In the Tall Grass

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In the Tall Grass

2019

1h 30m

Drama

Horror

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A brother and sister enter a field of tall grass to rescue a boy, but they soon realize they cannot escape and something evil lurks in the grass.

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A potentially intriguing premise is rapidly lost in the weeds during In the Tall Grass which struggles to stretch its slim source material to feature length.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Netflix seems to be banging out Steven King adaptations as fast as King used to bang out books. This one, based on a novella by King and his son Joe Hill, is quite a decent little creeper too.

Oct 30, 2019

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Monica Castillo

Polygon

While it's not the sharpest of King's stories, Natali's cast redeems the film's shortcomings.

Oct 7, 2019

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

The performances are all solid, and writer/director [Vincenzo] Natali and cinematographer Craig Wrobleski wreaking fiendish menace from the grass jungle. Surely, they're not in Kansas anymore.

Oct 4, 2019

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

There is only so much you can do with such a small amount of source material, and in compensating for that “In the Tall Grass” repeats itself too much.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Graeme Tuckett

Stuff.co.nz

Tthis is hands-down one of silliest and funniest - unintentionally - alleged horrors I've seen in years.

Oct 22, 2021

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Discussing Film

Not every question gets answered, but enough are to make for a satisfying conclusion.

Rated: 3.5 / 5

Jun 25, 2021

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Ruan H

Cool concept, very poorly executed

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Audience Member

definitely not a great film but i don't think it is that bad. would of been so much better if it was a short film though. felt very draggd and i ended up not finishing it. first 20 minuites-30 were pretty good though

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Genuinely the worst film i’ve ever watched, i’ve never wrote a review on this website before but i feel this one deserved a special mention. I’ve watched a lot of films in my time but this one is hard to top, honestly everything about it is terrible a complete waste of time, don’t bother watching it!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Darío C

Good, deep concept, but very boring. Acting is good, however the end is too misunderstandable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Hudson F

If you're looking for something scary... I don't know if this is what you want. It's unsettling, and most of the movie, you're just looking at grass. So, that should tell you the budget. Acting wasn't bad, and the entirety of the plot was a bit eerie, but the ending was a little disappointing, and it felt like a lack of effort to be scary.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Lillian C

If you like grass this is the movie for you.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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A brother and sister enter a field of tall grass to rescue a boy, but they soon realize they cannot escape and something evil lurks in the grass.

Director: Vincenzo Natali
Producer: Steven Hoban, Jimmy Miller, M. Riley, Mark Smith
Screenwriter: Vincenzo Natali
Production Co: Netflix, Copperheart Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2019
Runtime: 1h 30m

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