It's What's Inside (2024)

Movie · 2024 · Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction · 1h 45m · R · English

Curator score: 4.1/10 (567.7K ratings)

No body is leaving the same as they came.

Overview

A pre-wedding reunion descends into a psychological nightmare for a group of college friends when a surprise guest arrives with a mysterious suitcase.

Ratings

Director

Greg Jardin

Production

Edith Productions, Boldly Go Productions, Such Content

Cast

James Morosini, Brittany O'Grady, David Thompson, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden, Reina Hardesty, Devon Terrell, Madison Davenport, Myhraliza Aala, Francisco Diego Garcia, Dana Millican, Aly Nordlie, Hailee Keanna Lautenbach, Jenny Lam Tien

Where to watch

Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

Curator Review

Verdict

A slick, high-concept party thriller with a strong hook, sharp editing, and plenty of social-dread energy. It’s most rewarding if you enjoy twisty ensemble gamesmanship and don’t mind characters who are intentionally messy, shallow, or hard to like.

Best for

  • fans of high-concept chamber thrillers
  • viewers who like body-swap or identity-game premises
  • people drawn to stylish editing and formal play
  • audiences who enjoy toxic-friend-group satire
  • late-night watch parties and genre-curious viewers

Skip if

  • you want deep emotional character writing
  • you dislike abrasive or unlikable ensembles
  • you prefer straightforward plotting over puzzle-box structure
  • you’re hoping for a genuinely scary horror film
  • you need strong romantic or queer representation

Overview

It’s What's Inside is built like a party trick with a knife hidden in it: bright, fast, and designed to keep rearranging your assumptions about who is who and what anyone really wants. The setup is irresistible, and the film gets a lot of mileage out of its central gimmick, especially when the social dynamics start curdling into paranoia and humiliation.

Top Letterboxd reviews

Bridgette (3.5★) · 22031 likes

It’s too bad the title BODIES BODIES BODIES was already taken.

ryann jacobson (4.5★) · 19989 likes

could’ve benefited from one lesbian

jess (4.5★) · 14679 likes

the editing in this was spectacular

timtamtitus (2★) · 13719 likes

if you're bad with names, this one's gonna be a nightmare

Jay 👽 (4★) · 11503 likes

I love these horror movies where you stop rooting for any of the characters and just start getting excited about the horrendous things they're all gonna do to each other

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Topics

psychological thriller, science fiction, ensemble cast, body swap, dark comedy, single-location, party chaos, identity crisis, social satire, twist-driven

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