Eli
A medically fragile boy enters a secluded treatment house where promised safety gives way to supernatural suspicion and bodily terror.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics found the premise and atmosphere intermittently effective, but broadly considered the jump scares and prolonged mysteries less successful than the film's central concept.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eli's autoimmune disorder, skin rashes, and repeated treatments make his body and medical care central to the film's unease.
Eli is brought to a secluded treatment house that initially promises safety but becomes the source of supernatural suspicion.
Eli's unease about the facility, its treatments, and the surrounding phenomena builds toward a twist-oriented climax.
A sick child depends on his parents, doctors, and nurses while increasingly questioning whether their care is safe.
Films like Eli, and why
The Conjuring
shared haunted-house horror, child protagonist, supernatural mystery, and escalating jump-scare tension
The Others
shared young protagonist, eerie domestic setting, family conflict, and twist-driven supernatural horror
The Lazarus Effect
shared isolated treatment environment, unsettling body-centered horror, and psychologically oppressive atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Ciarán Foy
- Release Date
- 2019-10-18
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1552)
Cast
- Charlie Shotwell
- Sadie Sink
- Lili Taylor
- Kelly Reilly
- Max Martini
- Deneen Tyler
- Katia Gomez
- Austin Foxx
- Parker Lovein
- Lou Beatty Jr.
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Eli about?
- A medically fragile boy enters a secluded treatment house where promised safety gives way to supernatural suspicion and bodily terror.
- What is Eli like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eli as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Eli violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Eli as mild.
- What did critics think of Eli?
- Critics found the premise and atmosphere intermittently effective, but broadly considered the jump scares and prolonged mysteries less successful than the film's central concept.
- Which films are like Eli?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conjuring, The Others, and The Lazarus Effect.
- How long is Eli?
- Eli runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eli?
- In United States, Eli streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
