The Chalk Line

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The Chalk Line

2022

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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8 Reviews

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After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past.

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Chris Joyce

Movies and Munchies (YouTube)

Oct 26, 2022

4.5/5

The Chalk Line delivers a powerful story of longing and hope, combined with a harrowing scenario that could be ripped from the headlines.

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

Oct 25, 2022

3/5

This disturbing drama is strongly acted, pieced together well, and thrilling to the end. However, a few small issues keep The Chalk Line from being great.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Oct 25, 2022

2.5/5

The Chalk Line had promise but ultimately succumbs to an uneven script and an ending that plays it too safe.

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Marshall Shaffer

Decider

Oct 25, 2022

The focus on vibes over storytelling starts to have diminishing returns once the plot starts having to explain the strangeness, and the thinly-developed characters are just not particularly persuasive.

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Randy Meeks

Espinof

Oct 24, 2022

3.5/5

Creates a mysterious atmosphere, sinister and paranoid-inducing, the script builds up the tension though perhaps doesn't sustain it enough through the end. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jordi Batlle Caminal

Fotogramas

Sep 8, 2022

3/5

... An exemplary exercise in genre filmmaking, well crafted and without auteur pretensions. [Full review in Spanish]

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Helena K

@RT50259408 3 days ago

Genuinely unsettling. Not because of the storyline, but because of how spectacularly shit it is.

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arijit B

@RT63978068 Aug 29, 2026

This is a brilliant suspense thriller where every little detail count. Loved it, brilliant performances by the cast.

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Kirsty S

@RT25852633 Aug 20, 2026

The film started off well but almost lost interest as the middle of the film dragged on. Great twist at the end. Worth a watch once.

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david w

@RT97738782 Sep 9, 2025

An exciting tense drama but too many things happen that are simply not explained, although they would be necessary if we are to make sense of the film.

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Ana G

@RT76272466 Apr 23, 2025

somehow I imagined the chalk was to avoid a ghost and that the child was posessed hahha. It was so different from that, perfect example of a film that can surprise you in a very rewarding way. Love this kind of movies, mysteries, police investigations... so good. And the name in spanish is so perfect, the lo¿ittle girl really was imprisioned by her fears just like a Jaula

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Kyra C

@RT31579036 Jan 27, 2025

This story absolutely encapsulated me. The puzzle was beautifully laid out for the audience to put together, and the rising action towards climax was horrific. The ending was unexpected and so heartwarming as many thrillers like this are left open. I gotta watch this again!!

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Ignacio Tatay

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Elena Anaya

Paula

Pablo Molinero

Simón

Eva Tennear

Clara

Eva Llorach

Maite

Carlos Santos

Eduardo

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Synopsis

After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past.

Director: Ignacio Tatay
Producer: Ignacio Salazar-Simpson, Ricardo Marco Budé, Carolina Bang, Alex de la Iglesia
Screenwriter: Isabel Peña, Ignacio Tatay
Production Co: Pokeepsie Films
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2022
Runtime: 1h 46m

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