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They Remain

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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 07/31/2018
What They Remain lacks in novelty it more than makes up for in poisonously paranoid atmosphere. Go to Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 03/08/2018
"They Remain" does what it means to do. It makes the natural feel threateningly alien. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri Village Voice 03/02/2018
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. Go to Full Review Sharai Bohannon Dread Central Oct 11
3/5
The movie is best described as an uncomfortable shroom trip that is not going to deter you from doing shrooms again. Go to Full Review Adrienne McIlvaine Vague Visages 02/06/2024
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. Go to Full Review Leigh Monson Substream Magazine 10/01/2020
1/5
We're left with a dull, overlong nature walk with an experimental art film spliced into its center. That's something less than horrifying. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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B P @Bradster69 Sep 12 The movie is best described as an uncomfortable shroom trip that is not going to deter you from doing shrooms again. See more 01/01/2022 My review has the same amount of interesting plot as this film. See more Courtney K @c0urtn3y 08/16/2021 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. See more 01/13/2021 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. See more 08/12/2020 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. See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 07/08/2020 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 See more Read all reviews
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Philip Gelatt

Director

Rebecca Henderson

Jessica

William Jackson Harper

Keith

Philip Gelatt

Screenwriter

Will Battersby

Producer

Philip Gelatt

Producer

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Movie Info

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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