There's a special kind of horror in waiting. No monsters, no car chases, no bombastic Hans Zimmer score—just the silence of men trapped in a room, slowly fracturing. That's the charge behind All the Devils Are Here, Barnaby Roper's feature debut, which just premiered at the 2025 Edinburgh Film Festival and now has its official trailer courtesy of Republic Pictures. It hits select U.S. theaters and VOD on September 26, 2025.
The setup could fit on a cocktail napkin: four thieves hole up in a decrepit Dartmoor safehouse after a job, waiting for the all-clear. Days pass. The money sits heavy. Paranoia thickens. And then Eddie Marsan enters the frame—eyes sharp, voice like gravel rubbed with glass. You already know someone's not walking out of that house.
Marsan has built a career out of turning ordinary men into terrifying enigmas (Happy-Go-Lucky, Ray Donovan). Here, he seems almost too perfect: the weary criminal who knows more than he says, who watches every flicker of doubt ripple across his companions. Surrounding him are Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders), Burn Gorman (Pacific Rim), Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die), breakout newcomer Tienne Simon, and Suki Waterhouse, each carrying their own shade of menace or fragility. It's an ensemble that feels overqualified for a one-location thriller—always a promising sign.
Roper, known for stylish music videos, directs with a sculptor's restraint. The camera lingers on rotting wallpaper, on cigarettes burning down to ash, on faces that tell us more in silence than in speech. This isn't the kind of thriller that barrels forward—it festers. The screenplay, written by John Patrick Dover, teases shifting loyalties and moral rot until the air itself feels poisoned.
There's a moment in the trailer where someone mutters, “We've reached the moment of crisis.” It lands like prophecy. Not just for the characters, but for the genre itself. British crime thrillers can fall into cliché—geezers, guns, bad pub lighting—but All the Devils Are Here seems determined to scrape back to something rawer, closer to the bone. Think less Guy Ritchie bravado, more Polanski paranoia.
And yes, the festival pedigree matters. Edinburgh isn't Cannes-glitz or Sundance-hype; it's quieter, hungrier, a space where films like this can breathe before the world gets its hands on them. If Roper sticks the landing, this could be one of those rare indie debuts that actually lingers in the bloodstream.
What Stands Out About All the Devils Are Here
Marsan in peak form
The actor turns quiet menace into art, reminding us why he's Britain's most underrated screen presence.
A claustrophobic setting
One house, four men, no escape. The geography is limited, but the psychological sprawl is vast.
Music video precision
Barnaby Roper's background shows in the razor-sharp visuals—every frame feels curated.
Festival debut at Edinburgh
Premiering in Scotland this August gave the film a gritty, word-of-mouth launch rather than a studio-dictated rollout.
September 26 release date
Republic Pictures will push the film out in select U.S. theaters and VOD—a smart move for a thriller that thrives on intimacy.
Sometimes the scariest devils aren't outside the door—they're the ones sitting across the table. So—are you willing to step into that house when September rolls around?
