We Need to Do Something

Released Sep 3, 2021

1 hr. 37 min.

Horror

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After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family -- and the entire world -- apart.

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Critics Consensus

While We Need to Do Something can feel as unfocused as its title, it offers eerily timely genre thrills, soaked in claustrophobic dread.

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shane

Freakiest movie I’ve ever seen. I left midway through. The language was off-the-chain vulgar. The homosexuality love story, mixed with witchcraft with whatever was going on in this tense, unnerving film with characters that were far from lovable was to much for me.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/04/21

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X A

Coming from someone who has adored scary movies since I was a kid and almost nothing scares me anymore there were a couple things in this that genuinely unsettled me. Overall I liked it but it could've been better and the ending was disappointing with no real answers in sight.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Teresa E

It literally made no sense!!! No conversation about a "dog" talking, what happened to the guy "outside" and what happened when the mom got thru the wall and came back all bloody???? Nothing tied any of it together and the scare factor was predictable! The only thing interesting was the design of the bathroom!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Raincloud M

I had no clue what this movie was about. After one hour, 36 minutes and 36 seconds of painfully trying to pay attention, I still don't. Great movie to watch if you've been meaning to scroll through Reddit more this week. I've watched documentaries more interesting

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Jeff M

I am in love with the concept of this movie, and when I heard the plot earlier in the year, I placed it among my most eagerly anticipated films of the year. Unfortunately, a plot line involving evil spells and spirits becomes increasingly more preposterous and ridiculous that the admittedly tension-filled early moments of the movie eventually succumb resulting in one of the most unsatisfying endings of a movie in recent memory. That is such a shame because a good deal of this motion picture has a lot of tension and unpredictability. Those who have a fear of snakes will particularly find this quite unsettling. The claustrophobic atmosphere is quite effecting, and I only wish the filmmakers had gone a different avenue - this could have been one of the most unsettling and disturbing movies of recent memory. And I would have been a lot more forgiving if the ending had been a bit more satisfying. It's one of the few times I audibly yelled at the screen when the ending credits rolled due to its lack of resolution. There's some really good tension-filled moments here, but it falls apart badly. And that's such a shame!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Unapologetically B

This movie pissed me off. The dad is an asshole from the first scene, he literally wants his family to die. Mom isn't helping at all. WTF am I even watching?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Sean King O'Grady

Director

Sierra McCormick

Melissa

Vinessa Shaw

Diane

Pat Healy

Robert

Lisette Olivera

Amy

John James Cronin

Bobby

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Drew Gregory

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Why You Should Watch We Need to Do Something: You want a reminder that the pandemic could be worse.

Dec 21, 2021

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Mike McCahill

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It's moderately diverting Halloween filler - earning points for reviving Taco's electropop cover of Puttin' on the Ritz - but still way too static to become actually entertaining.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 19, 2021

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Kristy Puchko

IGN Movies

Despite one supremely frightening moment, this movie is not scary. It just stinks.

Sep 10, 2021

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

The plot itself is a cool idea but the execution was an exhaustive experience. It could be horrifying, but with some mediocre performances, that tension is completely diluted.

Feb 22, 2023

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

An insubstantial, obvious, repetitive and somewhat thin psychological horror film, but the committed performances do give it some juice.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 28, 2022

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

While keeping the scope contained makes the central conflicts more heightened for these characters, it does make one yearn for exposing a more extensive narrative around them.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 8, 2022

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Synopsis

After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family -- and the entire world -- apart.

Director: Sean King O'Grady
Executive Producer: Lauren Hantz, John Hantz, Donovan Leitch Jr., Katherine Waddell, Max Booth III
Screenwriter: Max Booth III
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: Hantz Motion Pictures, Atlas Industries, A Bigger Boat, Spin a Black Yarn
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.4K

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