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Leave the World Behind (2023)

★ 6.4 · 3,194 ratings on TMDB

There's no going back to normal.

Leave the World Behind poster★ 6.4

A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.

DirectorSam Esmail
CastAlexis Rae Forlenza, Charlie Evans, Ethan Hawke, Farrah Mackenzie, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon
GenresDrama, Mystery, Thriller
The emergence reading

Leave the World Behind keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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