You can't contain evil.
Desperate to fit in at school, Sam rejects her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. However, when a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage to defeat it.
It Lives Inside (2023) is a horror and mystery film directed by Bishal Dutta, released on September 6, 2023 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan and Betty Gabriel. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 298 ratings.
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Megan Suri
as Samidha
Neeru Bajwa
as Poorna
Mohana Krishnan
as Tamira
Betty Gabriel
as Joyce
Vik Sahay
as Inesh
Gage Marsh
as Russ
Beatrice Kitsos
as Kittie
Jamie Ives
as Older Neighbor
Siddhartha Minhas
as Karan
Saisha Ram Muni
as Young Tamira
Sangeeta Wylie
as Radha Avasthi
Jenaya Ross
as The Pishach
Directed by Bishal Dutta, written by Bishal Dutta, Ashish Mehta and Bishal Dutta, produced by Raymond Mansfield and Sean McKittrick.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 298 ratings.
Well we've had Mandarin and Spanish integrated into dual-dialogue Hollywood films recently, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before another language featured - and we have it here in the partial use of Hindi. Thereafter, though, this is an entirely unremarkable drama centring around the young "Sam" (Megan Suri) who is trying to balance her life of traditional roots and modern American attitudes. This…
Reviewed on November 2, 2023
It appears that our main character is rather disassociated from her peers and is rather unhappy with her life. We already have what looks like some ancient or possibly forbidden behavior. The strangeness has begun, and it's looking freaking wicked so far. Horrific events are unfolding, and the danger could be spreading out appears. Ancient folk or mythological entitites are terrifying to come up against, I feel for…
Reviewed on October 20, 2025
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It Lives Inside (2023) is available to stream on Hulu, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of It Lives Inside (2023) includes Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Betty Gabriel and Vik Sahay. The film was directed by Bishal Dutta. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
It Lives Inside was released on September 6, 2023 and runs for 1h 39m.
It Lives Inside (2023) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 298 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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