Netflix has just added one of 2024’s best sci-fi thriller movies

Shortly after earning raves at its Sundance Film Festival world premiere, the film was bought by Netflix for a whopping $17 million.

Written and directed by Greg Jardin in his feature film debut, the movie revolves around a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious device that enables people to swap bodies.

Featuring amongst its young ensemble cast Alycia Debnam-Carey (Fear the Walking Dead), Brittany O'Grady (The White Lotus) and Madison Davenport (From Dusk Till Dawn), a bidding war erupted for It's What's Inside at the start of the year.

This was after it had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it garnered a ton of acclaim for its cool premise, its stylish direction, its mix of genres and its satirical elements.

Ultimately, Netflix snapped up the worldwide distribution rights for the sci-fi thriller for a whopping $17 million, making it one of the biggest deals in Sundance history.

Currently holding an 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes, you can read a sample of the glowing reviews for It's What's Inside right here:

AV Club: "There are plenty of laughs to be had here, making it the perfect movie night selection for a large group."

Bloody Disgusting: "It’s a twisty puzzle box that rewards through saturated colours, meticulous visual plotting, and an irreverent comical tone. Though prone to tangled knots, Jardin’s ambitious debut will easily earn a devout following."

GQ: "It's a fun ride that will be pleasing on the couch."

IndieWire: "It’s a loud, colourful, frantic and pitch black horror comedy about identity that mercilessly critiques modern anxiety about desirability and success."

Variety: “It’s What’s Inside registers as a pretty effective genre calling-card: gleamingly shot and spikily cut, brashly acted by actors accepting of their role as pretty pawns in an elaborate narrative game of strategy."

It's What's Inside is streaming on Netflix right now.

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