Summary
Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship-one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 53Audiences 54GoodWatch 54
Metascore53
Tomatometer52%
IMDb5.6
Letterboxd · 35 K ratings2.8/5
User score5.6
Audience score49%
Box office
11%of its budget back
- Budget
- $11 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $11 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for dramas, +16 min on the typical 109
typical 109125Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 67 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+57Released
2025
October 2, 2025
Last year
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Daniel Day-LewisRay Stoker
Sean BeanJem Stoker
Samantha MortonNessa
Samuel BottomleyBrian
Safia Oakley-GreenHattie- LILewis Ian BrayPoacher 2
Paul ButterworthMr. Jarvis- KCKarl CamBarman
- JCJP ConwayMartin
Angus CooperJimbo
Adam FogertyDes
Richard GrahamPoacher 1
Mark HolgateFred- HRHolly RhysSheila
- JSJag SangheraSupervisor
Sid Akbar AliJim- ETEve TownsendYoung Nessa
Directing · 6
- Ronan Day-Lewis Director, Writer, Title Designer
- Zoe Morgan Script Supervisor
- James McGeown Second Assistant Director
- Steven Griffiths Crowd Assistant Director
- Alexander Lloyd Third Assistant Director
- Stephen Carney First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Daniel Day-Lewis Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 11
- Brad Pitt Executive Producer
- Dede Gardner Producer
- Jeremy Kleiner Producer
- Shaheen Baig Casting Director
- Jeremy Campbell Co-Producer
- Carlene Garvey Production Coordinator
Camera · 9
- Ben Fordesman Director of Photography
- Robert Palmer First Assistant "B" Camera
- Jack Carter Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Russell Kennedy Focus Puller
- Maria Lax Still Photographer
- Jack Plumridge Second Assistant "A" Camera
Editing · 3
- Nathan Nugent Editor
- Stephen Kidney First Assistant Editor
- Gary Curran Colorist
Sound · 14
- Bobby Krlic Original Music Composer
- Steve Fanagan Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Jean McGrath Foley Recordist
- Gabe Hilfer Music Supervisor
- Caoimhe Doyle Foley Artist
- Kevin Crehan Music Editor
Art · 11
- Chris Oddy Production Design
- Neil Floyd Set Decoration
- Adam Ogelsby Assistant Art Director
- Asha Jairath Art Department Coordinator
- Jonathan Parson Title Designer
- Dominic Pike Construction Manager
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Jane Petrie Costume Design
- Alice Cox Morton Assistant Costume Designer
- Colette Fishlock Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor
- Emma Scott Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Amy Cuppage Makeup & Hair
- Gabrielle Spanswick Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 5
- Andrew Barry Visual Effects Supervisor
- Simon Hughes Visual Effects Supervisor
- Seán Power Visual Effects Producer
- Tom Fagan VFX Artist
- Ciarán Keenan Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Jonathan Yates Gaffer
Other crew · 11
- Paul Howell Stunt Coordinator
- Paul Harford Stunts
- Dean Forster Stunts
- Rachael Evelyn Stunts
- Stephen C Walsh Stunts
- Alex Bastin Special Effects Technician
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