The Portrait

2023

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 36% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 36%
IMDb Rating 4.4/10 10 1043 1K

ghost mind games psychological terror

Plot summary

After her husband is devastated by a tragic accident, a devoted wife obsesses over a mysterious portrait that resembles him as he was; but when it starts to terrorize her, she must decide if it's possessed or if she's losing her mind.

Director

Simon Ross Photo
Simon Ross

Top cast

Virginia Madsen Photo
Virginia Madsen as Mags
Barry Ratcliffe Photo
Barry Ratcliffe as Auctioneer
Isidora Goreshter Photo
Isidora Goreshter as Officer Bartlett
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Photo
Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Brookes
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791.12 MB
1280*640
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
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1.59 GB
1920*960
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by stevelivesey-37183 4 / 10

Milk toast version of Dorian Gray

The portrait is a movie that borrows lots of elements from different movies and then chooses to water down those ideas into nothing or introduce the ideas but then never use them.The central conceit of the movie is good. Husband in a semi catatonic state due to an accident. But then we have idea after idea introduced and then ignored.Virginia Madsen.....wasted. The Dorian Gray portrait ripoff.....wasted. That Saved By The Bell guy.......wasted.You will finish watching and then say, 'what was the point of all that?'
Reviewed by edw1976 2 / 10

What Did I Just Watch?

I thought I'd go to sleep more than once during this film. Halfway in, I realized the film was only 90 minutes long, though I felt like I'd been sitting there for two hours or more as it were.The lead seemed miscast. A favor must have been called in, because Ryan, Virginia, and Mark are well-established famous names. The lead girl? Never heard of her. Maybe she's a star in another country.The story keeps you guessing and never answers any questions. Do people just keep buying portraits of dead family members to replace the dying loved ones they currently have? What's all that about?Two stars for the three actors mentioned above, as they all performed fantastically. Heck, Ryan got a great gig because he didn't have to learn more than three of four words/lines in the whole thing. Talk about winning the lottery."What's my motivation?" he may have asked."You're getting paid to just look pissed off and cradle your right arm." "I'm in!"I could see it.
Reviewed by axxmqmcy 3 / 10

Blah

Ryan Kwanten movies can be hit or miss, this one was a definite miss for me. In a nutshell, a married couple moves into a house and encounters a haunted painting. The majority of the movie is the wife dealing with trying to determine whether the painting is possessing her husband or she's just losing her mind.All things considered, the movie offered nothing original regarding its premise and although the acting was solid, it couldn't make up for a lackluster script for a paint-by-numbers film.I wouldn't recommend this one, not even as a way to kill time. Better to just watch paint dry.-- -- --
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