Film202694 min

The Dreadful

Name: The Dreadful
Genre: Horror
Released: 2026
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence O'Fuarain, Jonathan Howard

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"In a country torn by war, survival comes at all costs… and darkness closes in."

Boxlist takeFantastical and dark: a horror film that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

6.9/10

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Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.

Synopsis: TMDB