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Whistle

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A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.

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Molly Henery The Blogging Banshee Nov 6
6/10
Whistle brings brutality back to teenage horror, delivering a nostalgic feel with modern sensibilities. Go to Full Review
Matthew Jackson Dread Central Oct 3
3.5/5
Featuring incredible kill sequences and strong performances, Corin Hardy’s ‘Whistle’ is a deeply effective piece of teen-centric horror storytelling. Go to Full Review
Matt Donato Daily Dead Oct 1
3.5/5
Whistle is, at its best, a lively and ferocious teenage slasher ditty that brings that breakneck overdrive appeal ... an engaging rearrangement of Final Destination. Go to Full Review
Roberto Tyler Ortiz Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 30
2/5
By the end, Whistle feels less like a horror story and more like a frustrating exercise in wasted potential. Go to Full Review
Rachel Leishman The Mary Sue Sep 29
3.5/5
Horror can turn camp very easily and we can also have horror films that don’t take their audience seriously. Whistle does none of this but instead feels like a nod to the classics while being original and fun. Go to Full Review
Sean Boelman FandomWire Sep 28
3/10
As both a generic knock-off and a borderline-offensive use of Latino culture, Corin Hardy’s latest film is pretty unforgivable — even by the typically very low standards of the teen horror genre. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.
Director
Corin Hardy
Producer
Whitney Brown, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Screenwriter
Owen Egerton
Distributor
Independent Film Company
Production Co
No Trace Camping, Wild Atlantic Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 6, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 37m