
What Lies Below
Taste attributes: horrormysteryscience fictionthrillerdramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Fear comes to the surface."
Boxlist takeInventive and serious: an intricate horror film, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.2 /10
TMDB · 88 votes
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, 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
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- DRF Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











