Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite
Seen it?2015 | 94 min | Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for people who love a good growing-up story and people who like the lights on afterwards. Small moments carry real weight here, the way they do when you're young. Sits nicely alongside House on Haunted Hill or 1408. The scares come from the creaks and shadows as much as the jumps.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
There is an ancient ritual known to humankind for more than a hundred years...According to the legend, an ominous entity known as The Queen of Spades can be summoned by drawing a door and staircase on a mirror in the darkness, and by saying her name three times. The Queen of Spades gets her energy from reflective objects; she cuts locks of hair from those asleep, and those that see her go mad or die. Four teenagers decide to call The Queen of Spades as a joke. But when one of them dies of a sudden heart attack, the group realizes they are up against something inexplicable and deadly dangerous.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $1 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
- Alina BabakAnna
- Valeriya DmitrievaKatya
- Igor KhripunovAnton
- Evgeniya LozaMarina
- Sergey PokhodaevSergey
- Valentin SadikiMatvey
- Vladimir SeleznyovExorcist
- Mariya FominaWoman with a ring
- Maksim StoyanovDoctor
- Natalia DomeretskayaAnna’s teacher