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The Marsh King's Daughter

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In the tense thriller The Marsh King's Daughter, a woman with a secret past will venture into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she's ever met: her father. In the film, Helena's (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth: her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King (Ben Mendelsohn), the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When her father escapes from prison, Helena will need to confront her past. Knowing that he will hunt for her and her family, Helena must find the strength to face her demons and outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild.
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The Marsh King's Daughter begins with plenty of promise and has a remarkable cast, but they're outweighed by the story's dawdling pace and clumsy conclusion.

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The Marsh King's Daughter has some great performances that help keep you hooked even though the film's fairly slow and the story isn't all that memorable.

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Kevin Maher Times (UK) Ridley delivers her strongest post-Star Wars turn with a deeply empathetic character who is, throughout the drama, on the cusp of a breakdown, or a breakthrough. It’s powerful work. Rated: 4/5 Jan 17, 2024 Full Review Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) I was sitting back in my seat, nowhere near the edge of it. I would have liked to have inched towards the edge of it. Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Pat Padua Washington Post The tale is too tame, its savagery held too much in check to truly hold the audience in its thrall. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 14, 2023 Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine While the exploration of the characters' identity follows trodden paths and is quite literal in psychological terms, the movie manages to deliver an effective story about survival instincts... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Mar 26, 2024 Full Review Shawn Edwards Fox 4 Kansas City It's mildly enthralling, I mean there is a lot that works, but unfortunately the filmmakers couldn't quite nail the ending, which is too bad. Rated: 3/5 Jan 18, 2024 Full Review Steve Morrissey Radio Times A strange misfire. Rated: 2/5 Jan 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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RA Good movie, great story, a little slow but worth a watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review Mike You ever ate something that wasn’t really good or bad but it satisfied your hunger so you just went on about your day without giving that meal a second thought. That’s this movie Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review Juan D good movie, short and straight to the point, i really enjoyed it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review raelenemutz It was a little slow. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Mr. Hollywood Does not use the premise like other movies who have used this premise. Once it is over you will not remember much about this film Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review BaseballPops Had not read book so ending was surprising. Movie was suspenseful throughout. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the tense thriller The Marsh King's Daughter, a woman with a secret past will venture into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she's ever met: her father. In the film, Helena's (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth: her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King (Ben Mendelsohn), the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When her father escapes from prison, Helena will need to confront her past. Knowing that he will hunt for her and her family, Helena must find the strength to face her demons and outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild.
Director
Neil Burger
Producer
Keith Redmon, Teddy Schwarzman, Mark L. Smith
Screenwriter
Elle Smith, Mark L. Smith
Distributor
Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Black Bear Pictures, Anonymous Content
Rating
R (Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 3, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
1h 48m
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