They Remain

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They Remain

Released Mar 2, 2018

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Scientists Keith and Jessica investigate a horrific incident that occurred at a cult's remote encampment. Soon, the discovery of a mysterious artifact leads Keith to experience paranoia and strange visions as he slowly loses his grip on reality.

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Critics Consensus

They Remain relies on rich atmosphere to effectively establish a sense of creeping dread that's almost enough to cover for its nagging narrative deficiencies.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

What They Remain lacks in novelty it more than makes up for in poisonously paranoid atmosphere.

Jul 31, 2018

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

"They Remain" does what it means to do. It makes the natural feel threateningly alien.

Mar 8, 2018

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Bilge Ebiri

Village Voice

The whole story, such as it is, seems to exist on the level of metaphor, but even metaphors need some definition and weight to keep us interested.

Mar 2, 2018

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Adrienne McIlvaine

Vague Visages

Suspense and tension aren’t strictly necessary to this kind of Lovecraftian horror, but even so, the film suffocates under the weight of its own portentousness.

Feb 6, 2024

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

We're left with a dull, overlong nature walk with an experimental art film spliced into its center. That's something less than horrifying.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 1, 2020

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Bill Arceneaux

Neaux Reel Idea

Oblong and perhaps "above" traditional storytelling, but what it hammers home is the overwhelming chaos of our Universe. And it hammers that well.

Rated: 4/5

May 4, 2020

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Kat N

There wasn't much going on at all throughout the whole movie, walking outside, some talking. So little was happening I was like man it has to turn up for the ending.... But no... So just trust me, no

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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Audience Member

My review has the same amount of interesting plot as this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

DNF - i thought it started out strong, but nothing kept happening. eventually I got bored & left the room; came back & it was STILL ON. this movie is way too long for it's own good. i won't be watching it again.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

The movie never made any sense. Alot of suspense but never any detail as to what is actually happening. Time I will never get back.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

It kept seeming like it was just about to get real interesting, but then it never did... I can't really say that I didn't enjoy They Remain, but it was definitely wierd. Weird's fine, the problem is that it never capitalises on that weirdness. Was hoping to see something more from Chidi than plain faced reactions to awkward poetry.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Way too slow, too boring for the first hour... I dozed off in the first fifteen minutes. It doesn't gets much more interesting and the actual premise of the movie never kicks into effect and it never fully embraces the potential craziness. Some really good camera shots and camera work but this maybe could have benefitted from a quicker pace and a shorter runtime and a different ending. All that slow, nicely shot buildup but the end does not justify the means so all it really did was string people along for 100 minutes. 1 of 5

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Philip Gelatt

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William Jackson Harper

Keith

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Will Battersby

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Synopsis

Scientists Keith and Jessica investigate a horrific incident that occurred at a cult's remote encampment. Soon, the discovery of a mysterious artifact leads Keith to experience paranoia and strange visions as he slowly loses his grip on reality.

Director: Philip Gelatt
Producer: Will Battersby, Philip Gelatt
Screenwriter: Philip Gelatt
Distributor: Paladin
Production Co: Reno Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2018
Runtime: 1h 42m

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