

In the Earth
Nature is a force of evil.
As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs.
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5.6/10
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- Language
- English
- experiment
- tent
- wilderness
- forest
- scientist
- alchemy
- scout
- folklore
- virus
- mysterious
- disturbed
- suspenseful
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival29 Jan 2021
- TheatricalR16 Apr 2021
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1517 Jun 2021
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival18 Aug 2021
CanadaCA
- Theatrical16 Apr 2021
- Digital / OTT14 May 2021
- TVSuper Écran17 Dec 2021
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1616 Apr 2021
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1817 Jun 2021
PolandPL
- Digital / OTT1613 Aug 2021
PortugalPT
- PremiereM/1616 Apr 2021
- Theatrical (limited)M/1616 Apr 2021
RussiaRU
- Digital / OTT18+16 Oct 2021
SwitzerlandCH
- Premiere16Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival3 Jul 2021
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In the Earth was released on 16 April 2021.
Audience reviews
4- M4/10
Manuel São Bento
1/30/2021
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com A festival with so much content must have ambiguous, dark, disturbing films. In The Earth is one of these movies, and it will surely be incredibly divisive. Unfortunately, I don't believe it worked for me. It goes from having a lunatic overly obsessed with some sort of spiritual entity to mixing up actual science usin…
- L4/10
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
3/9/2021
“In the Earth” is a psychedelic mash-up of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” and “The Blair Witch Project,” and it is unpleasant to suffer through. This disorienting, bloody story about killer plants and a psycho in the woods is more like an experimental film than an enjoyable horror / sci-fi flick. A deadly virus has shut down the world, and Dr. Martin Lowery (Joel Fry) volunteers to work at a research facilit…
- C6/10
Chris Sawin
4/17/2021
In the Earth is the type of horror film that could be totally spoiled for you from the get-go on paper and it still wouldn’t prepare you for what actually takes place when you finally experience it for yourself. Ben Wheatley channels the psychotropic elements of A Field in England here than any other of his previous films. While the lack of a proper explanation of what is occurring can be considered frustrating or ev…
- F7/10
FolknHell
8/25/2026
*In the Earth* is essentially a film about human beings discovering something vast, ancient and apparently communicative beneath their feet, then immediately assuming what it needs is better equipment. Martin and ranger Alma enter the woods looking for scientist Olivia Wendle, but Ben Wheatley steadily shifts the problem away from whatever pandemic has emptied the surrounding world. The real isolation is stranger.…
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