''Eloise'' is a 2016 American

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directed by Robert Legato and written by Christopher Borrelli. The film stars

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, Brandon T. Jackson,

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, and P. J. Byrne. The film was released on February 3, 2017, by

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Cast

as Pia Carter *

Dr. H. H. Greiss *

as Jacob Martin * Brandon T. Jackson as Dell Richards *

Genevieve Martin * P. J. Byrne as Scott Carter * Ricky Wayne as Detective Frazier

Production

On April 25, 2014,

, Brandon T. Jackson and P. J. Byrne joined the cast.

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began on May 5, 2014. It was shot in and around

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, and was financed in part by a $2 million

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from the

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. Much of it was filmed at Eloise.

Release

The film was released on February 3, 2017, by

Critical reception

Critic John DeFore of ''

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'' wrote that it is "An incoherent, time-hopping paranormal tale." It offered condolences to the actual staff of Eloise. ''

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'' declared it, "A horror movie of such ineptitude that it invites sympathy for even its least gifted participants." '' Variety'' was dismissive: "A notorious former insane asylum turns out — surprise! — to be a bad place to visit in this generic horror opus. Reasonably slick but empty, 'Eloise' is no '' Session 9'' as far as haunted-former-mental-hospital horrors go. Heck, it's not even a '' Grave Encounters 2''." ''

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'' said it all in the title of its article.

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gave it an 11% rating. On

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it has a score of 15% based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".

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* 2016 films American psychological thriller films 2016 psychological thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{psychological-thriller-film-stub