The Man in My Basement
Seen it?2025 | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for readers who like to compare the book and the screen version and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes. If you loved Barbarian, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.
Down on his luck, Charles Blakey agrees to rent his basement to a mysterious stranger, unaware he may be letting in a force much darker than he imagined.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 165K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nadia Latif
- Corey HawkinsCharles Blakey
- Willem DafoeAnniston Bennett
- Anna DiopNarciss Gully
- Jonathan AjayiRicky Winkler
- Gershwyn Eustache JnrClarence Mayhew
- Pamela NomveteIrene Littleneck
- Tamara LawranceBethany
- Brian BovellBrent Blakey
- Lizzie LomasExtine Blandford
- Mark ArnoldWilson Ryder