The Banished

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The Banished

Released Jul 18

1h 36m

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After her brother mysteriously goes missing, Grace ventures into the dangerous wilderness to find him. As she uncovers the horrific truth of his disappearance, she is faced with a darkness which threatens to claim her as well.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

The highly allusive storytelling style ultimately leaves insufficient meaning at the core of this quasi-psychedelic breakdown... Even so, it’s a credible enough attempt at launching an Aussie branch of the global folk-horror brotherhood.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 29, 2025

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Unfortunately, “The Banished” deflates spectacularly once it becomes more about its doomed characters’ inevitable fate.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 18, 2025

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Incoherent and tedious, The Banished has too many lazy clichés and plot holes in this horror movie about the search for a missing man in a remote wooded area. The story and characters fail to be interesting.

Aug 14, 2025

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Rich Cross

Starburst

Writer-director Joseph Sims-Dennett extends the familiar beats of a camping trip gone awry, with some impressionistic, dissociative sequences which – together with the out-of-sequence timeline – make the viewer question what Grace is really experiencing.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 25, 2025

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

Repetitive shots of spinning tree canopies signal Grace's disorientation, but are so overused they become an intrusive irritation.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 22, 2025

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Matt Donato

Bloody Disgusting

...we’re left with a deceptively shallow and unthoughtful take on "trauma horror” that leaves viewers begging for clarity that doesn’t exist.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 18, 2025

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B P

Cryptic Australian Horror-Thriller Gets Lost in the Woods

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Stephen C

Scary and I love it in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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After her brother mysteriously goes missing, Grace ventures into the dangerous wilderness to find him. As she uncovers the horrific truth of his disappearance, she is faced with a darkness which threatens to claim her as well.

Director: Joseph Sims-Dennett
Producer: Aaron Bush, Barbara Ings, Raphael Sikic, Aaron Bush, Joseph Sims-Dennett
Screenwriter: Joseph Sims-Dennett
Distributor: Brainstorm Media
Production Co: Sterling Cinema, Buff Dubs
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 18, 2025
Runtime: 1h 36m

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