Daddy's Head

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Daddy's Head

Released Oct 11

1h 37m

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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.

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

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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

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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

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Jose Solís

Common Sense Media

Despite its terrible title, this is an elegant horror flick with unexpected twists and turns.

Dec 9, 2024

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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

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Yes, there are a few creepy, spooky scenes, but they are not enough to save the film from itself.

Nov 6, 2024

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M E

Alright movie. We needed more of the creature!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Tom T

Always a fan of a good creature feature. This isn’t one of them. Why has good storytelling become so hard to find? I can’t excuse how little is understood here. You gotta give us something to buy into or at least connect with.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Audience Member

I would've gave it 5 stars but the movie was a little bit confusing but in the end I did understand and maybe came up with some theories about what happened at the end. I felt like alot of people who go into this movie won't understand the ending. Also what was with the title for this movie " daddy's head" sounds like a very bad porno.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Tom L

There are some novel and Imaginative ideas here executed skillfully. Despite a few plot holes that are glossed over, a genuine atmosphere of the spectral and weird is achieved. The ending, where many films like this flounder, is effective and even manages to be cautiously upbeat without slipping too far into cheesiness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/19/24

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Courtney K

honestly, not bad at all. it's not a masterpiece by any means, but it's a decent watch. i like the premise; not sure what that ending was though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Logan D

After her husband passes away, his wife is left with a stepson she barely knows. And something is in the woods.... Atmospheric slow burn that often is too slow. Still, praise for the young man who does a fantastic job portraying grief and anger. One ponders whether the cold isolate house is more terrifying than the creature haunting it. Very creepy and atmospheric.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Benjamin Barfoot

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Julia Brown

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Rupert Turnbull

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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