The Ones Below

"How well do you know your neighbors?"

2016 1h 26m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 380

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Synopsis

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A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident.

“How well do you know your neighbors?”

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Cast

Stephen Campbell Moore
Justin
Clémence Poésy
Kate
David Morrissey
Jon
Laura Birn
Theresa
Deborah Findlay
Tessa
Jonathan Harden
Mark
Tuyen Do
Allergy Doctor
Laila Alj
Sonographer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Farr
Writers: David Farr
Languages: English
Countries: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Farr, shot by Ed Rutherford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Adem Ilhan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Stephen Campbell Moore and Clémence Poésy and David Morrissey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How well do you know your neighbors?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Farr directs. Ed Rutherford behind the camera. Adem Ilhan scores. Chris Wyatt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.
4Directed by David Farr, shot by Ed Rutherford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Adem Ilhan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Chris Wyatt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stephen Campbell Moore and Clémence Poésy and David Morrissey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "How well do you know your neighbors?".
9IMDB entry: tt4126438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ed Rutherford
Original score: Adem Ilhan
Editing: Chris Wyatt
Production design: Francesca Balestra Di Mottola
Costume design: Sarah Blenkinsop
Makeup / hair: Siobhán McGrath
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $121,827
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Ones Below (2016)

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CinemaSerf2024-06-02
★ 6/10
This might have worked a little better had there been just a little more effort put into the characterisations. As it is, it's all a rather predictable drama that sees two couples living above each other in apartments in a converted house. Both are expecting a child, but when an accident robs one couple of that joyous event, rancour looms and the story takes a much darker turn as an unconvincing truce breaks out with a pretty obvious agenda. The story itself is all rather weakly delivered as the relationship between Clémence Poésy and Stephen Campbell Moore and their downstairs neighbours Laura Birn and the sparingly featured David Morrissey plays out in a none-too-plausible, indeed actually quite flawed, fashion. I think it might work better with the added intensity of a stage performance, but here it's a film that leaves too much to our own imagination to fill in the plentiful gaps in the underwhelming screenplay. It's just a bit too lightweight for the topic, sorry.

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