The New Daughter

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The New Daughter

PG-13

Released Dec 18, 2009

1h 48m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A single father (Kevin Costner) is puzzled by his daughter's (Ivana Baquero) weird behavior, which begins soon after he moves his family to a secluded woodland home.

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Andrew Barker

Variety

Nowhere near as bad as its invisible marketing strategy might suggest. But that's not to imply that it's worth seeking out.

Dec 30, 2009

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Ethan Gilsdorf

Boston Globe

Does tread with clunky boots upon well-worn horror movie territory. Every ominous sign is preceded by full moons, slithering fog, and thunderclaps.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 22, 2009

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

The director certainly relies on one too many clichés in the process, but once the training wheels are taken off, The New Daughter grows into a bleak example of how broken homes allow demons to come in through the cracks.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 21, 2023

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Simon Gallagher

What Culture

Unfortunately for all of the good work, like the good-looking cinematography, and Costner's performance, it doesn't quite land the punch it needs to stand out as one of the better horrors of recent years.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 2, 2012

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Frustratingly uneven...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 19, 2010

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Brian Orndorf

DVDTalk.com

It's far from perfect, but The New Daughter is elegantly crafted (cinematography by Checco Varese is gorgeous) and mindful of tension, not just splatter, sneaking around pleasingly.

Rated: B

Apr 25, 2010

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Jelisije J

A father moves his family into a new house and must battle whatever is possessing his daughter........the ending saved this mediocre film to a memorable mediocre film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Linda W

I love Kevin Costner and thought to myself, it must be good! Right? I was left completely disappointed with the ending and felt that it was a waste of time to watch,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Bahad j

This idea of the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Marilynn C

I can’t believe I sat through this sometimes engaging film to be so let down by ultimate evil destroying the protagonists! Don’t we have enough of this in real life right now? What an awful waste of cinema!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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Kyle J

No rhyme or reason to this story especial at the end. Typical scary (not really) creatures.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Matthew T

A much underrated genre-bending horror monster flic with the unusual casting of Costner in a horror. The worst thing about this movie is the title - it should have been called The Mound. A mysterious mound in the garden of a newly moved in family changes the behaviour of the teenage daughter in horrifying ways. A lot of the tropes in this movie are drawn from the haunted house genre, or the creepy possessed kid genre - but you are being deceived. The mound houses a tribe of strange creatures with designs on Costner's teenage daughter. There are even shades of the movie Aliens in there somewhere. This movie is slow-burning but ominous and Costner helps ground the whole affair as only he can. The movie avoids the cardinal mistake of monster movies - showing the monster too early or too clearly - and for that alone deserves much credit. As a result, the chills, which do not rely on jump scares, are genuinely scary. There might be some social commentary about difficult teenage daughters here - but I don't really care. Enjoy this for the horror. Indeed, this movie has most in common with the also excellent (and superior) Signs - a family out of its depth and in jeopardy facing a terror it cannot really believe is even real. But, unlike Signs which can get a bit nostalgic and sentiment heavy, when the horror really gets going in the final act, this movie siezes you by the throat and never lets go until the very last frame. Bravo to the director!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Synopsis

A single father (Kevin Costner) is puzzled by his daughter's (Ivana Baquero) weird behavior, which begins soon after he moves his family to a secluded woodland home.

Director: Luiso Berdejo
Producer: Paul Brooks
Screenwriter: John Travis
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Gold Circle Films
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2010
Runtime: 1h 48m

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