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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThey Remain, directed, edited and scripted by Philip Gelatt, from a short story by Laird Barron, shows that it’s possible to a make an engrossing genre piece on limited resources.
- 70Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis movie remains subtle throughout, emphasizing the tenuousness of reality and the unmooring isolation of the bush.
- 67The A.V. ClubAlex McLevyThe A.V. ClubAlex McLevyBeyond the performances, They Remain is uneven. The film uses a series of innovative, old-school visual tricks to create a surreal and hallucinatory vibe, and when something works, it’s powerful and discomfiting.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA slow burn often works in creep-outs such as this, but here the pacing is a deficit, despite an especially good performance by Harper (of NBC's The Good Place) as the worker whose partner may be turning against him.
- 50RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoThey Remain is such a slow burn of a film that it fizzles out. It’s one of those movies that mistakes meandering as building tension, and wastes an intriguing presence on weak characters and an overbearing sense that it’s being made up as it goes along.
- 30VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThey Remain is a movie that lives down to your worst expectations.
- 30Village VoiceBilge EbiriVillage VoiceBilge EbiriThey Remain wants to unsettle us and invade our brains. Instead, what little power it has vanishes long before the credits roll. What remains is tedium.
- 25Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s a staged reading of a horror movie, not a compelling, chilling or even that interesting thriller.