Don't Move (2024)
Movie · 2024 · Horror, Thriller · 1h 32m · R · English
Curator score: 0.9/10 (236.7K ratings)
Tagline: You can hide. But you can't run.
A grieving woman in a secluded forest encounters a killer who injects her with a paralytic drug. As her body shuts down, her fight for survival begins.
Ratings:
- Curator score: 0.9/10
- IMDb: 5.8/10
- Letterboxd: 2.48/5
- Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
- Metacritic: 54
- TMDB: 6.3/10
Director: Adam Schindler, Brian Netto
Production: Capstone Studios, Hammerstone Studios, Raimi Productions
Cast: Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell, Daniel Francis, Denis Kostadinov, Kate Nichols, Skye Little Wing Dimova-Saw, Dylan Beam, Sarah Sarandos, Zainab Azizi
Where to watch: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict: A lean survival-thriller premise with a strong high-concept hook and a clear physical gimmick, but the execution is more functional than memorable. It works best as a tense, single-location endurance test rather than a fully satisfying horror film.
Best for: Viewers who like stripped-down survival thrillers; Fans of high-concept horror premises; People in the mood for a fast, disposable streaming watch; Audiences who enjoy cat-and-mouse tension over lore
Skip if: You want inventive scares or a big payoff; You are tired of one-vs-one thriller setups; You need rich character writing or emotional depth; You dislike movies that lean on gimmick-driven suspense
Overview: Don't Move has a clean, nasty premise: a grieving woman is hunted in the woods and gradually robbed of her ability to fight back. That setup gives the film immediate tension, and the best stretches are all about body panic, timing, and the cruel logic of survival when every second matters.
Worth noting: The movie is at its most effective when it stays simple and physical. It understands the basic pleasure of a chase thriller and uses the paralysis concept to create a few memorable pressure-cooker moments. The downside is that once the hook is established, the film doesn't always find enough variation to deepen the experience beyond the premise.
Bottom line: As a compact genre watch, it does the job. As a horror-thriller, it feels a little too familiar in structure and a little too thin in character work to rise above the pack. If you want a tense, easy-to-consume survival story, it can scratch that itch; if you want something sharper or more original, there are better options.
Top Letterboxd reviews:
- aubrey 🍓: don't look up don't worry darling don't breathe don't move bitch what CAN i do???
- austin: if i was about to jump off a cliff and a man started talking to me about cars i would’ve moved closer to the edge
- timtamtitus: "English or Spanish" ahh movie
- Alyssa: should’ve been called Can’t Move
- allaboutjuelz: Convincing someone not to go through with their suicide so you can paralyze them is so fucking jobless 😭
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Topics: survival thriller, horror, psychological tension, forest setting, body horror, grief, isolation, cat-and-mouse, streaming-era genre film
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Don't Move (2024)
Movie · 2024 · Horror, Thriller · 1h 32m · R · English
Curator score: 0.9/10 (236.7K ratings)
You can hide. But you can't run.
Overview A grieving woman in a secluded forest encounters a killer who injects her with a paralytic drug. As her body shuts down, her fight for survival begins.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.9/10
IMDb: 5.8/10
Letterboxd: 2.48/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Metacritic: 54
TMDB: 6.3/10
Director Adam Schindler, Brian Netto
Production Capstone Studios, Hammerstone Studios, Raimi Productions
Cast Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell, Daniel Francis, Denis Kostadinov, Kate Nichols, Skye Little Wing Dimova-Saw, Dylan Beam, Sarah Sarandos, Zainab Azizi
Where to watch Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A lean survival-thriller premise with a strong high-concept hook and a clear physical gimmick, but the execution is more functional than memorable. It works best as a tense, single-location endurance test rather than a fully satisfying horror film.
Best for
Viewers who like stripped-down survival thrillers
Fans of high-concept horror premises
People in the mood for a fast, disposable streaming watch
Audiences who enjoy cat-and-mouse tension over lore
Skip if
You want inventive scares or a big payoff
You are tired of one-vs-one thriller setups
You need rich character writing or emotional depth
You dislike movies that lean on gimmick-driven suspense
Overview
Don't Move has a clean, nasty premise: a grieving woman is hunted in the woods and gradually robbed of her ability to fight back. That setup gives the film immediate tension, and the best stretches are all about body panic, timing, and the cruel logic of survival when every second matters.
Worth noting
The movie is at its most effective when it stays simple and physical. It understands the basic pleasure of a chase thriller and uses the paralysis concept to create a few memorable pressure-cooker moments. The downside is that once the hook is established, the film doesn't always find enough variation to deepen the experience beyond the premise.
Bottom line
As a compact genre watch, it does the job. As a horror-thriller, it feels a little too familiar in structure and a little too thin in character work to rise above the pack. If you want a tense, easy-to-consume survival story, it can scratch that itch; if you want something sharper or more original, there are better options.
Top Letterboxd reviews
aubrey 🍓 (3★) · 13802 likes
don't look up don't worry darling don't breathe don't move bitch what CAN i do???
austin (2★) · 7609 likes
if i was about to jump off a cliff and a man started talking to me about cars i would’ve moved closer to the edge
timtamtitus (4★) · 4098 likes
"English or Spanish" ahh movie
Alyssa (2.5★) · 2921 likes
should’ve been called Can’t Move
allaboutjuelz (3★) · 2541 likes
Convincing someone not to go through with their suicide so you can paralyze them is so fucking jobless 😭
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1964 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 2h 13m · Curator 6.6/10 (32.4K ratings)
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Topics
survival thriller, horror, psychological tension, forest setting, body horror, grief, isolation, cat-and-mouse, streaming-era genre film
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