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Went Up the Hill

2024 1h 39m Drama Horror Mystery & Thriller List
83% Tomatometer 12 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
Abandoned as a child, Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother Elizabeth. There he meets her widow, Jill, who has questions of her own. Over the nights that follow, Elizabeth returns and possesses Jack and Jill, using each of their bodies to speak to the other. Jill faces Elizabeth's suicide, while Jack confronts his abandonment. As they learn she is trapped in limbo, Jack begins to doubt Elizabeth's reason for returning. Caught in a life-threatening nocturnal dance, Jack and Jill must find a way to let go of Elizabeth's hold before she pushes them to the edge.

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Steve Pond TheWrap Went Up the Hill is passionate and dark but also stubbornly elusive and illusive; it may get its title from a plainspoken nursery rhyme, but this is a movie that takes place in the shadows, both visually and narratively. Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Drew Gregory Autostraddle There are moments in this film that are genuinely terrifying — the story oscillating between quiet drama and horror. Sep 7, 2024 Full Review Caryn James Hollywood Reporter Went Up a Hill is, after all, a ghost story, but one shaped in a fresh and artful way by a director who, in his second film, already has the control of a master. Sep 6, 2024 Full Review Murjani Rawls Substream Magazine Such a thing exists as being entranced by something so much that you can’t see where the landing is. To that token, the dynamics take the wheel where there is not enough story to lean on. Sep 25, 2024 Full Review Anna Miller Collider In the end, Samuel Van Grinsven’s ambient and meandering ghost story is undoubtedly a haunting concept with committed performances and effective elements, but the film just can’t help but overstay its welcome. Rated: 6/10 Sep 23, 2024 Full Review Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant Though there are some major flaws, the concept itself is creative and the ghost story, unsettling as it is, is strangely moving. Rated: 3/5 Sep 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Abandoned as a child, Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother Elizabeth. There he meets her widow, Jill, who has questions of her own. Over the nights that follow, Elizabeth returns and possesses Jack and Jill, using each of their bodies to speak to the other. Jill faces Elizabeth's suicide, while Jack confronts his abandonment. As they learn she is trapped in limbo, Jack begins to doubt Elizabeth's reason for returning. Caught in a life-threatening nocturnal dance, Jack and Jill must find a way to let go of Elizabeth's hold before she pushes them to the edge.
Director
Samuel Van Grinsven
Producer
Vicky Pope, Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton
Screenwriter
Samuel Van Grinsven, Jory Anast
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m