A double-booked Airbnb hides gritty, chilling terrors as a young woman's measured dread intensifies.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than an R usually carries. Beyond that, intense fear and several jump scares.
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In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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