They Remain

They Remain is a 2018 American thriller film written and directed by Philip Gelatt and starring Rebecca Henderson and William Jackson Harper.^[3][4][5][6] It is based on Laird Barron's short story -30-.^[7][8][9]

They Remain
Directed by	Philip Gelatt
Written by	Philip Gelatt
Based on	-30- by Laird Barron
Produced by	Peter Askin Will Battersby
Starring	Rebecca Henderson William Jackson Harper
Cinematography	Sean Kirby
Edited by	Tom Bayne[1]
Music by	Tom Keohane[2]
Production companies	Family Ranch Reno Productions
Distributed by	Paladin
Release dates	January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28) (Panic Film Festival) March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) (United States)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Rebecca Henderson as Jessica
• William Jackson Harper as Keith
• Malcolm Mills as Pilot
• Jordan Douglas Smith as Rudi "Tex" Roos (voice)
• Charlies Lavoie as Cult Father

Production

Writer/director Philip Gelatt first encountered Laird Barron's writing in "2008 or 2009".^[10] After reading the story "-30-" in Barron's collection Occultation and Other Stories, he became interested in adapting it. In terms of casting, Gelatt described the process as follows: "I wanted to find actors who had, in their own personalities, something that felt true to these characters."^[11]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating with an average score of 5.7/10, based on 28 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "They Remain relies on rich atmosphere to effectively establish a sense of creeping dread that's almost enough to cover for its nagging narrative deficiencies."^[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[13]

Eric Kohn of IndieWire graded the film a B−.^[14] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club also gave the film a B−.^[15] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars.^[16]