What Lies Below

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What Lies Below

2020

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

02/16/2021

1/5

The denouement when it comes is meant to be shriek of pure sci-fi horror; but really, you'd find better entertainment - and more energetic acting - watching a fish tank.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

12/04/2020

2/4

What Lies Below mostly coasts on its never-fully exploited main scenario: what would you do if an attractive eccentric tried to be your stepfather?

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Amanda the Jedi

Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)

07/04/2021

Disturbing but probably not entirely in the way they were aiming for.

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Margot Harrison

Seven Days (VT)

04/21/2021

2.5/5

The awkward storytelling and dialogue don't feel meaningful or deliberate, and the ending isn't tantalizing so much as mishandled.

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

04/15/2021

1.5/4

...the eerie ride becomes bad camp...

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Austin Burke

Austin Burke/Flick Fan Nation

04/08/2021

4/10

This film features a somewhat interesting setup, but the lack of any sort of payoff keeps it from thriving.

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Daniel D

@RT54814392 May 13

Horrible ending. Bad plot in general.

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Maxine S

@RT59082105 05/27/2025

no bc literally what was that it actually pmo

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James H

@jamesmatt 03/22/2025

Spoiler alert!! This is another movie where you think you would have taken decisive action long before the people under threat in the movie. It's actually not bad building the suspense and mystery, although you do start having a vague sense of what's going on early on. Having said that, the guy was already incredibly creepy when you thought he was only human.

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Tamika p

@RT61486910 09/15/2024

This was the worst movie by far. Cant believe the screenwriter even thought of this horrible mess. Maybe if the ending was better, I would rethink my decision but this is an overall no good. Do not recommend!!!!

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GM M

@Greyzer 09/06/2023

Woeful, I repeat, woeful.

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo 08/26/2023

Muito bom, imprevisível, surpreendente, bizarro, aquelas produções independentes muito corajososas porque podem dar horrivelmente muito certo ou horripilantemente muito errado... Aqui deu certo se você não for muito exigente, for mente aberta, e gostar da fuga do lugar comum, um desfecho pretensioso e quase incógnita...

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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.

Director: Braden R. Duemmler
Producer: Kristina Esposito, Stephen Stanley, Abel Vang
Screenwriter: Braden R. Duemmler
Production Co: DRF Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2020
Runtime: 1h 27m