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  • 2016
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye. She travels to an ancient temple, where a door serves as a mysterious portal between two worlds. But when she disobeys a sacred warning ...

Directed By: Johannes Roberts

Written By: Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera

  • 2016
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 36 m

The Other Side of the Door

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye. She travels to an ancient temple, where a door serves as a mysterious portal between two worlds. But when she disobeys a sacred warning ...

Directed By: Johannes Roberts

Written By: Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
41
10% Positive
1 Review
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
50% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
41
10% Positive
1 Review
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
50% Negative
5 Reviews

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83
Mar 9, 2016
The true horror of The Other Side of the Door is that Maria, too, has kicked off a vicious cycle of unnatural destruction, as the movie makes clear in its hard-hitting final punchline.
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60
Feb 29, 2016
A solid haunting-possession movie with good character work and unusual local colour, this works in a few surprises, sufficient scares and a nicely barbed punchline.
By Kim Newman FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 9, 2016
Effective performances by the principals are unable to surmount the movie’s many cliches, although the actors render them more endurable. A more evocative title for this Hindu Gothic might be: "Mommies Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things."
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
38
Mar 10, 2016
A few frights pay off, but most don’t. The performances are TV-series flat — designed for close-ups.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
38
Mar 5, 2016
To her credit, Callies has an accessible presence and tries to provide more pathos and humanity than were supplied on the page, even as her character makes increasingly idiotic decisions in the name of parental love.
By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW
30
Feb 24, 2016
Mothers will do anything for their children, but this film’s simplistic brand of horror never makes that devotion compelling or frightening.
By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW
25
Feb 25, 2016
The filmmakers are more concerned with shock-cuts, loud bangs, and creating Indian characters that are either servants or monsters, than with pushing the genre forward into satisfyingly visceral or psychological territory.
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Production Company 42, Fire Axe Pictures, Kriti Productions, TSG Entertainment
Release Date Mar 4, 2016
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline It was never meant to be opened.
Website https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/the-other-side-of-the-door
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Awards

Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Young Entertainer Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination

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