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Alive

Maybe dead is better.

6.0(116)20181h 31m1

A severely injured man and woman awake in an abandoned sanitarium only to discover that a sadistic caretaker holds the keys to their freedom and the horrific answers as to their true identity.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
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Language
English
  • amnesia
  • escape
  • sanitarium
  • mad doctor
  • hospital
  • torture
  • held captive

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Rob Grant

Produced in

Canada

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)Premiere in "FilmQuest"7 Sept 2018
    • Theatrical (limited)PDXtreme Fest Portland, OR6 Jan 2019
    • Theatrical18 Sept 2020
    • Digital / OTT18 Sept 2020
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereGrimmfest International Festival of Fantastic Film7 Oct 2018
    • Digital / OTT1529 Jun 2020
  • AustraliaAU

    • Digital / OTTMA15+1 Oct 2020
  • CanadaCA

    • Premiere18A30 Mar 2019
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT1621 Oct 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT1820 May 2021
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical (limited)Horrorant Film Festival11 May 2019
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1525 Oct 2019
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Digital / OTT1818 Sept 2020
  • New ZealandNZ

    • Digital / OTT161 Oct 2020
  • RussiaRU

    • Digital / OTT18+28 May 2020

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Alive was released on 7 September 2018.

Audience reviews

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    Vanessa Stewart

    9/30/2026

    Alive (2020) opens in a sanitarium with two severely injured captives and a well-spoken, eccentric caretaker who insists his "help" is for their own good. Director Rob Grant, who made Harpoon and Fake Blood, keeps the characters nameless and the questions coming: who are these two, why are they here, and what does he want with them? The pacing is slow, and the answers don't arrive until the final quarter, but the fil…

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