<P> Winchester (also known as Winchester: The House that Ghosts Built) is a 2018 supernatural horror film directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, and written by the Spierigs and Tom Vaughan . The film stars Helen Mirren as heiress Sarah Winchester, with Jason Clarke and Sarah Snook, and follows Winchester as she is haunted by spirits inside her San Jose mansion in 1906 . </P> <P> An American - Australian co-production, the film was released in the United States on February 2, 2018 and in Australia on February 22, 2018 . It received negative reviews from critics, who called it "dull" and "pointless", and has grossed $38 million worldwide . </P> <P> Sarah Winchester is the widow of famed gun manufacturer William Wirt Winchester . Her husband's sudden death and the previous death of their child Annie have left her in grief . Having received more than $20 - million dollars in inheritance, Winchester convinces herself she is cursed by the ghosts of those who died at the hands of Winchester firearms . After seeking advice from a medium, she begins building an enormous, seemingly never - ending mansion in San Jose, California that would eventually be named the Winchester Mystery House . The house is under constant construction and Sarah's relative Marion Marriott lives in the house with her son Henry . At night, Henry is possessed by a mysterious entity . </P> <P> It's 1906, the Winchester company hires doctor Eric Price to stay at the house and assess Sarah, believing she is mentally unfit to remain in charge of the company . Eric is grieving from the death of his wife Ruby and reliant on drugs . He arrives at the house and has a ghostly vision that he believes is a side effect of the drugs he has taken . Later, he spots a ghost in the basement and witnesses a possessed Henry jump off the roof . Eric saves him . </P>

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