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Classic overview
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
AI Spotlight
A woman wakes up in a basement surrounded by corpses and realizes her only shot at survival is to play dead while something sinister unfolds in the house above her. Paula Brasca carries the whole film through pure physicality—barely able to move, barely able to breathe, but her eyes tell you everything about the horror of what's happening. Carlos Goitia keeps the runtime lean at 72 minutes, which means there's no fat on this thing; every second feels like pressure building. If you're into the raw, contained dread of A Tale of Two Sisters or the desperate ingenuity of Martyrs, this hits that same nerve.
Hard to find something worth remembering in this 72-minute horror directed by Carlos Goitia. The premise of a girl trying to survive by playing dead could've been interesting, but…
This is an evening watch when you want something dark and lean—seventy-two minutes that doesn't pull punches. If you liked films like Martyrs or Funny Games, where the horror doesn…
If Play Dead grabbed you because it does something unhinged on basically nothing and refuses to explain its own logic, check out Martyrs or The Invisible Man — they both build drea…
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Classic overview
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
AI Spotlight
A woman wakes up in a basement surrounded by corpses and realizes her only shot at survival is to play dead while something sinister unfolds in the house above her. Paula Brasca carries the whole film through pure physicality—barely able to move, barely able to breathe, but her eyes tell you everything about the horror of what's happening. Carlos Goitia keeps the runtime lean at 72 minutes, which means there's no fat on this thing; every second feels like pressure building. If you're into the raw, contained dread of A Tale of Two Sisters or the desperate ingenuity of Martyrs, this hits that same nerve.
Hard to find something worth remembering in this 72-minute horror directed by Carlos Goitia. The premise of a girl trying to survive by playing dead could've been interesting, but…
This is an evening watch when you want something dark and lean—seventy-two minutes that doesn't pull punches. If you liked films like Martyrs or Funny Games, where the horror doesn…
If Play Dead grabbed you because it does something unhinged on basically nothing and refuses to explain its own logic, check out Martyrs or The Invisible Man — they both build drea…
Cast
Creators
Directed by
Written by
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The Wailing
2024
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1969
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Where to Watch
Available platforms
⚠ Availability may change. Data provided by JustWatch via TMDB.
Classic overview
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
AI Spotlight
A woman wakes up in a basement surrounded by corpses and realizes her only shot at survival is to play dead while something sinister unfolds in the house above her. Paula Brasca carries the whole film through pure physicality—barely able to move, barely able to breathe, but her eyes tell you everything about the horror of what's happening. Carlos Goitia keeps the runtime lean at 72 minutes, which means there's no fat on this thing; every second feels like pressure building. If you're into the raw, contained dread of A Tale of Two Sisters or the desperate ingenuity of Martyrs, this hits that same nerve.
Hard to find something worth remembering in this 72-minute horror directed by Carlos Goitia. The premise of a girl trying to survive by playing dead could've been interesting, but…
This is an evening watch when you want something dark and lean—seventy-two minutes that doesn't pull punches. If you liked films like Martyrs or Funny Games, where the horror doesn…
If Play Dead grabbed you because it does something unhinged on basically nothing and refuses to explain its own logic, check out Martyrs or The Invisible Man — they both build drea…
Cast
Creators
Directed by
Written by
You might also like
The Wailing
2024
Never Let Go
2024
Nightmare Cinema
2018
The Hunt
2020
Bloodline
2019
Reborn
2018
Whisper
2007
Mindcage
2022
The Night of the Following Day
1969
The Inhabitant
2018