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
Curator score: 4.1/10
IMDb: 6.6/10
Letterboxd: 3.47/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Metacritic: 56
TMDB: 6.5/10
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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Another compact, high-concept dinner-party nightmare that turns social friction into existential unease.
2000 · Mystery, Thriller · 1h 53m · R · Curator 9.1/10 (3.2M ratings) · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
For viewers drawn to memory games, unstable truth, and a structure that keeps reorienting the audience.
2018 · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction · 1h 40m · R · Curator 6.1/10 (527.5K ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
A lean genre ride with sharp body-control ideas and a mean, propulsive energy.
Topics
psychological thriller, science fiction, ensemble cast, body swap, dark comedy, single-location, party chaos, identity crisis, social satire, twist-driven