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Lucas (Michaël Cohen) and Clementine (Olivia Bonamy) live in an isolated house near Bucharest. On one rainy night in their home, repeated telephone calls bring vague and distant voices, which eventually make them realize that a nightmare is beginning for them.
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Critics Consensus

Suspenseful and tense from start to finish, the French horror film Them proves that a lack of gore doesn't mean a dearth of scares.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 02/09/2009
C
Mostly an exercise in frustration. Go to Full Review
Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader 01/03/2008
First-time directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud have crafted a highly effective horror film that combines a plausible narrative with accomplished use of sound and image. Go to Full Review
Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times 09/20/2007
4/5
Moreau and Palud play on the way our minds fill in the gaps of the unknown and the very primal fear of things going bump in the night. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine 03/07/2024
6/10
Accepted for what it is (and, critically, what it is not), and viewers should find it a rock-solid amusement park of a movie. Go to Full Review
Ali Gray TheShiznit.co.uk 11/03/2012
4/5
Lean, mean and will leave your underpants anything but clean. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/01/2009
2.5/4
...a sporadically affecting yet undeniably uneven exercise in horror. Go to Full Review
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Stephen G. @patient1 Nov 28 Our intro is 2 female characters, and the younger one is in need of a serious attitude adjustment. Lol. The Wicked behavior has begun quite early, and with such cruelty. We've new characters, and they're a couple as it were, and they seem rather cute, and I am waiting for the next wave of Terror to begin. The Brazennes of our offenders are out of control this time, and our couple could be in serious trouble here. Their place is a gargantuan maze and can only spell trouble in the following scenes. The sheer amount of Taunting is beginning to send a Horrorific message, and that is one that almost guarantees things are going to get even more intense before long. Our couple are in real trouble, and it's looking like things are again getting worse. These monstrosities have this game well versed, and the level of Torment that they are able to inflict is one of pure Terror. See more acsdoug D @acsdoug Jul 3 Proof positive why every homeowner should have a gun (although I'll admit if they had had a gun the movie would have been over in about five minutes). See more Garry A @heavyg Jun 22 It was unsettling to realize children were terrorizing the couple and had no sense of right and wrong. It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. It had no overt violence or gore. That's pretty amazing. See more 10/22/2024 Even after watching this many times over the years I still find it genuinly tense. Very simplistic plot, minimal dialogue and not much in the way of character development (hence the short run time) normally, you would feel that is a problem, as the traditional view is we need to care about the characters however this is not a fantasy and the situation is very relatable: we can all imagine ourselves waking up in the middle of the night to a strange noise. The music is sparse but effective and definitely adds to the overall atmosphere of the piece. I think my only disappointment is the picture quality is very poor and when I upgraded this from DVD to blu ray there was no difference in the picture quality. However perhaps this was a choice by the filmmakers to go for a grainy, de saturated and washed out look but watching this film now on a 55" 4K telly it looks like a VHS tape. See more Wayne K 10/12/2023 A rarely mentioned but pretty entertaining French horror film, Ils is allegedly based on a true story, but I couldn't find any concrete evidence to confirm it. Despite being connected with the French Extreme movement, Ils is a largely bloodless film with no gore or torture porn scenes. Any brutality is hinted at or obscured rather than outright shown, and the majority of the intense scenes are based around anxiety and suspense, as they should be. I found it hard to buy that the villains' actions are those of teenagers, since they appear to have the speed and strength of fully grown, athletic adults, but their motivation does make a kind of twisted sense. The camerawork and score help add to the fear factor, as does the opening scene, which at first appears to be pointless, but its significance comes to light later on. It's a concept I've seen covered better in other films, but for the relatively short time it's on screen, it's more than capable of having you on the edge of your seat. See more Craig B @Boundsy 05/27/2023 Fairly tight and creepy French thriller / horror. At only 77 minutes, the perfect little movie if you're strapped for time and you're in the mood for something that's constantly unsettling with no gore. Supposedly based on some true stories or snippets of urban legends. Eerie atmosphere throughout with solid performances by the cast. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Lucas (Michaël Cohen) and Clementine (Olivia Bonamy) live in an isolated house near Bucharest. On one rainy night in their home, repeated telephone calls bring vague and distant voices, which eventually make them realize that a nightmare is beginning for them.
Director
David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Producer
Richard Grandpierre
Screenwriter
David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Production Co
Canal+, Studio Canal
Rating
R (Terror|Some Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2013
Runtime
1h 17m