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Beyond the Door

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A pregnant woman's (Juliet Mills) devil child can move furniture, open doors and make its mother's head spin.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/08/2020
3/5
There are lots of redundant and silly moments, as well as some overripe acting from Juliet Mills, but some disturbing and interesting stuff as well. Go to Full Review
Anton Bitel Little White Lies 03/30/2020
Beyond The Door is too odd, too indefinable, too singular, to be dismissed as merely derivative. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 04/29/2018
1/4
It's all trash, but it's scary trash. I wouldn't call it entertainment, but it's a diversion, all right. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 01/23/2024
3/5
... uses San Francisco locations with some skill, and has a very powerful shock moments, one involving toys coming to life. The opening narration, by the Devil, of course, is pretty chintzy, but there’s plenty for genre connoisseurs to enjoy... Go to Full Review
Dilys Powell Sunday Times (UK) 10/03/2023
A repulsive experience. Go to Full Review
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Jason W Nov 9 The Exorcist except with a pregnant woman. Some really good moments but also some faults. The dialogue is a little generic and a few effects are not great, plus the funk/jazz style music doesn't fit, but there are some decent, freaky moments that keep it above water. See more 11/22/2024 What’s beyond the door? Oliver Hellman directs one of the many popular exorcist horror films made popular by William Friedkin This one is actually an Italian horror picture with a different name It involves a pregnant woman carrying around a devils baby Dimitri during a ritual lets her escape and a mysterious voice tasks him with tracking her down If he succeeds delivering the child he’ll gain more years to his lifespan But the terror begins when other members of a family of 4 start to notice the demonic forces This one takes its time as far as the scares, they are more spread out from each other Yet there is a really creative scene involving a bedroom moving on its own There’s a lot of that classic 1970s jazz when it comes to the background music The soundtrack does get very distracting from what’s supposed to be a scare fest By the last half it goes all out There’s definitely stronger films of this magnitude See more 11/02/2020 Weird and creepy throughout, Beyond the Door's absurd dialogue and period kitsch end up meshing well with some genuinely scary moments and convincing make-up effects. HIGHLY derivative, but worth a watch. See more 07/21/2020 Deliciosa locura de Ovidio G Assonitis, claramente rip-off de El Exorcista, pero que es tan absolutamente extraña y rocambolesca que no puedo parar de apreciarla. See more 04/16/2017 Spooky and trippy (time warps!?) stuff that's sort of undone by some questionable editing choices (lots of freeze framing for no good reason) and downright annoying musical interludes. This follows watching the international cut of the movie (The Devil Within Her) ...or the only version available on non-obsolete formats ...also the most complete version. Though here I'd guess completeness doesn't necessarily equal greatness. I'd like to seek out the US edit which I understand corrects a lot of what ails this movie. See more 10/14/2014 Surprisingly effective 70's demonic possession horror, in spite of ripping off bits from "The Exorcist" and "Rosemary's Baby". Somewhat nonsensical, as well, but still worth a viewing See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A pregnant woman's (Juliet Mills) devil child can move furniture, open doors and make its mother's head spin.
Director
Ovidio G. Assonitis, Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
Producer
Ovidio G. Assonitis, Giorgio Rossi, Enzo Doria, Edward L. Montoro
Screenwriter
Ovidio G. Assonitis, Antonio Troiso, Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
Production Co
Montoro Productions Ltd., A Erre Cinematografica
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 21, 2018
Runtime
1h 34m
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