Alex And The Handyman -2017-.mkv Apr 2026

Critics have compared the film to The Gift (2015) mixed with The Cable Guy (1996), but with a suffocating rural noir aesthetic. The final 15 minutes—where Alex discovers the handyman has been living inside her walls for weeks—is a single, unbroken 12-minute take that has been studied in several film editing classes. "Alex and The Handyman" never got a Blu-ray release. It streams on a single, obscure ad-supported service (Rural Fright TV) and exists almost entirely as a digital ghost: a .mkv file passed between collectors.

If you have a copy, watch it with headphones. Listen closely to the second audio track. And check your crawlspace before you go to bed. Alex and The Handyman -2017-.mkv

A slow-burn 3.5/5. Not for action fans, but essential viewing for fans of minimalist, two-hander psychological horror. Have you seen this film? Does the version you own contain the "alternate handyman monologue" track? Share your thoughts below. Critics have compared the film to The Gift