The Man in the Basement (film)

The film has a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews.^[6] Calan Panchoo of Film Threat rated the film a 6 out of 10.^[3] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars.^[7]

Hannah Brown of The Jerusalem Post gave the film a positive review and wrote, "All the actors are good here, among them Renier, who starred in a number of films by the Dardenne brothers(...)But the movie really belongs to Cluzet and the vile character he portrays."^[5]

Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a positive review, calling it "a gripping, smart and timely film that’s part thriller, part domestic drama and all cautionary tale."^[8]

Beatrice Loayza of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Somewhere in The Man in the Basement there is a smart psychodrama sharpened by political urgency, but what we get is a middling think piece that too quickly loses momentum — and peters out by the end."^[2]

• The Man in the Basement at IMDb
• The Man in the Basement at Rotten Tomatoes