Here Alone

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Here Alone

2017

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A young woman named Ann (Lucy Walters) struggles to survive after a mysterious epidemic decimates society. She leads an isolated life and battles the threat of the bloodthirsty survivors who were infected and lurk outside the forest. But when her supplies run low, Ann must make the desperate journey into town to forage for any remaining food. During one of these raids, she meets teenage Olivia (Gina Piersanti) and her stepfather, Chris (Adam David Thompson).

Critics Consensus

Here Alone may not suffer from an overabundance of narrative substance, but it offers enough post-apocalyptic action to satisfy.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

04/03/2017

Though there's not a whole lot of plot here, Ebeltoft makes a virtue of writing economy, and director Rod Blackhurt maintains considerable interest as well as a consistent low hum of tension.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

03/30/2017

Given the familiarity of its premise - a handful of survivors brave the aftermath of a deadly, rage-inducing virus - "Here Alone" is unexpectedly engaging.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

03/30/2017

This is the first act of a better movie, stretched to fill a feature.

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

04/08/2022

8.5/10

The plot of Here Alone is straightforward, meaning that it is easy to figure out where things are heading. However, the characters are quite realistic, and the setting is perfectly realized.

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Erik Childress

eFilmCritic.com

05/18/2021

2/5

As the flashbacks are dribbled out right up until the final scenes, we are asked to project ourselves back into behavior and decisions made by Ann as a result of her obvious trauma. The problem is that no such convergence exists.

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Jonathan W. Hickman

The Newnan Times-Herald

05/15/2021

7/10

"Here Alone" achieves its success by keeping the story restrained and straightforward.

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Mel M.

@smell Jan 15

It’s actually a good take on the zombie apocalypse. It’s slow, eerie but it’s a different stroke on survival.

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Scott L.

@MrLeRay Jan 5

Not sure why this movie was rated so low. I thought it was a decent apocalyptic film. Sure it was kind of slow but I thought it was worth a watch.

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Dec 28

Here Alone teases a gripping survival story, but never finds its footing. The film opens with promise, suggesting isolation will build tension and emotional weight, yet that momentum fades into long stretches of silence that feel empty rather than suspenseful. Instead of drawing us into the characters’ inner lives, the quiet creates distance, making it hard to care about what’s happening. Character development is thin, with motivations unclear and relationships underwritten, so the people on screen feel more like placeholders than real survivors. The screenplay leans too far into restraint, offering little dialogue or narrative drive, leaving the story vague and unfocused. Direction and pacing linger without payoff, and moments that could spark dread or empathy simply drift away. By the end, Here Alone feels less like a haunting meditation on isolation and more like a missed opportunity. It isn’t aggressively bad, just bland and disengaging, and that makes it hard to recommend

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Sean R.

@ZeroXero Oct 17

A decent little post-apocalyptic movie. Kept me entertained and very good acting but unexpectedly so. They didn't overact, which is very often the case in these types of movies.

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Emilliano Jr S

@emill_santos 10/16/2024

It may be decent, but the slow pacing makes it boring.

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Matthew B

@RT77991241 10/08/2024

Decently put together film with a fairly tense atmosphere, but has no real substance... at least not as much as the film would like you to believe. Still, the acting is good and the zombies are somewhat unique / scary. Worth a watch so long as you don't set your expectations too high.

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Synopsis

A young woman named Ann (Lucy Walters) struggles to survive after a mysterious epidemic decimates society. She leads an isolated life and battles the threat of the bloodthirsty survivors who were infected and lurk outside the forest. But when her supplies run low, Ann must make the desperate journey into town to forage for any remaining food. During one of these raids, she meets teenage Olivia (Gina Piersanti) and her stepfather, Chris (Adam David Thompson).

Director: Rod Blackhurst
Producer: Noah Lang, Arun Kumar, David Ebeltoft
Screenwriter: David Ebeltoft
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Gentile Entertainment Group, Vertical Entertainment, Easy Open Productions, Lola's Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m

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