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Inside

2007 · 83 min

A mercilessly tense siege that turns a quiet home into a claustrophobic nightmare of scissors, blood and grief.

Directed by
Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Genres
Horror
Starring
Alysson Paradis, Béatrice Dalle, Nathalie Roussel
Tagline
Terror comes calling.
Overview
Months after a tragic accident, Sarah, a young pregnant woman, must spend Christmas Eve alone in her house before giving birth the next day. But in the middle of the night, a creepy visitor knocks at her door willing to do anything to get what they want, setting off a night of pure terror.

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Directed by
Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Genres
Horror
Starring
Alysson Paradis, Béatrice Dalle, Nathalie Roussel
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • survival
  • violence
  • parenthood
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror9
Humour0
Realism7
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Written by
Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
Starring
Alysson Paradis, Béatrice Dalle, Nathalie Roussel, François-Régis Marchasson, Jean-Baptiste Tabourin, Dominique Frot, Claude Lulé, Hyam Zaytoun
Music
François-Eudes Chanfrault
Cinematography
Laurent Barès
Runtime
83 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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