Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- visceral
- disturbing
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What sets it apart
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The stranded family accepts an overnight stay at a remote homestead that becomes increasingly dangerous.
The road-tripping family must rely on its survival instincts after becoming trapped at the homestead.
The supplied keywords explicitly identify cannibalism and bloody violence as central elements.
The entire threat is anchored to a secluded homestead far from ordinary help.
Films like Lowlifes, and why
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
backwoods survival horror, isolated rural setting, escalating family danger
The Hills Have Eyes
cannibalistic rural horror, captivity, grimy visceral violence
You're Next
home-invasion tension, dysfunctional family dynamics, darkly comic brutality
Movie Details
- Directors
- Tesh Guttikonda, Mitch Oliver
- Release Date
- 2024-04-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (111)
Cast
- Amanda Fix
- Matthew MacCaull
- Brenna Llewellyn
- Elyse Levesque
- Josh Zaharia
- Cassandra Sawtell
- Richard Harmon
- Kevin McNulty
- Ben Sullivan
- Alexander Calvert
Common questions
- What is Lowlifes about?
- A desperate family’s roadside refuge becomes a grisly fight for survival against the horrifying inhabitants of an isolated homestead.
- What is Lowlifes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lowlifes as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Lowlifes violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Lowlifes as graphic.
- Which films are like Lowlifes?
- Films with a similar feel include Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, and You're Next.
- How long is Lowlifes?
- Lowlifes runs 90 minutes.
