Don't Leave Home (film)

Don't Leave Home is a 2018 American horror mystery thriller film written and directed by Michael Tully and starring Anna Margaret Hollyman, Lalor Roddy, Helena Bereen, David McSavage and Karrie Cox.

Plot

Cast

• Anna Margaret Hollyman as Melanie Thomas
• Lalor Roddy as Alastair Burke
• Helena Bereen as Shelly
• David McSavage as Padraig
• Karrie Cox as Wendy
• Alisha Weir as Siobhan Callahan
• Bobby Roddy as Young Alastair Burke
• Mark Lawrence as Connor Callahan
• Sue Walsh as Noreen Callahan

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest in March 2018.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 70% of 20 critics' reviews are positive.

Josh Kupecki of The Austin Chronicle awarded the film three and a half stars. Eric Kohn of IndieWire graded the film a B+. Jonathan Barkan of Dread Central awarded the film three and a half stars out of five. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote, “While this twisty tale of an ‘evil miracle’ connected to a self-exiled former priest ultimately withholds too much to resolve all of its enigmas, the atmospheric mood and persuasive performances keep you watching.” Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film a negative review and wrote, “As wonderful as it is to see a filmmaker with more uncommon inspirations than some of his peers, it’s equally disheartening when he falls short of them.”

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