Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When...
Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it.
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64 %113 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
47 %76 reviewsAudience score rating
"More metaphor than horror movie."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"As a directorial debut, I think this is very promising."
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NPR
NPR"A comedy demon stymies this debut horror."
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The Times
The Times"Unsettling."
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The Straits Times
The Straits Times"An ambitious debut which forgets that less is more."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"All that really saves It Lives Inside ... is the cultural specificity of its monster as well as the means by which Sam must ultimately face it."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Cultural metaphor gives demonic horror a smart, refreshing update."
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Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting"The execution misfires in every direction."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Recognizable genre hits with a cultural twist."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"A frustratingly nonchalant spin on demonic horror."
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Slant Magazine
Slant MagazineIt Lives Inside | Details
Award winner- Audience Award (Midnighters), SXSW 2023
- Rating
- M, Supernatural themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 99
- Genre
- Horror
- Country of origin
- Canada, USA
