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Dead of Winter

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Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a Minnesotan lake and stops for help at a remote cabin in the woods. Here she discovers a young woman (Laurel Marsden) kidnapped by a desperate couple (Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca) who are armed and intent on murder. Isolated and without cell service, this unlikely hero realizes she is the woman's only hope of survival.

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Brian Kirk

Director

Emma Thompson

Barb

Judy Greer

Purple Lady

Marc Menchaca

Actor

Gaia Wise

Actor

Cúán Hosty-Blaney

Young Karl

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Jessica Kiang Variety These are plot holes big and deep enough to drop a lure into and hook a fat trout. Yet sidestep them and “The Dead of Winter” entertains, largely due to Thompson’s sturdy portrait of grace clad in a sensible, fleece-lined overcoat of gumption. Aug 12, 2025 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Thompson’s relatable presence and likability-aura make a very good solvent for the concentrated nastiness of Greer’s desperate villain and what she has in mind for her teen prisoner. There’s a distinct chill. Rated: 5/5 Aug 11, 2025 Full Review Morris Yang In Review Online There’s no little schmaltz in Kirk’s cross-cutting between the warmly lit past and the bleak present, but like many of its ilk... The Dead of Winter banks foremost on sheer, seasoned grit. Aug 16, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a Minnesotan lake and stops for help at a remote cabin in the woods. Here she discovers a young woman (Laurel Marsden) kidnapped by a desperate couple (Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca) who are armed and intent on murder. Isolated and without cell service, this unlikely hero realizes she is the woman's only hope of survival.
Director
Brian Kirk
Producer
Greg Silverman, Jon Berg, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo
Screenwriter
Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, Dalton Leeb
Distributor
Vertical
Production Co
Stampede Ventures, Augenschein Filmproduktion
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 37m