Abattoir (2016): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Abattoir is a 2016 horror thriller directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, starring Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson and Lin Shaye. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes and earned $663,460 worldwide. Critics gave it 37% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.5/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- Darren Lynn Bousman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Momentum Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Abattoir About?
The premise of Abattoir without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
When her family is murdered, investigative reporter Julia Talben is consumed by a desperate search for answers. Her investigation leads her down a dark path, uncovering a disturbing mystery connected to the enigmatic Abattoir, a bizarre house constructed from countless rooms of despair. Joined by her former lover, Detective Grady, Julia must confront the sinister forces within the house and unravel the chilling secret: how is a haunted house built?
Abattoir Themes & Keywords
· 46 tags- intense violence
- grindhouse film
- begins with voice over narration
- reference to bob woodward
- reference to the washington post
- reporter
- rolling pin as a weapon
- bludgeoned to death
- pulled over by the police
- payphone
- curse
- murdered with an axe
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- slasher
- supernatural horror
- police
- real estate reporter
- haunted house
- mother murders daughter
- hooded victim
- fistfight
- evangelist
- banging head against door
- throat cut
- home invasion
- beaten to death with a rolling pin
- house demolition
- murder of a child
- murder confession
- murder of sister
- based on comic book
- title spoken by character
- spiral staircase
- elevator
- immolation
- collection
- shot in the eye
- newspaper
- 8 mm movie projector
- car towed
- bloody violence
- violence
- police detective
- based on comic
- real estate agent
- one word title
- mansion
Abattoir Cast
Jessica Lowndes leads the cast, with Joe Anderson and Lin Shaye. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman; 4 actors are credited in all.
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Director Darren Lynn Bousman
More from Darren Lynn Bousman
More films directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, best-rated first: St. Agatha, Tales of Halloween, Saw III and Saw II.
Abattoir Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Abattoir 37% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.5/10.
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IMDb 4.5 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 37% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 27%
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Metacritic 40 Metascore
User score 4.5
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TMDB 45% User score
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Letterboxd 2.0 /5
148 ratings
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Abattoir Plot Summary
What happens in Abattoir from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Real estate journalist Julia Talben, Jessica Lowndes, feels stalled in her current assignments and longs for crime reporting, though she finds some comfort in her sister Amanda, her nephew Charlie, and a cordial relationship with her former lover and local detective Joe Anderson Grady. When tragedy strikes Amanda’s family as Richard Renshaw breaks into their home, the next morning Renshaw calls Julia at work and apologizes for the murders. Julia rushes to the scene and discovers the brutal crime in Charlie’s room, while Grady calmly moves to detain Renshaw.
Full summary
The whole story of Abattoir, scene by scene
Abattoir Box Office
Abattoir grossed $663,460 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$663.5K
- International
- $663.5K
Abattoir Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.
- Featurette Abattoir Featurette - Making Of (2016) - Horror Movie
How Well Do You Know Abattoir?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What is Julia Talben’s profession at the start of the film?
Abattoir Also Known As
35 alternative titles, including “朱庇特上升” and “V0shozhden1e Up1teP”.
- Also known as
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- 朱庇特上升
- V0shozhden1e Up1teP
- 木升战纪
- 朱比特崛起
- O Destino de Júpiter
- Jupiterė. Pabudimas
- El destino de Júpiter
- Jupiter : Le Destin de l'univers
- 주피터 어센딩, იუპიტერის აღზევება
- 木昇戰紀
- จูปิเตอร์ แอสเซนดิ้ง ศึกดวงดาวพิฆาตสะท้านจักรวาล
- Người Thừa Kế Vũ Trụ
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- Jupiter - Il destino dell'universo
- Ascensão de Jupiter
- 木星上行
- Восхождение Юпитер
- Jupiter: Intronizacja
- Jupiter felemelkedése
- עלייתה של ג'ופיטר
- Пътят на Юпитер
- Jupiter vychází
- Ascensiunea lui Jupiter
- Jupiter na vzostupe
- Jüpiter Yükseliyor
- Nouseva Jupiter
- Το Πεπρωμένο της Τζούπιτερ
- Піднесення Юпітер
- Jupiter u usponu
- ジュピター
- L'ascension de Jupiter
- El destí de Júpiter
- Јупитер: Уздизање
- صعود ژوپیتر
- Jupiter v vzponu
- Jupiteras ceļš
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Abattoir FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Abattoir, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Abattoir?
Abattoir runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was Abattoir released?
Abattoir was released on December 9, 2016.
Who directed Abattoir?
Abattoir was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.
More films by Darren Lynn Bousman Who is in the cast of Abattoir?
Abattoir stars Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson and Lin Shaye, among 4 credited actors.
How much did Abattoir make at the box office?
Abattoir grossed $663,460 worldwide.
How is Abattoir rated?
Abattoir has 4.5/10 on IMDb, 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic and 45% on TMDB.
Does Abattoir have a post-credit scene?
No. Abattoir has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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