In Fear
A young couple’s romantic getaway becomes a claustrophobic nightmare when a maze of remote roads places them in the hands of an unseen predator.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- rainy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film compact, atmospheric, and effective at creating claustrophobic psychological anxiety, while noting that its plot can feel contrived and familiar.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tom and Lucy’s confusion on dark backwoods roads gradually becomes a sustained state of dread and helplessness.
The film repeatedly destabilizes the couple’s understanding of the roads, their surroundings, and Max’s intentions.
The camera emphasizes the tight interior of Tom and Lucy’s car as their isolation and fear intensify.
The couple’s distance from civilization leaves them exposed to an unknown tormentor in an unfamiliar rural maze.
Films like In Fear, and why
The Blair Witch Project
claustrophobic psychological horror, isolated protagonists, and escalating uncertainty about a threatening stranger
Calibre
rural isolation, paranoid atmosphere, and terror generated through ambiguity rather than spectacle
Eden Lake
contained survival horror, escalating mistrust, and a hostile environment that turns ordinary travel into dread
The Invitation
minimalist psychological horror focused on sustained anxiety, vulnerability, and disturbing interpersonal menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeremy Lovering
- Release Date
- 2013-04-03
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (254)
Cast
- Alice Englert
- Iain De Caestecker
- Allen Leech
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is In Fear about?
- A young couple’s romantic getaway becomes a claustrophobic nightmare when a maze of remote roads places them in the hands of an unseen predator.
- What is In Fear like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of In Fear as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is In Fear violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in In Fear as brutal.
- What did critics think of In Fear?
- Critics generally found the film compact, atmospheric, and effective at creating claustrophobic psychological anxiety, while noting that its plot can feel contrived and familiar.
- Which films are like In Fear?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, Calibre, Eden Lake, and The Invitation.
- How long is In Fear?
- In Fear runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch In Fear?
- In United States, In Fear streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
