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The Surrender

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A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead. As the bizarre and brutal resurrection spirals out of control, both women must confront their differences as they fight for their lives -- and for each other.
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Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com “The Surrender” accomplishes a lot with a sketch-sized story and matching compositional agility and precision. It’s short (less than 90 minutes!) and sweet and the best kind of upsetting. Rated: 3/4 May 23, 2025 Full Review Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org The Surrender is a solid horror film, but where it truly excels is in its wholly singular, authentic and deeply empathetic portrait of palliative caregiving, which – as anyone who has ever done it knows – is a nightmare in and of itself May 18, 2025 Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Underneath the savage occult aspects of the story remains a constant exploration of what it means to see your loved ones as flawed, rounded humans, and ultimately as mortal. Rated: 3/5 May 15, 2025 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views It is a uniquely American movie about how people destroy themselves for an empty promise that only hastens death and despair instead of living authentically and being an adult without having it all. May 27, 2025 Full Review Chauncey K. Robinson People's World It's an intimate story with broader social connections that stops all too short of diving into these social implications, settling instead on familiar territory, resulting in a compelling horror story that leaves some of its potential not fully realized. Rated: B May 23, 2025 Full Review Terry Staunton Radio Times This is a film which, while acknowledging several horror touchstones, finds fresh and inventive ways to reinvigorate the genre. Rated: 4/5 May 23, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Slick R It's a cliché horror plot... Budget movie inside a house. I don't really care for the main actress(Colby Minifie) as she was a main character on Fear The Walking Dead for many years. As you can see in other reviews others have complained that the ending is not great... Well that's because there isn't one... or at least a happy one. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Aldis H Can we please NOT have a movie where people have to chop fingers off for the 70 millionth time? This movie is muddled, too long, gets pretty stupid, and doesn't stick the landing. Not my cup of Jim Daniels. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Eric W I & my Family are in a situation not unlike the one portrayed in the Film ( - minus the Supernatural Elements) & thus, to say I am apprehensive to view this would be somewhat of an understatement......Considering the VERY REAL Horror Elements just caring for a Loved one with (1 or more) a Co-Morbidity (i.e. an incurable Life-threatening Disease) =--> Trust me when I say: CHERISH The Time you have w/ your Parents.....because you may wake up one day to find them Unrecognizable (or not there at all.) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Arianne I I was wanting to surrender my sanity after the second half of this movie. It wasn't the worst movie I've seen but after investing in the first half I felt like the second half was a real let down. In the beginning I was able to overlook some of the acting that bored me because I was interested in the story but so much of it I felt like I had to rationalize in my head why it was happening. By the end I just didn't really care what happened to the main character that I actually hoped for her death. At times in the beginning I felt the connection of mother and daughter but then at times I felt a disconnect in characters and it felt like they were almost strangers. Not a movie I would watch again or one that I can even say I even enjoyed enough to say I'm glad I watched it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Stephen C I don't give a flying ****!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review B L Absolutely chilling — the acting and pacing of this were particularly magnetic. A great horror watch! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Julia Max

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Colby Minifie

Megan

Kate Burton

Barbara

Neil Sandilands

The Man

Vaughn Armstrong

Robert

Mia Ellis

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Synopsis A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead. As the bizarre and brutal resurrection spirals out of control, both women must confront their differences as they fight for their lives -- and for each other.
Director
Julia Max
Producer
Julia Max, Mia Chang, Lovell Holder, Ian McDonald, Robert J. Ulrich
Screenwriter
Julia Max
Distributor
Shudder
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 23, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2025
Runtime
1h 39m