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In Theaters Now
- 2025
- R
- Briarcliff Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
- 2025
- R
- Briarcliff Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Struggling to process the sudden and unexpected death of his wife, a young father loses his hold on reality as a seemingly malign presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons.
Directed By: Dylan Southern
Written By: Dylan Southern, Max Porter
In Theaters Now
- 2025
- R
- Briarcliff Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
- 2025
- R
- Briarcliff Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
The Thing with Feathers
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Summary Struggling to process the sudden and unexpected death of his wife, a young father loses his hold on reality as a seemingly malign presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons.
Directed By: Dylan Southern
Written By: Dylan Southern, Max Porter
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
48
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
72% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
48
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
72% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Jan 31, 2025
There’s much that is brilliant here, although the loss of nuance in translation from page to screen reduces a potent brew of emotions to more literally-depicted stages and consequences of pure, overwhelming, overwrought grief.
Nov 21, 2025
It’s tricky material, but what the script loses by making an actual monster it gains in small, poignant details.
Jan 31, 2025
Despite a committed performance from Benedict Cumberbatch, the end result truly doesn’t coalesce either from an artistic or cinematic perspective.
Jan 31, 2025
Despite its shadowy visuals and insidious soundscape, it’s neither frightening enough to play like full-fledged horror, nor complex or curious enough to pack much weight as psychological drama.
Nov 20, 2025
Quite simply: when the crow is off the screen, the drama starts to be involving and affecting. Once the crow is there, the film looks self-conscious.
Jan 27, 2025
Exploring pain in novel ways in film is a good thing. Next time, though, pick a different novel.
User Reviews
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Production Company
- Lobo Films
- LB Entertainment
- Align
- Film i Väst
- Film4
- SunnyMarch
Release Date Nov 28, 2025
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
Genres
Awards
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
