The Sublet (2015)

The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his career, ... See full summary »

Director:

John Ainslie

Writers:

Alyson Richards, John Ainslie

Stars:

Tianna Nori, Mark Matechuk, Krista Madison

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Tianna Nori	...	Joanna
Mark Matechuk	...	Jeff
Krista Madison	...	Margaret
Porter Randell	...	Porter
Rachel Sellan	...	Alex
James Murray	...	George
Mark Ettlinger	...	Detective Harrison
Jeff Sinasac	...	Detective Galagher
Liv Collins	...	Young Woman
Cameron Nash	...	Young Man
Mary-Elizabeth Willcott	...	Homeless Woman

Storyline

The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his career, Joanna questions her sanity as she discovers a violent past to the apartment and suspects that the building may be haunted.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | written by director | husband wife relationship | psychological thriller | possession | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was released under the title The Resident in the UK.

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Goofs

During the knocking on the door sequence Joanna notices all the items she had just placed in a cardboard box have inexplicably been returned to their previous locations, with the now empty box resting on a green arm chair. However, in the following shot the box is no longer on the chair and is missing altogether.

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Soundtracks

Peephole
By Laura Barrett
Recorded by Laura Barrett
Produced by Laura Barrett & Caleb Stull

User Reviews

Cerebral thriller that does not disappoint

I have to say I was not expecting much from this film. After watching it, however, I was really surprised at how well done it was. The low 5.9 rating hardly does this film justice. It's much much better then that.

Sticking to my "no spoiler" rule, I will only lend my opinions of why I thought this was a terrific sleeper Psyche/Thriller.

The film is a bit slow moving but don't let that lull you into a sense of nothing happening. This film makes you think and question yourself at many points throughout, as though you missed something important about the plot. Each act gets more and more creepy regarding who is sane and who is not.

The acting was very good and the score was spot on during the most important and disturbing scenes, illustrating how the timing of editing and Direction was excellent. There seems like a lot is going on but at the end the film comes full circle, thereby leaving you fulfilled and quite alarmed.

If you are a fan of Psychological Thrillers but are sick of the typical Drek that seems to be constantly regurgitated so often, you are in for a treat And will thoroughly enjoy "The Sublet"....

I would say this could have been a film Hitchcock might have directed had he read the script. As Hitch once said...."there are only three things that matter in making a great film, Script, Script, Script"....! Hats off to the writer, Director, sound and cast.

I give this film a Big Thumbs Up!

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Sublet

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Fawn Films, Breakthrough Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1