John Cusack

Samuel L. Jackson

Mary McCormack

Jasmine Jessica Anthony

Tony Shalhoub

Alexandra Silber

Noah Lee Margetts

William Armstrong

Paul Birchard

Margot Leicester

Angel Oquendo

Walter Lewis

Eric Meyers

Holly Hayes

Johann Urb

Andrew-Lee Potts

Kim Thomson

Drew Powell

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Benny Urquidez

Len Cariou

Ray Nicholas

Paul Kasey

George Cottle

William Willoughby

Thomas A. McMahon

Kevin Dobson

Peter Conboy

Georgie Lee-Robinson

Bernadette Lords

Rob McGillivray

Kate Walsh

Mikael Håfström

Matt Greenberg

Scott Alexander

Larry Karaszewski

Jake Myers

Bob Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Benoît Delhomme

Peter Boyle

Andrew Laws

Natalie Ward

Stuart Kearns

Karl Derrick

Paul Corbould

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Stephen King

Gabriel Yared

Tim Cavagin

Craig Irving

Cecilia Lanzi

Nigel Mills

Steve Single

John Greaves

Sean Guest

James Andrew Haven

Mark Raggett

Gerry Vasbenter

Brian Simmons

Avy Kaufman

Sean Farrow

Stephen Boucher

Rhian Nicholas

Julia Dehoff

Roxy Konrad

Kate Halsall

Dermot Hickey

Dean Thompson

Harry Bowers

Jason Coop

Gareth Coop

David Smith

Sonny Burdis

Andrew Watson

Malcolm Huse

Gary Smith

Russell O'Connor

Terry Chapman

Derek Strachan

Darren Piercey

Tony Rowland

Colin Wood

Gordon Fitzgerald

Michelle Pianca

Mark Ferguson

Jane Petrie

Askia Won-Ling Jacob

David Otzen

Tamsin Wright

Barbara Brady

Suzanne Stokes-Munton

Denise Wynbrandt

Pauline Heyes

Catherine Heyes

John Coppinger

Pippa Woods

Shaune Harrison

Susan d'Arcy

Emma Mallett

Bertie Spiegelberg

Danielle Bennett

Frances Richardson

Rita Kozma

Will Blunden

Alex Anstey

Cara Cheeseman

Philip Alton

Steve Mayer

Conor Mackey

Alex Joseph

Richard Kondal

Ricky Butt

Francis Ward Lindsay

Ruth Sullivan

Mark Lafbery

Louis Ellman

Abigail Barbier

Kirsty Whalley

Jeff Atmajian

Becky Bentham

Ben Shepherd

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Mystery

1408

Dimension Films

di Bonaventura Pictures

United States of America

English

hotel

hotel room

new york city

research

fire

husband wife relationship

window

loss of loved one

door

painting

telephone

haunted house

writer

ghost hunter

Dolphin Sandwich.

1408 is based on one of horror writer Stephen King's short stories. It stars John Cusack as a supernatural investigator who rents room 1408 at The Hotel Dolphin in New York. It is said to be a most haunted room and the scene of many deaths. He soon finds his scepticism tested to the max.

Although it has deep themes of grief et al, this essentially boils down to one man in a room being plagued by psychological and physical attacks, with the intended chills and shocks surreal in presentation. It's all very twisty and big on conundrums, which makes a second viewing something of a necessity, whilst Cusack's performance is also reason to check in for another viewing. However, it's not the scary movie some have lauded it as, in fact it's more fun-house palaver than anything terrifying, but there's no doubting the intelligence and skill of the writing. The mind is a curious, wonderful and troubling thing, and 1408 wants us to know it. 6/10

Kamurai

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

While the setup is a little bleh, it serves a point, but I could literal start the movie at Samuel L. Jackson's office and be fine.

Once in 1408, the intensity creeps perfectly.  It really gives you the atmosphere of a cat playing with its food.

It'll mess your head a little, but that's just from a great John Cusack delivery and wonderful cinematic display.

And the ending is almost perfect: the are two minors points that could be bad, but they're unclear.

As the manager said, "It's and evil room.

Andre Gonzales

The storyline and basis of the movie is kind of dumb. It is entertaining though with a lot of weird and crazy stuff happening in room 1408.

(Watched the Theatrical version)

1408 is a solid psychological horror that pulls you into its dark and twisted world. John Cusack does an amazing job as Mike Enslin, a skeptic writer dealing with supernatural horrors while battling his own guilt over losing his daughter. His performance really makes the movie—he sells the fear, grief, and madness perfectly.

That said, the endings are what really stood out for me. The theatrical version felt too neat and safe. Sure, it wraps things up nicely, but for a movie this dark, it needed something heavier. The director’s cut hit harder—it’s bleak and sticks with you. The haunting moment with his daughter fit the tone of the movie so much better. It kept the unsettling vibe that should linger after a film like this.

The production was great too. The way the room constantly changes and traps you with Mike was done so well, keeping you on edge the whole time. Overall, I enjoyed it, but the director’s cut is the real winner for me. It keeps the dark, disturbing feel that a movie like this needs.

1408 (2007) Original Trailer [FHD]

1408( 2007)

The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one.

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Fri Mar 10 2017

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