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After the Hole (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 15  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.8/10

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Synopsis: A teenage girl (THORA BIRCH) staggers through the deserted corridors of an exclusive English boarding school. Battered and bloody, she can barely walk. She reaches a phone, calls the emergency services, screams and faints. When the police arrive, there's only one question on everyone's... A teenage girl (THORA BIRCH) staggers through the deserted corridors of an exclusive English boarding school. Battered and bloody, she can barely walk. She reaches a phone, calls the emergency services, screams and faints. When the police arrive, there's only one question on everyone's lips: what happened to her and her three school friends who went missing two weeks ago? It's a question to which Dr. Philippa Horwood (EMBETH DAVIDTZ), the psychologist working with the police, is determined to find the answer. While the police begin the forensic examination of the underground bunker from which Liz has just escaped, Philippa embarks on a painful quest for the truth. Under her gentle counselling, Liz casts her mind back two weeks to when she was an innocent schoolgirl with a mad crush on Mike (DESMOND HARRINGTON), the son of an American rock star and the coolest guy on the planet. Not that he'd notice her, of course, with her mousy brown hair, unsophisticated clothes and uncool image. She would do anything to get his attention. It's Martin (DANIEL BROCKLEBANK) who makes everything happen. Martin -- the school weirdo, an introverted computer whiz who is as in love with Liz as she's in love with Mike. Whatever Liz wants, Martin will get, no matter what the cost to him emotionally. And it so happens that he's arranged for Mike, Mike's best friend Geoff (LAURENCE FOX) and Frankie (KEIRA KNIGHTLEY), the queen of the girls' dorm, to escape the boring end-of-term geography field trip and spend three days hiding out in a secret underground bunker. He will arrange for Liz to join the party. FOr Liz, it's a dream come true -- three days with the coolest kids in school, handsome jock Geoff, beautiful Frankie and charming Mike, her soul mate, her Prince Charming, the man she's meant to be with. But the plan soon goes horribly wrong. After three days of teenage fun in the bunker, the kids find that they are shut in. Is it an accident or has Martin deliberately imprisoned them? No amount of shouting or banging will raise the alarm since the bunker is deep in the woods. Days pass as, trapped in their underground hideaway, they try to make sense of the situation. Liz reasons that Martin wants to kill off her infatuation with Mike by pushing them to the edge of darkness together. Convinced that he is listening in, they act out a scene in which Liz and Mike hurl insults at each other. It works! The next morning, the bunker door is open and the four clamber up to freedom. Mike gathers Liz in his arms, bursting with pride and affection. When Liz finishes her story, it's obvious to Philippa that the girl before her is deeply traumatized, unable to face up to the awful reality of her friends' deaths. The police, meanwhile, have arrested Martin. In the interrogation room, he's aloof and arrogant. As he begins his version of events, a terrible truth begins to emerge, a truth that will expose the full horror of an obsessive love, a love that will stop at nothing to be fulfilled... [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Keira Knightley, Embeth Davidtz, Daniel Brocklebank

Director: Nick Hamm

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animusnocens 07/17/08
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nebular 04/19/08
70%
After the Hole (2001) This English production was directed by Nick Hamm and I thought "The Hole" was a top-notch... More
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blurredline 02/21/08
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wellsea180 01/05/08
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FrankieAlmondSmith 11/05/07
100%
stunning psychological thriller that truly captures human depravity and depression
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BuddhaforCortni 08/02/07
70%

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Metafact 06/26/07
20%
Extremely stupid.
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Umelbumel 04/21/07
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ZBigRedDogZ 03/18/07
50%
The Hole Directed by: Nick Hamm For some reason, RT calls this "After the Hole", but according to IMDB, it's just The... More
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faithin 03/05/07
80%
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! OMFG! you'll understand when you watch this... More
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Laurence26 02/12/07
90%
very nice thriller
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TheAnswerMVP2001 02/03/07
40%
The Hole "aka" After The Hole, as it’s aptly named in the US, is an attempt at providing a thriller that is both intense and... More
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cyber_turnip 08/06/06
60%
It's pretty stupid, and very clearly low budget, but it's entertaining. The cast is brilliant and there's a good... More
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love_flag 12/18/05
70%
After The Hole is a modern thriller set in a British private school. Based on the best selling cult novel by Guy Burt,... More
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Fritz08 07/11/05
60%
Hey All, I haven't received any new Net Flex as of late. So, I have been watching a lot of crappy cable television. While... More
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mshulman7 06/02/05
70%
The Hole is a British thriller that tells the tale of four teens at a catholic school. They decide to ditch the class trip... More
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Alfod 08/09/04
80%
Best in Show: Thora Birch One for the future: Thora Birch Stand-out scene: Can of coke Brainer or no-brainer: Brainer... More
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djflash626 08/04/04
90%
Rock solid cast, plot, and execution... best work I've seen in some time. Very thoughtfully created. More
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www_vacuity_de 08/01/04
90%
They'd lately shown The Hole on TV, but I'd missed it, so I got me the movie later. It had looked interesting in... More
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