Trailer
Summary
A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+22)
Critics 80Audiences 58GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer90%
Metascore69
Letterboxd · 25 K ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.8
User score5.8
Audience score55%
Running time
1 h 28 min
A typical length for horror movies, −7 min on the typical 95
typical 9588Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 29 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+19Released
2020
July 1, 2020
6 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
YiddishHebrewMade in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more19 people
- Dave DavisYakov Ronen
- Lynn CohenMrs. Litvak
- Menashe LustigReb Shulem
- Malky GoldmanSarah
- Fred MelamedDr. Kohlberg
- Nati RabinowitzLane
- Moshe LobelLazer
- Spencer ZenderEric
- DLDun LaskeyYoung Rubin Litvak
- RCRonald CohenMr. Rubin Litvak
- EMEfraim MillerHersch
- LKLea KalischAdinah
Hunter MenkenSS Soldier- ESEthan StoneBurech
- EVEmilio VitoloScott
Logan MacraeCarson
Rob TunstallMazzick- BGBluma GrossYoung Woman
- LGLes GardonyiDemon
Directing · 5
- Keith Thomas Director, Writer
- Tony Manzo Additional Second Assistant Director
- Nolan Schlain Second Second Assistant Director
- Alex Burstein First Assistant Director
- Anthony James Faure Second Assistant Director
Production · 21
- Jason Blum Executive Producer
- Ryan Turek Executive Producer
- Daniel Finkelman Executive Producer
- Melvin Ang Executive Producer
- Karen Barragan Executive Producer
- J.D. Lifshitz Producer
Camera · 19
- Zach Kuperstein Director of Photography
- Robert Ko "B" Camera Operator
- Adam Mantell Key Grip
- Davis Fowlkes Second Assistant Camera
- Robbie Mack Best Boy Grip
- Brendan Poutier Steadicam Operator
Editing · 4
- Brett W. Bachman Editor
- Alexander Rodriguez-Hernandez Assistant Editor
- Samantha Uber Digital Intermediate Editor
- Sam Daley Colorist
Sound · 9
- Michael Yezerski Music
- Matt Davies Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Foley Artist
- Juan Campos Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Dialogue Editor
- Ryan Pater Sound Effects Editor
- Keith White Sound Effects Editor
- Cazz Cerkez Foley Editor
Art · 6
- Liz Toonkel Production Design
- Tyler Waugh Set Decoration
- Liz Chancey Art Department Coordinator
- Joseph Silovsky Construction Coordinator
- Kerry Gibbons Set Designer
- Stanford James Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Nicole Rauscher Costume Design
- Ashley K. Thomas Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Asari Duke Makeup Artist
- Chelsea Paige Makeup Artist
- Lowri Best Assistant Costume Designer
- Mary Chipman Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Waldo Warshaw Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 4
- Joel Kingsbury Gaffer
- Nathan Krauss Best Boy Electric
- Callum Shaw Best Boy Electric
- Ace Buckley Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 4
- Patrick M. Walsh Stunt Coordinator
- Michael Viola Stunt Double
- Nadege Pierre Craft Service
- Dina L. Margolin Stunts
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