''The Manor'' is a 2021 American

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written and directed by

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. The film stars

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, Stacey Travis,

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and Mark Steger. The film was released in the United States on October 8, 2021 by

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, as the eighth installment in the anthological ''Welcome to the Blumhouse'' film series.

Plot

After suffering a stroke at her 70th birthday party, Judith Albright, a professional dancer in her youth who is now a dance instructor, is moved into a nursing home after being diagnosed with

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. Her 17-year-old grandson, Josh, whom she is very close to, opposes the move, while his mother, Judith’s daughter, Barbara, tries to comfort him. Judith assures Josh that the move is best for everyone. But soon she notices strange behaviors and the deaths of other residents. She imagines a tree like figure looming in her room. Eventually, it is revealed that three of the other elderly people living there are much older even and have been using witchcraft to suck the life forces out of victims (patients of the Manor). This allows them to become young every nightfall, returning to their old forms when the sun rises. Judith decides to join them in the end so that she may live longer to have time with Josh, who also comes to work at the Manor.

Cast

as Judith Albright *

as Roland * Nicholas Alexander as Josh *

as Trish * Fran Bennett as Ruth *

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as Barbara Albright *

as Liesel *

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as Annette * Shelly Robertson as Elizabeth * Stacey Travis as Ms. Benson * Mark Steger as Minion * Cissy Wellman as Imogen * Andrew Tinpo Lee as Dr. Geoghegan

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 62% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On

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, the film holds a rating of 59 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manor (film), The 2021 films 2021 horror films Amazon MGM Studios films American supernatural horror films Blumhouse Productions films Films set in hospitals 2020s supernatural horror films 2020s English-language films English-language Amazon Prime Video original films 2020s American films