''Within'' is a 2016 American horror thriller film directed by Philip Claydon, starring

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, Erin Moriarty,

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and

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Plot

A widower quickly realizes something is not right after he moves into a new home with his daughter and new wife.

Cast

as John Alexander * Erin Moriarty as Hannah Alexander *

as Melanie Alexander *

as Rosemary Fletcher *

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as Ray Walsh * Dorian Kingi as David *

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as Tommy *

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as Tina Walsh * Tom Wright as Detective Pascal *

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as Jake *

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as Cop in Attic

Reception

Reagan Gavin Rasquinha of ''

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'' rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and praised the "tight" cinematography, the "subtle" special effects, the "tense" atmosphere and the "effective" sound effects. Kevan Farrow of ''

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'' wrote that the film "manages to make something just about worthwhile out of a lazy, generic script and underwritten characters." Damon Smith of ''

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'' gave the film a score of 4/10 and wrote that it "lacks scares, suspense or ingenuity."

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, within_2015, Within American horror thriller films 2016 horror thriller films Films with screenplays by Gary Dauberman