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Shallow Ground

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Aug 3, 2005 Full Review 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 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Sure, this is filmed like a standard B-movie thriller, but the plot keeps us guessing ... and it's creepy and unsettling enough to give us nightmares. Rated: 3.5/5 May 13, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 37 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sheldon Wilson

Director

Timothy V. Murphy

Jack Sheppard

Stan Kirsch

Stuart Dempsey

Lindsey Stoddart

Laura Russell

Patty McCormack

Helen Reedy

Rocky Marquette

Boy

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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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