Film2025115 min

The Man in My Basement

Name: The Man in My Basement
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2025
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe, Anna Diop, Jonathan Ajayi, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Taste attributes: horrormysterythrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: an original horror film, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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

5.2/10

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

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Down on his luck, Charles Blakey agrees to rent his basement to a mysterious stranger, unaware he may be letting in a force much darker than he imagined.

Synopsis: TMDB