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Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistJason BaileyThe PlaylistJason BaileyGregg, who wrote and directed, has mostly written for television, and while this is her feature directorial debut, she’s a born filmmaker.
- 85Film ThreatFilm ThreatFraught with all-consuming dread and familial mystery, Here Before is an emotionally and psychologically demanding thriller surrounding the loss of a child.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinIt has its own peculiar spirit and casts a very witchy spell, thanks particularly to Gregg's adept handling of both experienced and young, less proven performers.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe tension that drives Here Before is our curiosity as to whether or not the film is taking place in the world of the uncanny. In a way we want it to be, because that would make it scary fun; in another way we don’t want it to be, because that would make it corny scary fun.
- 67The Film StageMitchell BeaupreThe Film StageMitchell BeaupreWhat makes Here Before so much finer than its initial premise is the soul Gregg and Riseborough lend.
- 65SlashfilmMarisa MirabalSlashfilmMarisa MirabalGregg delivers an intoxicating and impressive directorial debut, so it will be enjoyable to witness what she does next. Here Before is a harrowing depiction of motherhood with all of its loving and painful experiences.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreLet’s not think too much about the resolution to Stacey Gregg’s haunting Here Before. It’s too pat to feel satisfying after all that we’ve invested in that’s come before it. But what we’ve seen and settled into up to that climax is another sublime performance from Andrea Riseborough, one of the subtlest and most expressive actresses working today.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandWhile Gregg offers a cheeky sense of what it really means to gaslight someone, no one will feel as injured by the film’s final-act choices than its audience.
- 50Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiThere's a lot to like in this engaging and unnerving drama, but the finale doesn’t come together to deliver on an intriguing and chilling first half.