Inside
Inside

Inside

2007Movie83 minFrench

Scarred for life after a harrowing near-death experience, emotionally fragile mother-to-be Sarah is still struggling to come to terms with her loss. Overcome with silent grief, Sarah now seeks solace in work; however, she is on a collision course with sheer terror when a knock at the door in the dead of night chills her bones to the marrow. Now, the raven-haired, late-night visitor in black wants something precious from Sarah, and will stop at nothing to get it.

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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic61/100
Google Users70%
Director: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien MauryGenres: Horror, Thriller, Crime

Plot Summary

On Christmas Eve, a pregnant woman named Sarah is home alone when a mysterious and violent intruder breaks into her house. The intruder, revealed to be a woman obsessed with Sarah's unborn baby, subjects Sarah to a brutal and terrifying ordeal. Sarah must fight for her survival and the life of her child against the relentless and sadistic attacker.

Critical Reception

Inside is a highly acclaimed and notoriously brutal French horror film, praised for its intense gore, relentless pacing, and powerful performances, particularly from Béatrice Dalle. While its extreme violence and graphic nature were polarizing, it garnered a significant cult following and is considered a benchmark in the New French Extremity movement.

What Reviewers Say

  • A masterclass in suspense and visceral horror with unflinching gore.
  • Béatrice Dalle delivers a chilling and unforgettable performance.
  • Relentlessly paced and extremely disturbing, not for the faint of heart.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be incredibly intense and effective as a horror movie, praising its build-up of suspense and shocking moments. However, many noted its extreme violence and gore as a significant turn-off, making it a difficult watch for some.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for Best Feature Film at the Sitges Film Festival.

Fun Fact

The filmmakers, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, were huge fans of horror and were inspired by films like 'Halloween' and 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' when creating 'Inside'.

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Parker

Parker

I simply cannot allow the only review on Inside to be a negative one. Inside is a brilliant horror film and the absolute best example of French extremism you could hope to find. The writer's are masterminds, paralleling the foreign invader ...
Tomas Tom

Tomas Tom

Only a mentally ill person can make something like this, a film that lacks any logical plot, a film that has no normal story, just a bloody slaughterhouse accompanied by nonsensical scenes such as a policeman taking a detained person on a c...