Movie "The Hole in the Ground" (2018)

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    The Hole in the Ground (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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    • 1 Stephen McKeonMain Titles 3:46
    • 2 Stephen McKeonFirst Encounter 0:47
    • 3 Stephen McKeonRun Into The Woods 1:48
    • 4 Stephen McKeonWhat Is That? 1:17
    • 5 Stephen McKeonSleep Tight 1:21
    • 6 Stephen McKeonNight Noises Part 1 & 2 2:29
    • 7 Stephen McKeonSomething In The Woods 1:55
    • 8 Stephen McKeonMental Health 0:43
    • 9 Stephen McKeonShadow Of A Doubt 0:52
    • 10 Stephen McKeonSecond Encounter - He’s Not Your Son 2:51
    • 11 Stephen McKeonThe Birds 1:26
    • 12 Stephen McKeonCovered Mirrors 1:36
    • 13 Stephen McKeonThe Hole In The Ground 2:11
    • 14 Stephen McKeonStop Lying! 0:54
    • 15 Stephen McKeonEating A Spider 2:56
    • 16 Stephen McKeonSurveillance 3:11
    • 17 Stephen McKeonFinger In The Wound 0:33
    • 18 Stephen McKeonSchool Terror 3:51
    • 19 Stephen McKeonBroken Camera 2:04
    • 20 Stephen McKeonOne, Two…Three... 1:15
    • 21 Stephen McKeonBuried Alive / Sarah Breaths 1:23
    • 22 Stephen McKeonThe Cellar 2:30
    • 23 Stephen McKeonThe Woods 1:37
    • 24 Stephen McKeonBeneath 5:20
    • 25 Stephen McKeonCreatures 3:07

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    " Fear the Familiar."
    Country
    Spoken Language
    Runtime 1 hr 30 min
    Premiere: World $3 373 474 February 22, 2019
    USA $21 072
    Other countries $3 352 402
    Premiere: USA $21 072 March 1, 2019
    theaters 24
    rollout 306 days
    Digital: World February 26, 2019
    Parental Advisory Frightening & Intense Scenes
    • Frightening & Intense Scenes

      average

    • Profanity

      few

    • Violence & Gore

      few

    Production Companies Head Gear FilmsMetrol TechnologyWrong Men North...Wild Atlantic PicturesSuomen ElokuvasäätiöBankside FilmsSavage Productions
    Also Known As
    Kuoppa Finland

    Description

    A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.

    Сast and Crew

    Release

    In December 2018, A24 and DirecTV Cinema acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. The same month, Vertigo Releasing acquired U.K. and Irish distribution rights. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 25 January 2019, and was theatrically released in Ireland and the United States on 1 March 2019.

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    Little White Lies February 24, 2019

    A solid entry in child horror cinema.

    New York Times February 28, 2019

    "The Hole in the Ground" has memorable images… But the visuals serve an emotional world that feels false.

    film.avclub.com February 27, 2019

    The Hole In The Ground finds a somewhat fresh angle on the possessed-kid subgenre.

    RogerEbert.com January 27, 2019

    It becomes frustrating to see Cronin populate his genre film with more and more familiar elements, handling them as mere jump scare material and wi...

    Collider February 8, 2019

    A simple, sinister film that really digs its claws in, not because of ultra-violent set pieces but rather because the connection between mother and...

    Sydney Morning Herald April 10, 2019

    In this creepy Irish-Finnish co-production, that fear combines with more modern concerns about the traumas of parenting in a way that freshens...

    The Guardian February 28, 2019

    A film operating at a suspenseful, spider-like creep that allows it to skirt your defences and get some distance under the skin.

    Sarah and her sort-of boy prove hard to shake off. Don’t be surprised if weeks after you see this they grope their way into your dreams.

    Entertainment Weekly March 1, 2019

    The Hole in the Ground never seeks to differentiate itself from the established horror movie aesthetic: we get creepy jangling lullaby music, a dec...

    Empire Magazine February 27, 2019

    A soft-spoken yet chilling domestic horror film that tells its slightly overfamiliar tale effectively, with strong performances, quietly disturbing...

    Los Angeles Times February 28, 2019

    [T]his is an impressive feature debut for a filmmaker with more in mind than just monsters and jump-scares.

    Daily Telegraph February 28, 2019

    Somewhere in the specifics of Cronin’s is-he-or-isn’t-he scenario – played with gripping detail by Kerslake and Markey – ther...

    Austin Chronicle March 8, 2019

    The Hole in the Ground is filled with all the tropes of the "sinister child" subgenre, but first-time feature director Cronin… deftly weds it...

    Hollywood Reporter February 1, 2019

    [W]hile this is more generically conventional than Jennifer Kent’s breakout thriller, it still taps potently into parental anxieties and prim...

    Well-edited set pieces… this gave me the creeps.

    Independent March 1, 2019

    Kerslake gives an intriguing performance as the mother.

    Times (UK) March 4, 2019

    Cronin shoots like a veteran, with buckets of Hollywood style. It’s just not, in the nicest possible way, very original.

    Variety January 26, 2019

    Rewrites no genre rules, but abounds in bristly calling-card atmospherics.

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    Another horror film that exploits the fear of children. Atmospheric, but not very dynamic – which is almost typical for horror films from Ireland. It’s fine for one viewing, but it’s unlikely to be remembered for a long time.

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