Something in the Dirt is a 2022 American science-fiction comedy film written by Justin Benson and directed by and starring Benson and Aaron Moorhead. It is the fifth film by the directing duo.Benson and Moorhead conceived of the film during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns.[1][2][3] It was shot over the course of a year with a crew of 12. Benson's own apartment served as the primary location of the film.On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 72 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Something in the Dirt reaffirms Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead as sci-fi storytellers with a distinctive—and darkly alluring—vision."[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews