The Other Side of the Door

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The Other Side of the Door

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2016

1h 36m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Maria (Sarah Wayne Callies) becomes consumed with guilt after losing her son Oliver (Logan Creran) in a tragic accident. She learns about a remote Hindu temple where visitors can communicate with the dead to say goodbye for the last time. The grieving mother disobeys a dire warning to never open the ancient door that serves as a mysterious portal. Her failure to follow the rules causes Oliver's restless spirit to return home and haunt the rest of his family (Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky).

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Laden with flimsy jump scares and cheap stereotypes, The Other Side of the Door wastes solid work from Sarah Wayne Callies on thoroughly middling horror fare.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Even if this effort isn't quite up to snuff I still feel like [Roberts has] got a picture in him that potentially will be.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 15, 2016

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Effective performances by the principals are unable to surmount the movie's many cliches, although the actors render them more endurable.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 10, 2016

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Ghost-train fare - mostly mechanical and largely unsurprising.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 6, 2016

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Bound to be forgotten by those who can get through its 96-minute runtime without walking out of the theater or shutting it off at home.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 18, 2022

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

With less than a 100-minute long run-time... a nonsensical premise, shoddy execution on practically every level and absolutely no scares whatsoever, The Other Side Of The Door is best avoided at all costs.

Rated: 2/10

Oct 3, 2019

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

If you want to be scared out of your mind, I suggest you choose a different film - Paranormal Activity perhaps. The other side of the door was an idea that had some potential, but it definitely doesn't live up to it.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 3, 2019

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Claudio C

The Other Side of the Door (2016) Underrated Horror Movie (12,045– 07 Nov 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) The antique dealer Michael (Jeremy Sisto) travels to Mumbai, India, with his beloved wife Maria (Sarah Wayne Callies) three times a year to buy new pieces. Maria proposes they live in Mumbai and raise a family of their own. Six years later, Maria is still grieving the loss of their son Oliver (Logan Creran), who died drowned in a car accident where Maria was only able to save their daughter Lucy (Sofia Rosinsky). When she tries to commit suicide swallowing pills, her maid Piki (Suchitra Pillai) tells her that in her village, there is an ancient temple where she can contact Oliver to make her farewell to him. She instructs Maria to take Oliver’s ashes, drop them outside the temple, and warns her to never open the door. Maria travels to the temple alone and does not tell Michael the purpose of her trip. When Oliver talks to her, she opens the door of the temple, affecting the lives of her family and Piki. “The Other Side of the Door” (2016) is an underrated horror movie, with a great supernatural story. The plot has magnificent performances by Sarah Wayne Callies and Jeremy Sisto, well supported by Suchitra Pillai and Sofia Rosinsky and is based on the Hindu belief of reincarnation and purification of the soul. Surprisingly there are several negative reviews of this good film. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): “Do Outro Lado da Porta” (“The Other Side of the Door”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Eswaran W

An under rated horror. Indian horror theme, which was different. Solid acting from the cast. Stronger start, end let it down a touch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Dehemi D

The film "The other side of the door" is a horror film which I'd say that it is not that much scary. This plot follows a typical horror plot, following what shouldn't be done and suffering afterwards.However I think it shows unconditional love of mothers ( both Maria and Piki) towards their kids.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Hannah M

This film is completely underrated. Suspenseful from start to finish and a must watch for any horror fan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Liam D

As studio horror movies goes it has the most generic jump scares I’ve ever seen despite a strong lead performance

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Anon A

Extremely underrated. Fun watch. The horror movie genre is very difficult to succeed in. While this movie employs a few cliches, it is not nearly as bad as these reviews make it out to be. Definitely worth watching, especially if you've already watched most of the popular movies of this genre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Synopsis

Maria (Sarah Wayne Callies) becomes consumed with guilt after losing her son Oliver (Logan Creran) in a tragic accident. She learns about a remote Hindu temple where visitors can communicate with the dead to say goodbye for the last time. The grieving mother disobeys a dire warning to never open the ancient door that serves as a mysterious portal. Her failure to follow the rules causes Oliver's restless spirit to return home and haunt the rest of his family (Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky).

Director: Johannes Roberts
Producer: Alexandre Aja, Rory Aitken, Ben Pugh
Screenwriter: Ernest Riera, Johannes Roberts
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: TSG Entertainment, Fire Axe Pictures, 42
Rating: R (Some Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0M
Runtime: 1h 36m

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