Sleep Tight

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Sleep Tight

2011

1h 42m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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César is the superintendent of an apartment building and keeps very close tabs on the tenants. He secretly enjoys inflicting pain on others, and the occupant of apartment 5B will be his new target.

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Critics Consensus

The strong lead performance, clever plot turns, and the unsettling ending makes Sleep Tight worth stalking.

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David Gritten

Daily Telegraph (UK)

03/01/2013

3/5

Wildly malevolent, but shrewdly executed and creepily watchable.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

03/01/2013

4/5

It's eminently watchable, more than a little chilling and a league and a half better than most of its kind.

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Simon Crook

Empire Magazine

02/25/2013

4/5

A creepy, neo-Hitchcock stalker drama, infused with uneasy twists and a slow-burning intensity. Check it out. Then check under your bed...

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Martín Rodríguez

En Filme

02/07/2023

3.5/5

Both in cinema and life, humanity finds new ways to terrorize us. Balagueró plays with this idea in Sleep Tight and thrusts it into a quotidian situation... [Full review in Spanish]

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

04/01/2020

Sleep Tight is effective and thrilling as we long for Cesar to get caught, but simultaneously marvel at his craftiness. For many, home invasion tales are the most terrifying. This one ranks among the best.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/05/2019

What begins as an incredibly creepy premise unfortunately dips one too many times in the ludicrous pot.

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Jun 13

Panalo. Napaka simple ng kwento kung tutuusin. Kaabang abang yun mga susunod na mangyayari. Hinding hindi ka mabobored sa panunuod

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Alain E

@AlainE Mar 11

Definitely watchable, but the question is what is the ultimate point. A psychopath next door sleeps repeatedly with a woman after he renders her unconscious. In the end he is able to avoid any repercussions. And life goes on. On the plus side the story avoids melodramatic exaggerations. Acting is commensurate.

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Diana S

07/29/2024

A disturbing and accurate, nuanced portrait of a malignant narcissist. There of course have been thrillers about malignant narcissists before, but this one is exceptional largely because it strictly stays in the protagonist's point of view instead of perfunctorily shifting to the other characters just to lessen tension or have broad appeal.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 02/17/2024

This concierge is creepy; sleeping under the bed and poisoning you until he can have what he wants. The plot isn't earth-shattering, but it's a great Spanish thriller.

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Chelsea T

08/20/2023

if the movies plot line and the main character's modus operandum weren't so repugnant, i'd like this movie a little more. its not a feel good flick but its clever and achieves all it sets out for.

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02/19/2022

Not a film I'll be revisiting as it achieved what it sets out to do: DISTURB & ANTAGONIZE THE VIEWER. A truly maddening tale of torment & hopelessness.

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Jaume Balagueró

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Luis Tosar

César

Marta Etura

Clara

Alberto San Juan

Marcos

Petra Martínez

Sra. Verónica

Iris Almeida

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Synopsis

César is the superintendent of an apartment building and keeps very close tabs on the tenants. He secretly enjoys inflicting pain on others, and the occupant of apartment 5B will be his new target.

Director: Jaume Balagueró
Screenwriter: Alberto Marini
Production Co: Castelao Producciones S.A., Mientras Duermes, A.I.E.
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 8, 2013
Runtime: 1h 42m

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