The Ones Below

Name: The Ones Below
Genre: Thriller
Released: May 27, 2016
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey, Laura Birn, Stephen Campbell Moore

2016

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Magnet Releasing | Release Date: May 27, 2016 | R

Starring: Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey, Laura Birn, Stephen Campbell Moore

Summary: Eagerly awaiting their first child, a young couple in a tiny London suburb become involved in a psychological battle of wills with the tenants in the apartment downstairs.

Director: David Farr

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 87 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

May 26, 2016

The chillingly twisty plotting is dispensed in painstakingly measured increments that allow for maximum dread and, ultimately, well-earned shock value, while his four leads deliver equally subtle performances that sync with the pacing beat for beat. Read full review

Allan Hunter

May 24, 2016

The economical, precisely calibrated screenplay is nicely filled with enough simmering conflicts, character flaws and guilty resentments to keep you intrigued by what lies beneath the surface of these comfortable, middle-class lives Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

May 27, 2016

It’s a slow burn, but even as events turn more than a tad preposterous with twists that seem not just predictable but inevitable, Farr keeps a handle on the tension and tone, which keeps us hooked. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

May 20, 2016

Even the film's lapses inform it with a free-associative sense of portent, evoking the stupid things we inexplicably do in our most personal nightmares. Read full review

The Telegraph Patrick Smith

May 24, 2016

The Ones Below is a creepy genre exercise by a craftsman finding his groove. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

May 26, 2016

Although Farr layers on the creepy until the last frame of The Ones Below, the film's ultimate reveal is hardly shocking, and that the film spends a gratuitous amount time unspooling it long after it's clear what has gone down feels indulgent and unearned. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

May 24, 2016

The Ones Below needs some B-movie embellishment to set it apart from every other wannabe thriller, but it hopes it’s too serious for such things. So exacting and severe, we see the strings and grow bored of their inevitability. Read full review

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LamontRaymond

May 29, 2016

Creepy as hell - but a lot of fun. Loved all 4 primary actors, especially the women, who are uniformly terrific. The story is a little predictable, but the look and feel are amazing.

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Amirhosein2005

Nov 10, 2021

An extremely boring movie. The director apparently intended to make a profoundly mysterious film. But not only does it mislead the viewer, it also ultimately feels empty.

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