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Bring Her Back

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A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

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A domestic nightmare that draws its most profound scares from Sally Hawkins' deranged performance, Bring Her Back is an exemplary chiller that reaffirms directors Danny and Michael Philippou as modern masters of horror.

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

Hawkins is a boundlessly talented actor, and it’s fun to watch her turn those powers to evil by playing a former counselor who understands children so well that she’s fantastically good at manipulating them in pursuit of her grand scheme.

May 30, 2025

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

In the devilish hands of Australian filmmaking brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, evil has been concentrated into an exceptionally and impressively nasty 104 minutes.

May 30, 2025

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Despite its propensity for shock factor and supernatural child endangerment over narrative cohesion, “Bring Her Back” is fairly successful at dropping jaws.

Rated: 3/4

May 30, 2025

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

Michael and Danny Philippou’s visually dazzling and unapologetically grim follow-up to ‘Talk to Me’ operates a post-breakout filmmaker-flex akin to ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Us'

Rated: 7/10

May 30, 2025

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Chris Sawin

Bounding Into Comics

Bring Her Back is another mesmerizing effort from the Phillipou brothers, with gnarly sequences that teeter on being fully gruesome. Sally Hawkins portrays a nurturing nightmare of a motherly figure to terrifying perfection.

Rated: 4/5

May 30, 2025

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

The movie is Hereditary-level messed up, and if you’ve ever lost someone close to you, it will hit you in a tender spot.

Rated: 3/4

May 30, 2025

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Ezra

Never seen something this crazy and intense yet I’ve never seen something quite this original and amazing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Richard C

This was a wild one, a bloody absorbing tale of a crazed woman simply wanting to bring her deceased daughter back to life. But wow, she had a plan like no other. This one is not one for the faint of heart. Well acted with lots of blood helps make this a near perfect horror film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Moranda

I love A24 films. This was prolonged for no reason. I could have watched this at home, honestly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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pleasantly disturbed

such a disturbing movie. I loved it. the tension throughout and not knowing how it was going to play out kept me on the edge of my seat. highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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jason

Bring Her Back is Peak Horror Cinema. The Philippou brothers continue to deliver explorations of grief & death through the creative lens of the horror genre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Kurt vM

Good acting, story was original. Very violent and strange

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Synopsis

A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Producer: Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton
Screenwriter: Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Causeway Films, A24
Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Language|Graphic Nudity|Strong Violent Content|Underage Drinking)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 30, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital