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Don't Leave Home

Play trailer 1:56 Poster for Don't Leave Home Released Sep 14, 2018 1h 26m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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An American artist's obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story's origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.
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Chad Jones San Francisco Chronicle A mild-mannered Irish-set drama that never quite manages to be scary or exciting. Rated: 2/4 Sep 19, 2018 Full Review Geoff Berkshire Los Angeles Times Horror buffs can do a lot worse and thanks to the rise of video on demand, the title perfectly describes the ideal viewing experience. Sep 14, 2018 Full Review Josh Kupecki Austin Chronicle Don't Leave Home's elliptical tone is pitch perfect. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 13, 2018 Full Review Sarah Brinks Battleship Pretension Don't Leave Home was never dark or scary enough to draw me in, or even weird enough to peak my interest. It was just confusing, vague, and ultimately disappointing. Dec 10, 2020 Full Review Josh Goller Spectrum Culture Don't Leave Home never finds a way to strike a balance between the real and the surreal. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 16, 2019 Full Review Kimberley Elizabeth Nightmare on Film Street Don't Leave Home is ominous, eerie, and a mystery worth-unraveling. Apr 10, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brian M Pretty creepy gothic story that can get a little heavy-handed with uncanny elements, which vary from effective and trippy to outlandish. The mystery is pretty well done for the most part and is complemented by appropriately gothic settings and a really moody score. Towards the end it seems as though the movie doesn’t really know what it’s trying to say or how to say it—you can only ask the audience to infer so much from a series of dissolves. Nonetheless, the final scene is cool and chilling. Not too shabby, overall! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Hadassah C The only thing that made me keep watching this boring train wreck of a movie was the nostalgia it brought me. It felt like a Sunday afternoon when I was a child watching movies with my mom. It definitely had a vintage feel to it. The story itself was lacking, the execution was slow and sleepy. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review Larry J Reminded me of a variety of movies where if an offer seems to good to be true, you may be in danger. Good acting. Suspenseful. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Once upon a time it was the grubby fingered vulgarians in Hollywood that reliably vomited up anti-Catholic crap, but it seems the Irish have now taken over. Writer/Director Michael Tully proves himself a poor Colm Tóibín wannabe with this pathetic potshot against the Virgin Mary. Achingly slow, exceedingly dull and filled with obvious ripoffs of much better movies (Hereditary made miniature dioramas terrifying, here they are simply silly) Don't Leave Home should have been called Don't Even Bother. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I don’t even know where to begin with this. This is truly one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t make sense and the acting is AWFUL. This contains about the worst acting I’ve ever seen. It’s not scary at all, and I can’t tell you what even happened. The movie poster is very misleading, and whoever was in charge with the music score needs a lot of work. The music is very amateurish and obnoxious Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/20/20 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant setup and 2/3 of the way through it gets really interesting. Then, it falls flat on its face. Fun enough I guess but hardly recommended. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/12/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An American artist's obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story's origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.
Director
Michael Tully
Producer
Jeffrey Allard, Walter S. Hall, Ryan Zacarias
Screenwriter
Michael Tully
Distributor
Cranked Up Films
Production Co
Subotica Entertainment, Indie Entertainment, Good Deed Entertainment, Salem Street Entertainment
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 14, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2018
Runtime
1h 26m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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