The Lair

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The Lair

2022,

1h 37m,

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Horror

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When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons -- half human, half alien -- are awakened.

Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Oct 29, 2022

“The Lair” doesn’t finish as spectacularly as it starts; but that just means it’s a good genre picture and not a great one.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Oct 28, 2022

2.5/4

The Lair checks off some genre fans’ qualitative boxes, thanks in part to co-writer/director Neil Marshall’s knack for top-this violence, post-spaghetti-western war movie repartee, and general eye for action filmmaking.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Oct 27, 2022

Aside from Hadi Khanjanpour, as a coolheaded Afghan prisoner, the acting is pretty awful, though the script is so clunky and the characters so clichéd it’s tough to blame the performers.

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Jul 24, 2025

2/5

While it may not rank among Marshall's best work, it's an overall enjoyable watch that highlights more of his flair for practical effects.

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Maxance Vincent

FilmSpeak.net

Jul 13, 2025

B-

The Lair still manages to hold the audience’s interest through its relentless action.

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Chris Luciantonio

Exclaim!

Nov 21, 2024

4/10

A formulaic pseudo-homage to better films.

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When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons -- half human, half alien -- are awakened.

Director: Neil Marshall
Producer: Daniel-Konrad Cooper
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Ashland Hill Media Finance, Highland Film Group (HFG), Ingenious Media, Trigger Films, Rather Good Films, Scarlett Productions Ltd
Genre: Action, Horror
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 37m

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