Bring Her Back

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Bring Her Back

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Released May 30

1h 44m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Bring Her Back is a harrowing motion picture that may gut the bravest of horror buffs, reiterating that the Philippou brothers are here to slay.

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Tom Shone

The Times (UK)

As with Talk to Me, you’re not sure whether you’re in for a horrorfest or a counselling marathon. What we get is a mix of the two — a marathon of gaslighting...

Rated: 4/5

Jul 30, 2025

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It’s a horror preying with hideous expertise on our protective instincts towards the vulnerable, our fear of our own vulnerability.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 30, 2025

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

None of this works without [Sally] Hawkins. Her Laura is instantly one of the great horror villains. The performance notes include her Poppy character from Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky as well as Christian Bale in American Psycho.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 29, 2025

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

A breathless, dense, enveloping, ugly film, featuring the most painful knife scene in a long time. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jul 31, 2025

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Sara Heredia

Sensacine

Few horror films generate genuine anguish, but this one succeeds in doing so in spades. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/5

Jul 31, 2025

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Marshall Shaffer

The Playlist

"By the time someone starts literally munching on their own flesh, the message of “Bring Her Back” is not hard to tease out: grief eats its own."

Rated: C

Jul 30, 2025

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Daniel M

It's intense throughout. It's definitely dark and even surprisingly emotional for this type of film. Solid acting all around, and it'll likely stick with you for a bit after the movie ends. It's not a scary film and not necessarily horror but has horror aspects and elements for sure. It's worth a once over.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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lester

It had some of the hardest scenes I've ever had to watch in a horror movie. besides that, it was pretty average. good acting all around the woman casted as the foster mother was casted great. she had a creepy vibe to her overall decent movie, but it's one of those movies you watch one time

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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skylynn

most intense horror movie i’ve ever watched. my anxiety was so bad i cried lol but i couldn’t look away the plot was toooooo good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Aaron E

Phenomenal movie! Even better than Talk to Me!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Ben W

Good movie. Frustrating, but good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Jaylen

Absolutely insane, incredibly disturbing, extremely dark. It’s exactly what it promises, and it’s very good.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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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 (Language|Graphic Nudity|Some Grisly Images|Strong Violent Content|Underage Drinking)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 30, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2025
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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