undertone

"It wants to be heard."

2026 1h 34m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 694

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Synopsis

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The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

“It wants to be heard.”

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Cast

Nina Kiri
Evy
Adam DiMarco
Justin (voice)
Michèle Duquet
Mama
Keana Bastidas
Jessa (voice)
Jeff Yung
Mike (voice)
Ryan Turner
Darren (voice)
Ari Millen
Dr. Ram (voice)
Marisol D’Andrea
Nurse (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ian Tuason
Writers: Ian Tuason
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $22M — a 43.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ian Tuason, shot by Graham Beasley. 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 Shanika Lewis-Waddell. 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 Sonny Atkins 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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Nina Kiri and Adam DiMarco and Michèle Duquet carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Ian Tuason directs. Graham Beasley behind the camera. Shanika Lewis-Waddell scores. Sonny Atkins cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $22M — a 43.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
5Directed by Ian Tuason, shot by Graham Beasley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shanika Lewis-Waddell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sonny Atkins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nina Kiri and Adam DiMarco and Michèle Duquet carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It wants to be heard.".
10IMDB entry: tt35892608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "supernatural", "haunted house", "evil spirit", "fear".

The technical file

Cinematography: Graham Beasley
Original score: Shanika Lewis-Waddell
Editing: Sonny Atkins
Production design: Mercedes Coyle
Costume design: Kayla Craig
Makeup / hair: Natalia Andrea Pozo
Sound: David Gertsman
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Box office: $21,555,603
Return: 4311% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: undertone (2026)

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CinemaSerf2026-04-15
★ 6/10
'Evy' (Nina Kiri) is having an hard time caring for her bed-ridden and comatose mother and her only distraction is a regular podcast she co-hosts with her friend 'Justin'. That deals with all things spooky, with him being the more open-minded and she the sceptic. This week, he has received an enigmatic email containing ten voice notes. As ever, she is hard-wired in hoax mode, but as they plough through the snippets of bedtime conversations between 'Jessa' and 'Mike' they begin to open quite a confusing and sinister can of worms. 'Jessa' claims to have no knowledge of her night-time ramblings, so when they are recorded and she appears to be singing children's nursery rhymes backwards, the intrigue starts to mount - even for the doubtful 'Evy'. Before long we are steeped in the ancient cult of 'Abyzou' whose sole purpose was to feed upon children. Ok, so as far as that goes this could have been quite a tense little mystery, but instead of the pair taking a delve into the occult and the often malevolent nature of the rhymes that frequently portended the coming of evil, or disease, we spend far too long trying to guess what's going on with 'Evy'. Now to be fair, Kiri pretty much holds this together en seul, but the episodic nature of the podcasts and the huge emphasis on the accompanying audio really convinced me that had I closed my eyes and listened, this could have made for a decent fifty minutes radio play. Visually, it offers us very little and though the last ten minutes do breathe some life into it, for the most part this just comes across as a slow burn for the sake of it. It's a fascinating subject to tap into, but like so many other films recently released in this genre, it seems that the insatiable need from cinemas for content has created rather than crafted a production line mentality that spends far too little time on the storytelling and too much on elongating the shortest of short stories into full-length features.
Gordon2026-04-17
★ 1/10
WOW! I kept waiting for the director to get something set up and then GO in that direction...But, I waited, and waited.. And nothing. A big nothing burger of a movie, this is a LOVELY IDEA, but the execution lacks a construct to keep ones interest. The acting is top notch to be sure, but, it seems wasted on a nowhere script and a confused director. Not being able to choose between going the way of "haunted audio files" of the inner dynamics of family tumoil when tragedy strikes, it could have been something if a story was anywhere to be found.
Sierbahnn2026-05-01
★ 4/10
The scares do not engage in this movie. It is understated, but far too much to actually pull you in. And since the characters are not worth engaging with, you don't care enough about them to build any true stakes. No true stakes means there can be no true horror. The cast is well directed, but it is too slow to hold interest, and even the ending is a bit of a convoluted mess. I would not recommend this.