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Right at Your Door

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After several dirty bombs explode in Los Angeles, an unemployed musician (Rory Cochrane) must seal himself in his house to guard against the toxic ash that is descending over the whole area. However, his lover (Mary McCormack) arrives home after the seals are in place and so must remain outside, separated by thin doors and thinner plastic.
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Though Right at Your Door dips into melodrama at the end, it's an otherwise tense, effective, and eerily plausible doomsday scenario.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Nightmarish. Rated: 2/4 Sep 8, 2007 Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times The acting's pretty good, and the cinematography keeps things lively. Rated: 3/5 Sep 1, 2007 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Cunningly riffs on everything from George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and The Crazies to our current terrorist-related night-sweats. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 24, 2007 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Any American viewer is susceptible to the frightening imagery and aberrant post-9/11 paranoia present in Chris Gorak’s independent thriller Rated: 3/4 Sep 6, 2023 Full Review Alex Saveliev Film Threat The tone stumbles here and there, and the twist may leave you scratching your head, but the strength of its lead performances - by Mary McCormack and Rory Cochrane - as well as Gorak's muscular direction - powers it through the rough patches. Rated: 6/10 Mar 18, 2020 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List The melodrama that ensues and budgetary constraints ensure that this picture still has many flaws, most notably a conclusion that goes against the grain of the picture's primary thrust. But the central premise is certainly an intriguing one. Rated: 3/5 Nov 3, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I remember seeing a trailer for this film in 2006 when i was 13 years old. the trailer completely engaged me, creating this chaotic atmosphere and moral question about 'What would you do?' if you was in the situation of our main character. 16 years later I finally sit down to watch 'Right At Your Door'.......... one of the most disappointing viewing experiences I've ever had. Needless dialogue, needless characters introduced, and the "twist" ending was laughable. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review justin t I was pleasantly surprised. This is not the same as other toxic explosion movies such as Threads (1984), The Day After (1983) and the less memorable Testament (1983). This movie is harder to relate to and did not scare me in the same way. It focuses much more on a close relationship between a couple caught up in a fictional terrorist attack. It is much less about total destructive paranoia and more intimate. The movie is very well made. It looks very believable. The way that the movie has been made feels honest. The relationship is gripping from start to finish. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ronald h I'm a defender of, and sometimes an apologist for, low budget indie films. Those that are creative and intelligent can be forgiven their limitations. This one, I'm not really impressed. Neither of the main characters is likeable. The dialog is rudimentary, with liberal usage of the "F" word to express the characters' terror and frustration. The twist at the end is not only inexplicable; it's actually insulting. I suppose creating a scary mood is enough for some people, but there has to be more to a movie than that. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A brisk, tense, stripped-down thriller set against a chemical attack on Los Angeles, focussing on a woman who was heading into the city as the explosions happened and her husband at home. If the film's central dilemma is pretty predictable from the outset (not least given the title), it's well-executed, the two main performances are good and the short running time is in its favour. It takes on extra resonance this side of a pandemic, and the ending shows some story-telling guts. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid acting with an emphasis on character development elevate this slow-moving, ultra-low-budget disaster film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/20 Full Review Audience Member B+ for this B movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After several dirty bombs explode in Los Angeles, an unemployed musician (Rory Cochrane) must seal himself in his house to guard against the toxic ash that is descending over the whole area. However, his lover (Mary McCormack) arrives home after the seals are in place and so must remain outside, separated by thin doors and thinner plastic.
Director
Chris Gorak
Producer
Palmer West, Jonah Smith
Screenwriter
Chris Gorak
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Thousand Words
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 24, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 27, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$64.8K
Runtime
1h 36m
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