Entrance (film)

Entrance is a 2011 American independent film that mixes elements of mumblecore, psychological thrillers, and horror films. It was directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath and was written by Hallam, Horvath, Karen Gorham, and Michelle Margolis. Suziey Block stars as a barista who lives a repetitive and anxious life in Los Angeles. When her beloved dog disappears, she decides to give up and move back home, but first she invites all her friends to a going-away party.

Suziey, a young barista, lives in Los Angeles with her roommate Karen. Suziey's life has become repetitive, empty, and full of anxiety. She feels threatened by passers-by when she walks down the street, and a car following her movements causes her to panic. The sudden disappearance of her beloved dog pushes her to the breaking point, and she recruits Karen to help her search for him. Unable to find him, she posts notices around the neighborhood, but they are to no avail. Depressed and longing for a more fulfilling life, like that of her roommate, she agrees to hook up with a friend at a bar. During the night, an unrevealed person takes a picture of her as she sleeps, and her friend makes an empty apology as he sneaks out the door in the morning. When Karen returns from a fun vacation with her boyfriend, Suziey tells Karen that she's been unhappy for a long time and wishes to move back home. Karen convinces Suziey to first hold a dinner party, and they invite all their friends, including Josh and Liesel, Suziey's friends from back home; Morgan, Karen's boyfriend; and Jonathan, Karen's co-worker.

At the party, Suziey becomes uneasy due to the awkward attention of Jonathan, though Suziey dismisses Jonathan's concerns when he asks her if she's uncomfortable with his presence. After talking and drinking champagne throughout the night, the drunk revelers are interrupted by a power outage. The power briefly comes back on, only to flicker off again. Suziey goes to investigate and is quickly incapacitated by a masked man. When she regains consciousness, the masked man tells Suziey that he has been stalking her for a while, understands her pain, and says that they have something special, even though they do not love each other. He then states that he is going to kill all of her friends so that they can be alone together. In a nearly unbroken 20-minute shot, Suziey, who has been bound, stumbles through the house and discovers the grisly fate of each of her friends. After unsuccessfully trying several avenues of escape, she crawls through a pet door and ends up on her porch, a dead end. Cornered, she surrenders to her stalker, who cradles her head and comforts her as he forces her to share the view of the city with him.