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.
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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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