Doors (film)

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Doors
Directed byJeff Desom
Saman Kesh
Dugan O'Neal
Written byJeff Desom
Ed Hobbs
Saman Kesh
Dugan O'Neal
Chris White
Starring Josh Peck
Lina Esco
Wilson Bethel
Kyp Malone
Release date
  • March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Doors is a 2021 science fiction anthology film written by Jeff Desom, Ed Hobbs, Saman Kesh, Dugan O'Neal and Chris White, directed by Desom, Kesh and O'Neal and starring Josh Peck, Lina Esco, Wilson Bethel and Kyp Malone.

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Plot

Cast

Release

The film was released in select theaters on March 19, 2021, on demand on March 23, 2021 and on DVD and Blu-ray on April 6, 2021. [1]

Reception

The film has a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews. [2] Buffy de Latour of SciFiNow awarded the film three stars out of five. [3] Alex Saveliev of Film Threat rated the film a 6 out of 10. [4] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five. [5] Cath Clarke of The Guardian awarded the film two stars out of five. [6]

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References

  1. Hamman, Cody (March 23, 2021). "Doors (2021) – Movie Review". JoBlo.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. "Doors". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. de Latour, Buffy (April 28, 2021). "PORTAL REVIEW: CERTAINLY A PUZZLE". SciFiNow. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. Saveliev, Alex (March 23, 2021). "Doors". Film Threat. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. Anderson, Jeffrey M. "Parents' Guide to Doors". Common Sense Media. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. Clarke, Cath (April 14, 2021). "Portal review – close encounters of the disappointing kind". The Guardian. Retrieved February 29, 2024.