Summary
When their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 74Audiences 57GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer81%
Metascore66
User score6.1
Letterboxd · 18 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.5
Audience score52%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9598Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+13Released
2024
July 26, 2024
2 years ago
Genres
HorrorDramaFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more18 people
- Matt SmithRichard
- Morfydd ClarkJuliette
- ASArthur ShawOwen
- Erin RichardsHarrie
- Sean GilderGordon
- Melanie KilburnMrs. Forde
- Robert EmmsSteven
- Roger BarclayDr. Monk
- Matilda FirthYounger Burnsall Sister
Rocco HaynesFootball boy
George ArthurChild (voice)- RGRobert GoodaleMedhurst
- DEDaisy ExleyOlder Burnsall Sister
- NCNiall CostiganCricket Player
- THTess Hodgson-SakamotoFemale Student
- NANeilesh AmbuCricketer (uncredited)
- ARAntony Raymond BarlowCricketer (uncredited)
- KLKayne LewisStudent (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Daniel Kokotajlo Director, Screenplay
- Liam Saint-Pierre Second Assistant Director
- Christiaan Faberij de Jonge First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Andrew Michael Hurley Novel
Production · 9
- Mark Gooder Executive Producer
- Danny Cohen Executive Producer
- Eva Yates Executive Producer
- Tessa Ross Producer
- Emmy Duffy Producer
- Juliette Howell Producer
Camera · 1
- Adam Scarth Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Brenna Rangott Editor
Sound · 1
- Matthew Herbert Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Francesca Massariol Production Design
- Camilla Hipwood Set Decoration
- Katherine Black Art Direction
- Dean Wares Main Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Emma Fryer Costume Design
- Joanne Tudda Makeup Supervisor
- Zoe McCaffrey Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Nadiya Luthra Post Production Supervisor
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