Hallow Road

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Hallow Road

2025

1h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Two parents receive a distressing late-night call from their teenage daughter, who has just accidentally hit a pedestrian. They jump in their car, racing to get there before anyone else stumbles across the scene. As they head deeper into the night, disturbing revelations threaten to tear the family apart as they soon realize they might not be the only ones driving down Hallow Road.

Critics Consensus

Minimalist in presentation while getting great mileage out of Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys' superb performances, Hallow Road is a nerve-wracking thriller that takes audiences down a haunting path.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

Babak Anvari is back in top form with Hallow Road.

May 22, 2025

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Much is left to the imagination here– Anvari may be aiming for the slippery logic of a Grimm’s fable. At the same time, his overeager screenplay spells out too much. What should be the sore aftermath to a familial bust-up has the telltale ring of a recap.

Rated: 2/5

May 16, 2025

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Amon Warmann

Empire Magazine

This Hallow Road is paved with brilliant performances, a smart, unpredictable script, and tight, precise direction from Anvari. An unsettling ride worth taking. 

Rated: 4/5

May 16, 2025

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Patrick Cremona

Radio Times

Anvari's stylish direction ensures that despite the contained setting, the film avoids feeling too stagey, and both leads excel as their panic gradually devolves to despair.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 11, 2025

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Kieron Moore

Starburst

This single-location setup is used to great effect, with William Gillies’ script throwing multiple twists into the narrative that prevent it ever feeling slow.

Rated: 4/5

May 29, 2025

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Dulcie Pearce

The Sun (UK)

[A] high-tension thriller with a scenario which would be any parent’s worst nightmare.

Rated: 3/5

May 19, 2025

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The whole film is shot in a car where youre staring at a movile phone screen for half of it. Came out very confused of the storyline

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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MisterCrow B

Clever, unpredictable, gripping and extremely tense right to the end. Really shows that you don't need CGI and huge budgets to make great films. An outstanding performance by Rosamund Pike. Absolute must-see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/20/25

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Spencer A

A tightly paced thriller confined in the space of a moving car, elevated to perfection by Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys’ world class performances.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Chris M

Perhaps I was missing something here, but I found this film extremely disappointing. The (understandable) tension between the parents felt increasingly unconvincing and the plot increasingly muddled. A confused mix of psychological thriller, horror and fantasy and for me at least, a huge let down.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Ross G

This was a really good film. Maybe an acquired taste, but definitely satisfying to watch. There are no big action sequences, no flashy special effects, just two actors, plus a voice on a phone, all of whom are actually interesting enough to carry the film on its intrigue and depth Highly recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Darren D

"Hallow Road," a terrific tension-filled & panic inducing journey into the night. It pushes a parents love to the point of no return as they got to listen to their child's scared voice on the other end of the phone. The moment I felt like it was losing me with turn it took, it pulled me back in. Rosamund Pike & Matthew Rhys are both fantastic.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Synopsis

Two parents receive a distressing late-night call from their teenage daughter, who has just accidentally hit a pedestrian. They jump in their car, racing to get there before anyone else stumbles across the scene. As they head deeper into the night, disturbing revelations threaten to tear the family apart as they soon realize they might not be the only ones driving down Hallow Road.

Director: Babak Anvari, William Gillies
Producer: Lucan Toh, Richard Bolger, Ian Henry, Nate Bolotin, Aram Tertzakian
Screenwriter: William Gillies
Production Co: XYZ Films, Two & Two Pictures, London Film
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 20m