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The Incomer

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Sundance Award winning comedy, The Incomer is a modern folk fairy tale set on a remote Scottish island, where two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded Incomers'. Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland on behalf of the government.

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Louis Paxton

Director

Domhnall Gleeson

Daniel

Gayle Rankin

Isla

Grant O'Rourke

Sandy

Emun Elliott

Calum

Michelle Gomez

Roz

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Justin Clark Slant Magazine 4d
3/4
The Incomer is about being isolated for so long that you forget how to want things, to the point that when desire actually shows itself, it can’t help but manifest malformed. Go to Full Review Matt Donato TheWrap Feb 8
7/10
It’s an easy, breezy character study with fantastical flourishes, but the focus always remains on inviting performances. Go to Full Review Tomris Laffly Variety Feb 6
Louis Paxton’s seaside tale starring Domhnall Gleeson alongside the terrific duo Gayle Rankin and Grant O’Rourke is too twee at times, but still winsome and disarmingly good-natured. Go to Full Review Nicole Ackman Common Thread May 26
3/5
...it’s one of the best examples I’ve seen recently of a film that takes the audience by surprise with its zaniness without losing or even diluting the message it’s trying to convey. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About May 11
Completely deranged (complimentary), and its derangement is entirely character-based, giving the actors the freedom to go as wild as possible, which they did. It’s a scream from start to finish. Go to Full Review Kristy Strouse Film Inquiry Feb 18
Paxton has crafted a warm embrace with this film. The Incomer is magic, and it highlights the beautifully strange dance that is human connection. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Sundance Award winning comedy, The Incomer is a modern folk fairy tale set on a remote Scottish island, where two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded Incomers'. Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland on behalf of the government.
Director
Louis Paxton
Producer
Shirley O'Connor, Emily Gotto
Screenwriter
Louis Paxton
Distributor
Sumerian Pictures
Production Co
Little Walnut Productions, Metrol Technology, Screen Scotland, Pilea Pictures, Head Gear Films, Keeper Pictures, British Film Institute, Inevitable Pictures , Day Zero Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 42m