Across the Hall

{{Short description|2009 film directed by Alex Merkin}} {{Primary sources|date=February 2010}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Across the Hall | image = Across the Hall.jpg | alt =  | caption = Theaterical release poster | director = Alex Merkin | producer = Jeff Bowler Stephen Fromkin Marco Garibaldi | writer = Alex Merkin Jesse Mittelstadt Julien Schwab | starring = Mike Vogel Brittany Murphy Danny Pino Natalie Smyka | music = Bobby Tahouri | cinematography = Andrew Carranza | editing = Alex Merkin | studio = | distributor = Image Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2009|8|27|Germany|2009|10|30|United States}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $4 million }} '''''Across the Hall''''' is a 2009 American neo-noir horror film directed by Alex Merkin and starring Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy, and Danny Pino. It is based on the 2005 short film of the same name and was Murphy's final film released during her lifetime.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tyler |first1=Josh |title=Trailer: Brittany Murphy Is Across The Hall |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Trailer-Brittany-Murphy-Across-Hall-9972.html |website=CINEMABLEND |accessdate=June 6, 2020 |date=August 27, 2008}}</ref>

== Plot == {{More plot|date=January 2015}} Convinced that his fiancée is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.

== Cast== * Mike Vogel as Julian * Danny Pino as Terry * Brittany Murphy as June * Natalie Smyka as Anna * Brad Greenquist as The Porter

== Critical response == The film has been praised by its stylish manufacture and outstanding performance by the main actors. The contrast between the emotions experienced by the main characters against the background of the rundown hotel and the formality of the porter has been pointed out as a great plot device.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=John |title=Across the Hall |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/across-the-hall-1200477233/ |website=Variety |accessdate=June 6, 2020 |date=December 1, 2009}}</ref> Nevertheless, some critics believe that the expansion of the short feature into a longer film was not entirely successful.<ref>{{cite web |title=Across the Hall |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/across-the-hall |website=Metacritic |accessdate=June 6, 2020}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|1176724|Across the Hall}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes | m/10011992_across_the_hall | Across the Hall }}

Category:2009 films Category:2009 thriller films Category:American neo-noir films Category:American nonlinear narrative films Category:American thriller films Category:Features based on short films Category:Films set in hotels Category:2009 English-language films Category:2009 American films Category:Films scored by Bobby Tahouri Category:English-language thriller films