Synopsis
In an effort to repair their relationship, a couple books a vacation in the countryside for themselves and their daughter. What starts as a perfect retreat begins to fall apart as one loses their grip on reality, and a sinister force tries to tear them apart.
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Cast
- Kevin BaconTheo Conroy
- Amanda SeyfriedSusanna
- Avery Tiiu EssexElla
- Colin BlumenauShopkeeper
- Lowri Ann RichardsWelsh Woman
- Eli PowersSusanna's Assistant
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
It’s low-key in tone and not a splatter fest, even remotely. You Should Have Left is horror for a thinking audience. - 70
Variety
The movie won’t disturb your dreams, but it grabs hold of you and keeps tugging. - 67
IndieWire
Bacon holds it steady, setting up residence in an uneasy, unwell character, unconcerned with making him likable or worth rooting for — the kind of person who gets left behind, and with good reason. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Koepp and his cast successfully convey how afraid the family becomes once it's clear they're being supernaturally prevented from leaving the house. But that's not the most original idea upon which to build a franchise, and it's clear from both third-act exposition and the pic's final scene that the filmmakers want just that. - 60
CNN
There's an unintended kick, in the current moment, watching a movie designed to make you want to flee the confines of a house. - 55
TheWrap
Sure, it’s creepy as hell and very stylish to boot, but You Should Have Left essentially plays like a scaled-down Blumhouse riff on “The Shining,” only with slightly shorter hallways and considerably less ambition. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Even at 93 minutes, the material feels thin, and so does its moral message. But the movie's goofy, blunt-edged claustrophobia may also be its greatest gift to viewers: the chance to be grateful that the only ones haunting our own homes right now are us. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Unfortunately, the movie’s thriller elements amount to pale reflections of many other works.
