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Eli

R 2019 1h 38m Horror Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for Eli: Trailer 1 List
52% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 36% Audience Score 500+ Ratings
A boy becomes trapped in a haunted house while undergoing treatment for a rare disease. Read More Read Less
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Intermittently effective if not wholly successful, Eli offers horror fans a handful of jump scares in search of a truly terrifying story.

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Kristy Puchko IGN Movies A promising premise sets a solid stage for terror. Oct 19, 2019 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times "Eli" has a strong payoff too with a memorably intense final 15 minutes. But that roaring finish feels like it should come much earlier in the picture. The story ends just when it's finally going somewhere. Oct 18, 2019 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com We have no real idea what's going on through most of Eli, which results in a film that is more often confusing than frightening. Rated: 2/4 Oct 18, 2019 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Eli plays things too close to the chest for too much of its runtime, but the fiery finale is mostly worth the wait. Rated: 3/5 Apr 22, 2024 Full Review Rob Hunter Film School Rejects Netflix's latest horror film is among its most surprising and entertaining. Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Andrew Wyatt The Lens Foy and the film's three writers build to an artless, third-act twist that feels like a future case study for cheap screenwriting rug-pulls. Rated: C- Oct 31, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael P The end ruined it. I liked it better when it was implied that he was allergic to the world. This religious thing is absolutely bonkers, and honestly pathetic. Never have been so disappointed, ugh. +the redhead chick is annoying. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Audience Member Wow amazing twist! For myself I absolutely loved the ending! Really hope they make another Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review Zachary K Ok, look. I'll give this movie props for a decent concept, solid acting throughout and some clever elements. But once you reach the twist, which is admittedly a big swing, the whole thing falls apart. Suddenly, what seemed like clever plot points become gaping plot holes and you realize just how many scenes in the script serve no purpose, or at best a vague and unnecessary purpose that really do not add to the film in any constructive way, becoming a waste of time. In many ways I wanted to like this movie, because it's clear the filmmakers had some good ideas and a real intention to deliver some surprises. But that twist ruins it all... not just because its been done before (and much better), but because it makes no sense. The more you reflect on it, the more holes you find. Without giving away any spoilers, lets just say - a young boy who has spent the majority of his life living in a bubble, unable to really interact with the world outside, suddenly knows how to pick a lock with two paperclips and executes this precisely on the first try, under pressure - that's the smallest plot hole. All the rest are far, far more difficult to accept. One thing I will add in closing, if you choose to write a supernatural film built on religious concepts that almost everyone in the world has some familiarity with, even if they do not practice said faith, you should probably not try and reinvent the rules...and if you do, at least follow your own logic, because here you have characters in the story doing exactly what we are told they cannot do. Its a mess y'all. If they had landed the ending better, this would have been a 3 or 4 star movie, but as it is, the ending is so bad I would skip it all together. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review Ell M I did not know where this movie was headed but I don't personally feel the twist really made much sense. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/30/24 Full Review Christian M The concept is quite interesting, different from other horrors, but the end... It's very disappointing, the fact that it was so different from the usual had caught my attention, but then the ending was a real low blow. Three stars of encouragement I would say Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Kowshik D They made a freaking movie with this story, thats shameful enough. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A boy becomes trapped in a haunted house while undergoing treatment for a rare disease.
Director
Ciarán Foy
Producer
Trevor Macy, John Zaozirny
Screenwriter
David Chirchirillo, Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Intrepid Pictures
Rating
R (Some Horror Violence/Images)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 18, 2019
Runtime
1h 38m
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