The Prodigy

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The Prodigy

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2019

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Sarah and John Blume are thrilled when their young son Miles starts to show signs of rapid development and extreme intelligence. Their family bliss soon turns into a living nightmare when Miles' behavior becomes increasingly erratic and violent by his eighth birthday. After seeking help from two experts, Sarah is horrified to learn that her beloved prodigy may be under the grip of a dark and supernatural force.

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Critics Consensus

The Prodigy doesn't take the bad seed genre to any truly new places, but for horror fans in search of an evil child to fear, it might still be worth a watch.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

There are a couple moments when it works... [but] I would say go back and watch The Omen or The Bad Seed [instead].

Sep 18, 2019

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Not even an amiable central performance from Taylor Schilling...and some early atmospheric mood-setting can save this "demon child" knock-off from its ineptitude.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 15, 2019

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It's an unscary scary movie that quickly abandons the very thing that might have made it interesting...

Rated: 1/5

Mar 14, 2019

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

It’s not fun, and it’s barely entertaining. Does that make it bad? I don’t think so, just pretty sub-par.

Rated: 4/10

Aug 11, 2025

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

I recommend it to fans of the genre who are just looking for something new to watch, but it’s nothing super special or memorable.

Rated: C

Mar 8, 2023

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Danilo Castro

Next Best Picture

It’s a competent watch, but don’t expect to remember it by the time you get to your car.

Rated: 4/10

May 17, 2022

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Richard W

Again after some of the audience reviews mine is the same great movie ,even my wife who is not a big horror fan liked it ,,,might even go higher on my 4 star rating

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/23/25

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Isak H

+ It’s successful in making you actually feeling totally creeped out by the kid. The concept is quite interesting. First half has good pacing, although it is pretty predictable it’s still keeping you on the edge of your seat. - Not an overly scary movie especially disappointed towards the end. Last 20-30 minutes of the movie feels rushed and the ending was quite unsatisfactory with a lot of loose ends. Gives the viewer too much knowledge early on.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/11/25

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David L

Not sure why all the bad reviews. Solid horror flick. Nothing spectacular but an entertaining watch. You can do much, much worse. Very entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Dylan T

Tengo un nuevo trabajo, me exigen hacer cursos relacionado con la área que estoy involucrada, hoy tenía que hacer 12 cursos, solo hice 5, que significa esto? Que la trama de esta película está tan quedada como yo en los cursos.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/25

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Calvin T

Aye...that wasn't bad at all.....ignore low reviews

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Charlotte C

Not the worst I've ever seen. I didn't change the channel after the first few minutes like I normally do with the bad ones. Love the little boy actor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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Synopsis

Sarah and John Blume are thrilled when their young son Miles starts to show signs of rapid development and extreme intelligence. Their family bliss soon turns into a living nightmare when Miles' behavior becomes increasingly erratic and violent by his eighth birthday. After seeking help from two experts, Sarah is horrified to learn that her beloved prodigy may be under the grip of a dark and supernatural force.

Director: Nicholas McCarthy
Producer: Tripp Vinson, Tara Farney
Screenwriter: Jeff Buhler
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: XYZ Films, Vinson Films
Rating: R (Brief Graphic Nudity|A Sexual Reference|Disturbing and Bloody Images|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 8, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.9M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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