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Went Up the Hill

Play trailer 2:10 Poster for Went Up the Hill Released Aug 15 1h 40m Mystery & Thriller Romance Fantasy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this chilling ghost story, a recently deceased woman haunts her estranged son Jack (Dacre Montgomery of Stranger Things) and her grieving widow Jill (Vicky Krieps of Phantom Thread and Corsage). When the woman's spirit inhabits the survivors, the living must grapple with the destruction she left behind while fighting for their own survival. A Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
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Heavy on mood and light on answers, Went Up the Hill is a heady ghost story that weaves an intoxicating spell for those patient enough to surrender to its languid rhythms.

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Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com ‘Went Up the Hill' doesn’t just explore grief, it expresses it. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 15, 2025 Full Review Clayton Dillard Slant Magazine Samuel Van Grinsven’s Went Up the Hill is characterized by a starkly precise aesthetic and withholding approach to the ghost story. Rated: 3/4 Aug 10, 2025 Full Review Steve Pond TheWrap Went Up the Hill is passionate and dark but also stubbornly elusive and illusive; it may get its title from a plainspoken nursery rhyme, but this is a movie that takes place in the shadows, both visually and narratively. Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Warren Cantrell The Playlist It is effective, consistent, and direct with its tone, narrative, and pacing; however, in 95 efficient minutes, it accomplishes what it sets out to do. Rated: C Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Yasmin Kleinbart InBetweenDrafts There’s nothing terrible about it, but there’s nothing that makes it stand out in an already bloated genre. Rated: 6/10 Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Chad Collins Dread Central Sam Van Grinsven’s Went Up the Hill is a ghost story that swallowed me whole. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 30, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mr. Hollywood Concept was too easy. The rules werent really clear. But overall it was just boring and dragged. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Steve Terrible. Not what I thought it would be. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/25 Full Review Greta G Don’t trust Stephen C.’s fake reviews. They all say the same thing and he uses a lot of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙄 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this chilling ghost story, a recently deceased woman haunts her estranged son Jack (Dacre Montgomery of Stranger Things) and her grieving widow Jill (Vicky Krieps of Phantom Thread and Corsage). When the woman's spirit inhabits the survivors, the living must grapple with the destruction she left behind while fighting for their own survival. A Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
Director
Samuel Van Grinsven
Producer
Vicky Pope, Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton
Screenwriter
Samuel Van Grinsven, Jory Anast
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Causeway Films, POP Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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