The Unquiet

The Unquiet

2008 · ★ 3.0 · TV Movie, Horror, Mystery, Drama

Do you believe in ghosts? Well, whether you do or not, you'll want to tune in for this superspooky flick that takes you inside an abandoned -- and possibly haunted! -- women's prison. A skeptic and her ex-husband, a documentary filmmaker, both with differing opinions about the supernatural, stumble across some scary revelations about the facility's violent and abusive history.

Directed by Bill Corcoran · Written by Matt Dorff

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