What Lies Below

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What Lies Below

2020

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

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Liberty, a socially awkward 16-year-old, returns from two months at camp to a blindsided introduction of her Mother’s fiancé, John Smith, whose charm, intelligence, and beauty paint the picture of a man too perfect to be human.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

The denouement when it comes is meant to be shriek of pure sci-fi horror; but really, you'd find better entertainment - and more energetic acting - watching a fish tank.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 16, 2021

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

What Lies Below mostly coasts on its never-fully exploited main scenario: what would you do if an attractive eccentric tried to be your stepfather?

Rated: 2/4

Dec 4, 2020

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Amanda the Jedi

Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)

Disturbing but probably not entirely in the way they were aiming for.

Jul 4, 2021

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Margot Harrison

Seven Days (VT)

The awkward storytelling and dialogue don't feel meaningful or deliberate, and the ending isn't tantalizing so much as mishandled.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 21, 2021

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

...the eerie ride becomes bad camp...

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 15, 2021

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Austin Burke

Austin Burke/Flick Fan Nation

This film features a somewhat interesting setup, but the lack of any sort of payoff keeps it from thriving.

Rated: 4/10

Apr 8, 2021

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Maxine S

no bc literally what was that it actually pmo

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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James H

Spoiler alert!! This is another movie where you think you would have taken decisive action long before the people under threat in the movie. It's actually not bad building the suspense and mystery, although you do start having a vague sense of what's going on early on. Having said that, the guy was already incredibly creepy when you thought he was only human.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Tamika p

This was the worst movie by far. Cant believe the screenwriter even thought of this horrible mess. Maybe if the ending was better, I would rethink my decision but this is an overall no good. Do not recommend!!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Kasey C

Not good at all! Someone told me the end was worth it but it definitely wasnt. Hard to follow and just not very entertaining unfortunately. Has a good idea but execution is terrible

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Tina K

Sucked and a waste of time! There is no pay off at the end, as someone claimed. Stupid ending and that is 1.5 hours of my life that I'll never get back! Good grief!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Donna-lee E

If I had a rotten tomato or just about anything at the time of watching I would have thrown it at this movie. It could of had potential but this train wreck got worse at it hurtled along, I stick in there to the end but was glad it was over, if not annoyed by the wasted time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Liberty, a socially awkward 16-year-old, returns from two months at camp to a blindsided introduction of her Mother’s fiancé, John Smith, whose charm, intelligence, and beauty paint the picture of a man too perfect to be human.

Director: Braden R. Duemmler
Producer: Kristina Esposito, Stephen Stanley, Abel Vang
Screenwriter: Braden R. Duemmler
Production Co: DRF Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2020
Runtime: 1h 27m

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