Inside

"Terror comes calling."

2007 1h 23m FR

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★6.7TMDB · 976🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes★6.7IMDB · 47,967

Horror

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Months after a tragic accident, Sarah, a young pregnant woman, must spend Christmas Eve alone in her house before giving birth the next day. But in the middle of the night, a creepy visitor knocks at her door willing to do anything to get what they want, setting off a night of pure terror.

“Terror comes calling.”

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Cast

Alysson Paradis
Sarah Scarangelo
Béatrice Dalle
The Woman
Nathalie Roussel
Louise Scarangelo
François-Régis Marchasson
Jean-Pierre Montalban
Jean-Baptiste Tabourin
Matthieu
Dominique Frot
The Nurse
Claude Lulé
The Doctor
Hyam Zaytoun
Police Officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Julien Maury
Writers: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 26% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julien Maury, shot by Laurent Barès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by François-Eudes Chanfrault. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Baxter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Alysson Paradis and Béatrice Dalle and Nathalie Roussel carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Julien Maury directs. Laurent Barès behind the camera. François-Eudes Chanfrault scores. Baxter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 26% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 19 years ago.
5Directed by Julien Maury, shot by Laurent Barès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by François-Eudes Chanfrault. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Baxter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Alysson Paradis and Béatrice Dalle and Nathalie Roussel carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Terror comes calling.".
10IMDB entry: tt0856288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "baby", "scissors", "psychopath", "photography".

The technical file

Cinematography: Laurent Barès
Original score: François-Eudes Chanfrault
Editing: Baxter
Production design: Marc Thiébault
Costume design: Martine Rapin
Makeup / hair: Sabine Fevre
VFX supervisor: Xavier Duval
Stunt coordinator: Emmanuel Lanzi
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $792,184
Return: 26% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Inside (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 47,967 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

9 wins & 5 nominations total

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Tomas Tom2021-02-06
★ 1/10
Only a mentally ill person can make something like this, a film that lacks any logical plot, a film that has no normal story, just a bloody slaughterhouse accompanied by nonsensical scenes such as a policeman taking a detained person on a chain and going to the house with him. slaughterhouses take place and to make matters worse he puts a gun in his hand. Or that the girl makes a hole in her throat and seals it with duct tape. Only someone mentally ill can like something like that, the film has no plot, the story is simply nothing but blood. I understand it's horror blood belongs there, but it must have some plot, etc. This has nothing but blood that is interspersed with nonsensical scenes that are unreal and nonsensical. Definitely one of the worst horror movies I've seen, but the mentally ill may like it.
Parker2025-03-29
★ 10/10
I simply cannot allow the only review on Inside to be a negative one. Inside is a brilliant horror film and the absolute best example of French extremism you could hope to find. The writer's are masterminds, paralleling the foreign invader that is an unwanted pregnancy to the disgust and discomfort brought on by a foreign invader in your home. Even the title, Inside, exists to reflect this idea, referring to both inside the body and inside the home. Absolutely incredible gorefest with tons to think on.
Dr Nostromo2026-09-26
★ 6/10
57/100 A day before a woman is due to give birth, she's terrorized by a home invader who wants the child. It's obviously showcasing its French extremity roots with impressive levels of violence and gore. But that's all its got as I was continually questioning everything that was going on - why did or didn't she do that? ..why doesn't she scream? ..are those cops really that inept? Normally, I'd let it slide but it was obvious they were exchanging realism for blood splatter, much to its detriment, me thinks. Points deducted for gratuitously killing an animal? Shame on you. - DrNostromo.com