The Beach House

Name: The Beach House
Genre: Horror
Released: July 9, 2020
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Dan Zakarija, Jake Weber, Liana Liberato, Maryann Nagel, Matt Maisto

2020

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Shudder | Release Date (Streaming): July 9, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Dan Zakarija, Jake Weber, Liana Liberato, Maryann Nagel, Matt Maisto, Michael Brumfield, Noah Le Gros, Steven Corkin, Veronica Fellman

Summary: Escaping to his family’s beach house to reconnect, Emily and Randall find their off-season trip interrupted by Mitch and Jane Turner, an older couple acquainted with Randall’s estranged father. Unexpected bonds form as the couples let loose and enjoy the isolation, but it all takes an ominous turn as increasingly strange environmentalEscaping to his family’s beach house to reconnect, Emily and Randall find their off-season trip interrupted by Mitch and Jane Turner, an older couple acquainted with Randall’s estranged father. Unexpected bonds form as the couples let loose and enjoy the isolation, but it all takes an ominous turn as increasingly strange environmental phenomena begin to warp their peaceful evening. As the effects of an infection become evident, Emily struggles to make sense of the contagion before it’s too late.

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Director: Jeffrey A. Brown

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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Polygon Noah Berlatsky

Jul 11, 2020

Writer-director Jeffrey Brown may not be an innovator, but he has a poetic knack for coaxing the old roots of dread into fresh, cancerous bloom. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jul 8, 2020

The fact that Emily aspires to be an astrobiologist, fascinated by the study of extremophile life forms, is foreshadowing that could seem clumsy in a less crushingly doom-laden and exquisitely eerie story. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jul 9, 2020

After a slightly rocky first act that succumbs to thin generational differences, Brown allows his slow burn to catch fire and doesn’t look back. You may be regretting not being able to visit the beach this summer. Maybe it’s for the best. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Jul 6, 2020

I do think the second half of The Beach House proves an effective survival horror, but it is tough to really stick with the characters due to a lack of resolution before the chaos hits. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Jul 8, 2020

What’s mildly interesting about The Beach House, the low-budget debut feature from Jeffrey A Brown is that, while human beings have their struggles and conflicts, the universe doesn’t much care. Read full review

Elisabeth Vincentelli

Jul 8, 2020

After a dillydallying slow start, Brown ratchets up the tension efficiently, summoning a mix of gross-out body invasion, eco-mutation and large-scale cosmic dread on a small budget. Read full review

Screen Rant Chris Agar

Jul 8, 2020

The Beach House has some suitably creepy moments, but it's ultimately hamstrung by an underdeveloped script that fails to connect with the audience. Read full review

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Greyhoundes

Sep 6, 2020

The way this film was shot was amazing, and I think it’s time for more ecological horror to be made