The Banished

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The Banished

2025

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

Jul 29

3/5

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.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Jul 18

2/4

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

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Aug 14

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.

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Rich Cross

Starburst

Jul 25

3/5

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.

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

Jul 22

2/5

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

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Matt Donato

Bloody Disgusting

Jul 18

2/5

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

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William A.

@RT46095016 Nov 3

Omg this movie was so brilliant. I am totally in love with Meg Clarke who played Grace with such vulnerability and outstanding acting. I hope she makes it to the big times after this film. Beautiful inside and out and she makes every second of this mind blowing film. Go Meg!

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Chad J.

@TakeItorLeaveIt Nov 2

Incredible atmosphere/mood, cinematography, editing, musical score, and acting… also a weak third act, but this movie 100% deserves to be seen, genuinely creepy and got under my skin, I’m VERY excited to see what this director does next

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Oct 24

Besides its sealed quality, this visually derivative folk horror narratively engages in question rather than frightening towards advantageous fulfillment through its admirably dedicated presentation with cinematic aesthetic that muddled the story to be lost in translation, concluding overs its unresolved twist. (B-)

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B P

@Bradster69 Jul 18

Cryptic Australian Horror-Thriller Gets Lost in the Woods

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Synopsis

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