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SummaryThe host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
Directed By:Ian Tuason
Written By:Ian Tuason
undertone
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
User score
Mixed or Average
5.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
37% Mixed
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10 Reviews
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Jan 29, 2026
88
Some will argue that all of the themes of “undertone” don’t connect, but that’s a feature, not a bug. This is a film that doesn’t feel the need to explain itself. Nightmares rarely do.
Mar 11, 2026
80
undertone is so effectively spooky that I found my eyes nervously darting to shadows as I walked to my car after the screening. The best horror movies don't need cheap jumpscares, they just need to make you feel like something dreadful is out there, lurking, waiting to make itself heard.
User score
Mixed or Average
38% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
28% Mixed
8 Ratings
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34% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Mar 15, 2026
9
I'm a huge horror movie fan and have spent years watching a wide range of films across the genre. I’ve been mostly disappointed with most of the newer horror movies (Longlegs, Weapons, Him, etc.) though a few have really stood out like Talk to Me, Companion, The Substance, and Let Her In. Undertone has lingered with me far longer than most horror films. The tension is relentless from beginning to end, creating one of the most genuinely frightening experiences I’ve had with this genre. The sound design was unlike anything I've experienced which, in my opinion, carries this film passed the finish line. It avoids the usual horror formula, leaning entirely on its incredible sound design and oppressive atmosphere instead of mindless jump scares. I do believe it ended a little too abruptly but other than that, I wholeheartedly recommend this film. Do yourself a favor and watch in a theater with the best sound system.
Mar 13, 2026
9
Extremely well made, unsettling, and **** up. Has an evil core I don't ever want to talk or think about again.
Mar 12, 2026
74
The film works best when it is only Evy and her headphones on the screen, the character’s head (and ours) becoming overwhelmed by some truly impressive, singularly creepy sound design.
Mar 12, 2026
67
A testament to the adage that a good filmmaker can make anything out of nothing, Undertone should go in your playlist now.
Mar 17, 2026
60
Weaponising the cinema’s Dolby Atmos into a delivery mechanism for frights is a clever ploy that Undertone never maximises.
Mar 12, 2026
50
The film is so committed to its rigors — the two-person cast, the glacial camera pivots, the moody lighting — that it teeters on the line of becoming monotonous.
Jan 29, 2026
40
There’s a swirl of creepy noises in A24’s new hyped-up horror Undertone – screaming, gargling, singing, banging – but nothing is quite loud enough to drown out the swirl of films it’s cribbing from.
Mar 13, 2026
4
Remembered my metacritic account just to Vent on this piece of **** movie Short Answer: No **** this movie ten fold If anything find whose running the marketing on this film and pulverize him or her into the **** ground for doing an immensely good job of over-selling you what is effectively a decent horror movie on paper but a rather **** one in execution I hated the Lead Girl for some reason and sure enough felt vindicated by then end when the Reveal came The sound design being the only true selling point of the flim, other then that, Ive seen other movies pull off what this movie tried to do better Could’ve been a podcast and it would’ve worked out better in the end If you want to sit through this Crap, youll see exactly why this one in particular pissed me off
Mar 15, 2026
1
Worst movie I saw in a long time! So boring for the first 80 minutes. Finally gets action in the final 10 minutes and it abruptly ends. Also many gaps in that are so obvious it's distracting. I get it was trying to be a slow burn, but if you're going to do that you can't have a million plot holes and stupid things that just make no sense. Then for the payoff, ok we waited 80 minutes for it to get some **** then it just ends. Seriously, who funded this? They need to ask for a refund too! Just awful.
Mar 14, 2026
0
Poorly written, loud, and boring. I tried to close my eyes and rest but the sound was loud and harsh. I ended up scrolling my phone in the theater until I realized that I could just sit in the lobby until it was over.
Mar 13, 2026
0
Asked for a refund. Got it with no questions asked. This was so boring and pointless it was insulting.
Production Company:
- Black Fawn Films
- Kino
- Slaterverse Pictures
- Spooky Pictures
Release Date:Mar 13, 2026
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:R
Tagline:It wants to be heard.
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