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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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84% Tomatometer 38 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
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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Daddy's Head is a chilling and atmospheric slice of psychological horror, delivering unsettling imagery and a tense, unpredictable build-up.

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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 Rebecca Sayce FILMHOUNDS Magazine After the influx of horror films exploring grief and trauma that the 2020s has been marked by, Daddy's Head feels like a breath of fresh air that will chill you right to your bones – and just in time for Halloween. Rated: 4/5 Jul 23, 2025 Full Review Joshua Ryan Sunshine State Cineplex Despite the cast’s strong efforts and innovative creature design, the film is bogged down by the recycled elements of its overly familiar script. Rated: 5/10 Jul 19, 2025 Full Review John Daniel Tangalin The Cinema Spot Despite being a horror film, the narrative doesn’t require a body count to carry it but rather showcases its themes through a story of belief and family matters. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 19, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nic F Really unique, hard to pigeon-hole plot. Had a bit of a 'Midwich Cuckoos' vibe to it, somewhere between mild horror and sci fi, it's a pretty good slow burn. I would have liked to have had the characters fleshed out a little more, as I didn't feel super invested in them from the get go, but it grew on me. (Spoilers ahead) The friend character was a little bit unbelievable as a father of two, who could just drop everything and be there at the main character's whim, I found that a bit annoying. I found it strange that the main character didn't consider staying elsewhere, with her friend (who offered), or at a hotel, etc. She had plenty of money, and didn't seem to need to be anywhere for work or anything. But that is being picky – still very entertaining! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review Nick F Once again we have a horror movie w both potential and a creepy villain, completely ruined by an incompetent director who doesn’t have a clue how to make a horror movie. Calling this movie “underbaked” is an understatement. Script, execution all felt written and filmed in 1 day. Skip it and watch movies like The Dark and the Wicked, Azrael, Arcadian, and Oddity instead. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Spike D Frequently seems to be running low on ideas. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Samir R. One of the best movies! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/01/25 Full Review Ronaldo P I gave it a 3.5 strictly because I didn't love the movie but I would recommend watching it if you like horror. Enjoyed the concept they did a good job making it creepy / weird. The story aspects were just the part that left me scratching my daddy's head. I just had so many why is this happening? What is going on? Not gonna bother looking it up though. Why the weird alien things there God only knows Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review Jeffrey P This was better than expected, it worked for awhile in a Babadook-kinda way, but the weak explanation and resolution hurt it in the end. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Benjamin Barfoot

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Julia Brown

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Rupert Turnbull

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Charles Aitken

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Nathaniel Martello-White

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Benjamin Barfoot

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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