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Twelve days locked in grandma's apartment. The rent is cheap. The therapy bills won't be.
TMDB
54
IMDb
46
Rotten Tomatoes
25
Audience Score
25
Google
59
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Occupant (2011)

paranoid slow-burngentrification horrorisolation spiral

Overview

HorrorThriller

25 year old Danny Hill's grandmother just died giving Danny the chance to move into her enormous rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. Danny must lock himself in for twelve days before he can take over the lease. There's just one problem -- he may not be the only occupant.

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Content warning
manhattan, new york citylawyerlandlord tenant relationshipsanity
economic precarityinherited traumaurban alienationgaslighting vs. genuine threat

Standout Aspects

Acting

Van Hansis carries the entire film with unraveling, sympathetic desperation.

Production

The apartment itself becomes a suffocating character—claustrophobic and cavernous.

Best for:Solo: Late night, headphones on, questioning every creak in your walls.·Streaming: Perfect buried treasure for horror completists hunting obscure gems.
Heads up:Disturbing: Psychological unraveling with ambiguous reality; may hit hard if you've questioned your own sanity.
Henry Miller

Director

Henry Miller

ReleasedOct 14, 2011
Runtime1h 26m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Van Hansis

Van Hansis

Danny Hill

Cody H. Carolin

Cody H. Carolin

Sharleen Hunt

Thorsten Kaye

Thorsten Kaye

Joe

Jamie Harrold

Jamie Harrold

Harold

Wade Mylius

Wade Mylius

Exterminator

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Van Hansis was primarily known for 'As the World Turns' soap opera work; this was his deliberate pivot to indie horror.

Insight

The film eerily predicted 2010s NYC housing anxiety—Danny's desperation for grandma's lease mirrors real estate horror stories that flooded social media years later.

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Occupant (2011) | Trailer | Van Hansis | Cody Horn | Thorsten Kaye

Occupant (2011) | Trailer | Van Hansis | Cody Horn | Thorsten Kaye

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