Film201990 min

The Hole in the Ground

Name: The Hole in the Ground
Genre: Horror
Released: 2019
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, Eoin Macken

Taste attributes: horrorpsychologicalmonster/alien/supernaturaldramamysteryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 472 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried deep in the forest that borders their home.

Synopsis: TMDB