The Inhabitant

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The Inhabitant

R

Released Oct 7, 2022

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A teenage descendant of Lizzie Borden is caught between paranoid visions and a festering schizophrenia amid a series of small-town murders.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

There is so much brewing in the setup that it’s a shame that the final twists and reveals are a little boilerplate. Nevertheless, A’zion holds the fort all the way to the end...

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2023

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

The Inhabitant wants to be a gory whodunnit in the vein of Scream, but is so half-assed in its execution that it takes over an hour of the film’s 95-minute runtime to figure out writer Kevin Bachar’s true intent.

Nov 1, 2022

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Wilson Morales

BlackFilmandTV.com

In watching The Inhabitant, you're getting a hodgepodge of genres in one film. Directed by Jerren Lauder, there's elements of a horror film, a supernatural film and a murder mystery, but somehow it works to a satisfying degree.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 24, 2022

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Shawn Edwards

Fox 4 Kansas City

"The Inhabitant" is clever horror movie that also leans into teen angst and family drama. It’s a sophisticated murder mystery where the body count isn’t increasing for no reason in this psychological horror film that is as intelligent as it is scary.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 20, 2022

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

This silly horror thriller doesn't always work, especially toward the end, but it earns points for its complex family relations and the genuine way its troubled teen characters speak and behave.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 15, 2022

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Just when horror fans might be forgiven for wondering whether scary movies will ever again feature characters who behave reasonably, along comes THE INHABITANT.

Rated: B

Oct 8, 2022

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Farah R

It baffles me that such a derivative, uninspired, low-budget disaster of a movie has a tomato score and an audience score higher than some of the best horror movies I've seen. Don't be fooled by the ratings, as I was. This is not a good movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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Javier F

Cliche. Not logical actions or history.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Sarah F

How does this film, which is complete and utter drivel, have a critic score of 71% and an audience score of 83% at the time of my review? Perhaps I'm just not cool enough to understand deep, psychological thrillers about schizophrenia, or perhaps it's just a bad film. The script was bland and boring, the characters were loathsome, especially the main girl, the mother was so annoying, and honestly the overall acting was atrocious. All in all it feels like another edgy attempt at a film, which a small group of people will use to self diagnose. Wouldn't recommend.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/28/23

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Jason P

Absolutely dreadful. Boring. Not scary. Not interesting. Terrible plot. Incoherent script. 100% ROTTEN!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/23

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Alan K

Unwatchable. The score is not indicative of this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/23

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Cristian s

Ingenioso terror psicológico que juega en todo momento con lo paranormal y la enfermedad mental. La historia y el ritmo cumplen aunque una vez terminada queda esa sensación de que podría haber estado mucho mejor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/19/23

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Synopsis

A teenage descendant of Lizzie Borden is caught between paranoid visions and a festering schizophrenia amid a series of small-town murders.

Director: Jerren Lauder
Producer: Petr Jákl, Leone Marucci
Screenwriter: Kevin Bachar
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Steelyard Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2022
Runtime: 1h 37m

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