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Daddy's Head

Play trailer 2:05 Poster for Daddy's Head Released Oct 11, 2024 1h 37m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the wake of his father's untimely death, a young boy is left in the eerie solitude of a sprawling country estate with his newly widowed stepmother. Struggling to navigate the overwhelming task of parenthood, his stepmother grows distant, leaving their fragile bond at risk of collapse. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors, and is soon haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father. As the boy's warnings are dismissed as the imagination of a grieving child, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.

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Alison Foreman indieWire Daddy’s Head isn’t likely to stick around as a film that genre fans will revisit often, but as far as haunting and half-baked ghost stories, Shudder subscribers could do worse than this sort-of-good-sort-of-bad pain in the neck. Rated: B Oct 10, 2024 Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian A monster, or the supernatural, as a manifestation of uncontainable emotions is hardly a new idea... Daddy’s Head adopts this increasingly familiar tactic, and just about succeeds in freshening it up. Rated: 3/5 Oct 8, 2024 Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Daddy’s Head is handsomely crafted, with a creature design that’s pure nightmare fuel. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 28, 2024 Full Review Maitland McDonagh MaitlandOnMovies (Substack) Though not based on an H.P. Lovecraft story — trust me; I have the library — writer-director [Benjamin] Barfoot’s movie is deeply Lovecraftian. It’s rooted in bred-in-the-bone horror at just how gross and unpredictable the human body can be.... Dec 29, 2024 Full Review Jose Solís Common Sense Media Despite its terrible title, this is an elegant horror flick with unexpected twists and turns. Dec 9, 2024 Full Review Xero Gravity Big Gold Belt Media "This film makes me want to jump out of my skin. It’s one part creature feature, and one part home invasion, thrown together and solidified with the glue of familial trauma and grief. It’s really messed up" Rated: 4/5 Nov 20, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel P Another "Monster in the Closet" movie in the same vein as "Babadook", "Come Play", Lights Out" "The Boogeyman", etc., with more questions than answers at the end. It's also a movie where a person doesn't do what a reasonable ordinary person would do in real life. SPOILER: The stepmom finds a strange scary structure made out of tree branches in the woods behind her house. Does she tell her fearless male friend about it? Of course not, that would make too much sense. My wife was like: "Why is she not telling him; she should be taking him there in the daylight and checking it out?" Because, dear, it's a stupid movie. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Charlene P Absolute must see one of the best Scary movies I’ve seen in years loved it thrilling suspenseful. I never write reviews, but I’m writing a review now because this movie was well worth the watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/25 Full Review Hugo S After the death of his father in a fatal accident, a young boy is visited by a mysterious creature mimicking his deceased father. Is this strange being the product of the boy's disturbed mind, or is he testifying an actual paranormal event? "Daddy's Head" tackles the horrors of grief and parenthood, drawing a blurred line between reality and insanity. The monster's features are particularly terrorising, playing a pivotal role in the movie's eerie atmosphere. The creature might be seen as a physical manifestation of the boy's suffering, a metaphor often used in psychological horror. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/03/25 Full Review Audience Member I need $16 for my wasted time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Esteban M Very interesting, not bad at all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review acsdoug D A bit boring I thought. While the movie tries hard to build suspense I couldn't stop thinking, "Get on with it already Once they got on with it the payoff was disappointing. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the wake of his father's untimely death, a young boy is left in the eerie solitude of a sprawling country estate with his newly widowed stepmother. Struggling to navigate the overwhelming task of parenthood, his stepmother grows distant, leaving their fragile bond at risk of collapse. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors, and is soon haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father. As the boy's warnings are dismissed as the imagination of a grieving child, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.
Director
Benjamin Barfoot
Producer
Mathew James Wilkinson, Patrick Tolan
Screenwriter
Benjamin Barfoot
Distributor
Shudder
Genre
Horror
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2024
Runtime
1h 37m