Hallow Road

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Hallow Road

Oct 2025

1h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 10

We're get mystical and magical, and that's when it goes off the road.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Oct 31

3/4

Two people talking in a car. Hardly the stuff of white-knuckle drama, right? It is when you hitch two phenomenal actors, Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys, to a suspenseful script and tightly coiled direction by Babak Anvari, and then let them rip.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Oct 31

1.5/4

At the same time, however, none of the stuff that has to be protected for the sake of the audience’s viewing pleasure is actually worth protecting.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Nov 4

4/5

There are surprises throughout and an unexpected twist toward the end, which will keep viewers on their toes, but the final few minutes may lose the faith of more pragmatic viewers.

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Charles Johnston

Spectrum Culture

Nov 4

An eerie film with a ghostly atmosphere that can be interpreted many different ways, where every possible scenario is a nightmare.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Nov 1

A lean, taut and atmospheric horror thriller.

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Nicholas E

Nov 17

Hallow Road was GREAT!!!

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Mr Hollywood

Nov 5

As a double feature I had a blast. Miss these types of screenings. “Vincent Must Die” was average for me. Nothing special. Seems the director didn’t know or couldn’t think of an explanation so just left it as whatever. “Hallow Road” was the better film. Mysterious and intriguing. I have my idea about it but overall in the moment I was locked in. I went with it and had a great time. Overall I wish they would do more double features.

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Neisha C

@Ney625 1d

Good film that kept me engaged throughout, until the ending that completely ruined it for me. Felt lazy with no resolution or explanation and open to interpretation. Didn’t tie anything up to explain things which ruined the whole plot, or lack of.

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Alexis J

@Alexis101 Dec 4

Played out like a smart theatrical piece - two decent actors verbally jousting in a singular setting - a car (and a speaker phone as widening the cinematic world). The deep dark woods & empty 3am roads adding to the ominous overtones without eluding to to the twists that followed, all whilst centring on the two fraught parents. Definitely felt the jeopardy and tension build, which was well done through decent acting and telephone. Then some unexpected twists, no spoilers but ‘deep dark woods, whilst maintaining the main cinematic device being centred on the two parents in dialogue. I guess if you’re going to enjoy this you’ll need some imagination and maybe an appreciation of theatre where minimalism can create a universe.

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Damien S

Nov 27

Yes, it primarily takes place all in the car, but the acting is superb.

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Angelo P.

@Darksev92 Nov 18

Hallow Road is an intense edge of your seat thriller that is split into two different genres. The first half of the film is a psychological thriller and the second half is a supernatural horror. Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys give awesome performances in this one and that third act and ending is a twist you won't soon forget!

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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
Distributor: XYZ Films
Production Co: XYZ Films, Two & Two Pictures, London Film
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 20m