In the Basement fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
In the Basement is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and society. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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In the Basement is included with a subscription to MUBI in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 21 min
In the Basement runs 1 h 21 min.
Not quite. Critics rate In the Basement higher (78) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in German. Produced in Germany, Austria.
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