Ivan Kavanagh
Director / Writer
Neal Rowland
Writer
AnneMarie Naughton
Producer
The Canal Ratings & Reviews
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February 18, 2025
I found this to be an atmospheric, unsettling viewing experience. Not unlike Candyman, but retaining the British setting. For a low-budget British film it's well-made and photographed. I would rate it higher except the overall effect is incredibly bleak and depressing.
The Film Experience
Jason Adams
A harrowing Kubrickian experience -- Think if Stanley had directed Don't Look Now
The Blogging Banshee
Molly Henery
It really was everything I want in a horror film; scary, beautiful, excellent acting, and a storyline that is both simple and imaginative at the same time. This is definitely the kind of film that will be on my mind for quite a while.
The Hollywood Outsider
Aaron Peterson
The Canal is a hidden gem of a film, demonstrating the type of intelligent horror audiences often say they want yet rarely pay for.
TheHorrorShow
Scott Weinberg
A wonderfully shot, cleverly written, and subtly effective horror movie.
Monsters and Critics
Ron Wilkinson
Spirits in restrooms, blood from the walls and a hand cranked camera add up to something, but we are not sure what.
The Dissolve
Sheila O'Malley
Kavanagh periodically manages to create a truly spooky vibe, using simple and effective cinematic devices and a heart-attack-inducing score by Ceiri Torjussen.
Variety
Peter Debruge
Injecting explicit imagery into an old-fashioned possession story, writer-director Ivan Kavanagh brandishes his unusual mix of styles right from the beginning.
New York Times
Anita Gates
Over all, the action is too cryptic, and the pedestrian dialogue doesn't help.
Village Voice
Simon Abrams
Piers McGrail's nuanced, moody cinematography brings out the best in writer-director Ivan Kavanagh's over-mannered but effectively creepy ghost story.
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Meredith Borders
The terror of THE CANAL stems from something much deeper than blood or loud bangs. It is the terror of abject certainty - certainty that everything will get worse, much worse, before all of this is over.
Bloody Disgusting
Brad Miska
It's surprisingly dark and scary. It relies heavily on the atmosphere to create suspense, and the constant bizarre imagery and tremendous sound design help deliver in spades.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
Unlike David Lynch, Kavanagh isn't interested in catching ideas like fish, of linking the degradation of film to the degradation of consciousness.
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