The Hamiltons

2006 "Every Family Has Its Secrets."
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Released: 19 November 2006 Released
Producted By: San Francisco Independent Cinema
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The Hamiltons seem to be the picture-perfect American family. They are hardworking community members; giving to their local charities, attending town hall meetings and always respectful of their neighbors...except for the fact that they usually end up killing them.

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Phil Flores, Mitchell Altieri

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San Francisco Independent Cinema

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The Hamiltons Audience Reviews

Alicia I love this movie so much
Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike
Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
jlthornb51 The Hamiltons is an amazing film from the "Butcher Brothers" and it proves to be one of the most creative, unique motion pictures of the season. Benefiting from authentic Petaluma locations that bring tremendous atmosphere to the story, this is a horror film that grabs an audience by the throat and never lets go. In fact, the imagery in the movie will haunt viewers for some time after the shattering climax. With startling violence and graphic horror that truly disturbs, The Hamiltons succeeds as a horror film as well as a social commentary. Insightful, outrageously terror filled, and incredibly engrossing, you will not soon forget the motion picture experience that is The Hamiltons.
jfarms1956 The Hamiltons is a movie which is geared for horror fans where the horror is not of the supernatural kind. The film moves at a fairly slow pace. The Hamiltons sort of reminds me of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. However, the Hamiltons does not have all the gore that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre has. It dos have some gore. I wish that storytellers would come up with other scenarios rather than a Texas Chainsaw Massacre do-over. It's been done, again and again. The characters are shallow and so is the plot. This is a good movie to have a TV watch party to. This is a late night movie. Popcorn all around here. Try to get something out of the movie.
fae-of-eire User Caustic Pulp did a good review; here's my version. The less you know going into it the better it'll be. Four siblings try to restart their lives in a new town after the untimely death of their parents should be sufficient synopsis. The film reveals a bit too much of its hand from the beginning. The tension and intriguing characters would have benefited from a more minimalist approach to the creep factor. I could have done without the first minute and half or so of pre-credit footage (beginning the film directly with the VO and home movie) as well as the somewhat cheesy 'creature' sound effects (they're a bit of a spoiler); I would have rather seen this unfold as a particularly unsettling and edgy family drama (until the last act). As a result, the clever twist is at once over and underplayed, coming off as a gimmick. This said, the idea is original, the camera is excellently handled and the performances are solid from a cast of relative unknowns. It will be intriguing to see how the sequel works out, I'll certainly see it.
Paul Andrews The Hamiltons tells the story of the four Hamilton siblings, teenager Francis (Cory Knauf), twins Wendell (Joseph McKelheer) & Darlene (Mackenzie Firgens) & the eldest David (Samuel) who is now the surrogate parent in charge. The Hamilton's move house a lot, Franics is unsure why& is unhappy with the way things are. The fact that his brother's & sister kidnap, imprison & murder people in the basement doesn't help relax or calm Francis' nerves either. Francis know's something just isn't right & when he eventually finds out the truth things will never be the same again...Co-written, co-produced & directed by Mitchell Altieri & Phil Flores as The Butcher Brothers (who's only other film director's credit so far is the April Fool's Day (2008) remake, enough said) this was one of the 'Films to Die For' at the 2006 After Dark Horrorfest (or whatever it's called) & in keeping with pretty much all the other's I've seen I thought The Hamiltons was complete total & utter crap. I found the character's really poor, very unlikable & the slow moving story failed to capture my imagination or sustain my interest over it's 85 & a half minute too long 86 minute duration. The there's the awful twist at the end which had me laughing out loud, there's this really big sustained build up to what's inside a cupboard thing in the Hamiltons basement & it's eventually revealed to be a little boy with a teddy. Is that really supposed to scare us? Is that really supposed to shock us? Is that really something that is supposed to have us talking about it as the end credits roll? Is a harmless looking young boy the best 'twist' ending that the makers could come up with? The boring plot plods along, it's never made clear where the Hamiltons get all their money from to buy new houses since none of them seem to work (except David in a slaughterhouse & I doubt that pays much) or why they haven't been caught before now. The script tries to mix in every day drama with potent horror & it just does a terrible job of combining the two to the extent that neither aspect is memorable or effective. A really bad film that I am struggling to say anything good about.Despite being written & directed by the extreme sounding Butcher Brothers there's no gore here, there's a bit of blood splatter & a few scenes of girls chained up in a basement but nothing you couldn't do at home yourself with a bottle of tomato ketchup & a camcorder. The film is neither scary & since it's got a very middle-class suburban setting there's zero atmosphere or mood. There's a lesbian & suggest incestuous kiss but The Hamiltons is low on the exploitation scale & there's not much here for the horror crowd.Filmed in Petaluma in California this has that modern low budget look about it, it's not badly made but rather forgettable. The acting by an unknown (to me) cast is nothing to write home about & I can't say I ever felt anything for anyone.The Hamiltons commits the cardinal sin of being both dull & boring from which it never recovers. Add to that an ultra thin story, no gore, a rubbish ending & character's who you don't give a toss about & you have a film that did not impress me at all.