Shallow Ground

R

2005

1h 37m

Horror

List

57%

Tomatometer

7 Reviews

33%

Audience Score

2,500+ Ratings

Following a rash of mysterious disappearances, a naked teenage boy (Rocky Marquette) covered in blood suddenly appears outside the police station brandishing a gore-spattered hunting knife. Believing him to be involved somehow in the disappearances, Sheriff Jack Sheppard (Timothy V. Murphy) and his partner, Laura Russell (Lindsey Stoddart), take the boy into custody and interrogate him. When the boy starts talking, however, Sheppard's whole world begins to collapse around him.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2005

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Paul Dale

The List

Bad dialogue, creaky acting, unruly characterization and a distinct feeling of déjá vu marks this interesting, if very derivative, horror.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 25, 2019

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Though the concept has the ability to become something truly original and scary, [director] Wilson botches it...

Apr 29, 2009

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Provides a cast-iron example of that well-known movie maxim: Never Trust A Little Old Lady (at least not one that's played by Patty "The Bad Seed" McCormack).

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2005

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Anton Bitel

Movie Gazette

Rated: 8/10

Aug 3, 2005

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Os efeitos de maquiagem so timos, mas o roteiro estpido a direo repleta de clichs de Sheldon Wilson s ficam acima das pssimas atuaes de todo o elenco.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 31, 2005

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justin t

This started off as quite an interesting chiller. It sort of changed and then became really confused. Not confusing as I was switched on and concentrating, it was confused. It stopped adding up if you thought about it in the slightest detail. The idea was interesting. It was let down by poor logic and believability. It was like all of the people were murderers about a year ago. The ending didn't really make sense although the very final bit was pretty cool and interesting. Make no effort to see this as it is lacking although the odd chilling moments and early potential can be enjoyed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Have a lot of mixed feelings about this one. the storyline was a bit different; there was a mystery which was fun to speculate on, and there were a couple of twists, neither which i expected. having said that though, the film is permeated with some undefinable level of creepiness that was unnerving and disturbing. I won't be watching this one again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

A volte il cinema indipendente sforna dei piccoli gioielli. Questo, girato in 18 giorni e con 4 soldi, é uno di quelli. Gran bell'horror.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Decently creepy and a cool idea overall. It seemed to set itself up for a sequel at the end, but that's cool. I would watch it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Why has this movie got such a high rank here? It's absolute garbage. ROFL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

31 Days of Horror (2013): #9

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

Following a rash of mysterious disappearances, a naked teenage boy (Rocky Marquette) covered in blood suddenly appears outside the police station brandishing a gore-spattered hunting knife. Believing him to be involved somehow in the disappearances, Sheriff Jack Sheppard (Timothy V. Murphy) and his partner, Laura Russell (Lindsey Stoddart), take the boy into custody and interrogate him. When the boy starts talking, however, Sheppard's whole world begins to collapse around him.

Director: Sheldon Wilson
Producer: Martin Mathieu, Jason Ninness, Sheldon Wilson
Screenwriter: Sheldon Wilson
Production Co: Deco Filmworks
Rating: R (Some Language|Nudity|Gore|Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 3, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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