A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.
Directed by Scott Cooper
sheriff
superstition
trauma
native american
oregon, usa
creature
meth lab
school teacher
mining town
based on short story
wendigo
folk horror
myth
Rank
#239 in 2021·#7707 overall
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Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
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Cast
Keri Russell
Julia Meadows
Jesse Plemons
Paul Meadows
Jeremy T. Thomas
Lucas Weaver
Graham Greene
Warren Stokes
Scott Haze
Frank Weaver
Sawyer Jones
Aiden Weaver
Rory Cochrane
Dan Lecroy
Amy Madigan
Principal Booth
Cody Davis
Clint Owens
Glynis Davies
Nurse Lorraine Byrd
Dorian Kingi
Antlered Man
Andy Thompson
Father Meadows
Crew
Scott Cooper
Director
Henry Chaisson
Screenplay
Scott Cooper
Screenplay
Javier Navarrete
Original Music Composer
Dylan Tichenor
Editor
Florian Hoffmeister
Director of Photography
David S. Goyer
Producer
J. Miles Dale
Producer
Guillermo del Toro
Producer
Jim Rowe
Executive Producer
Kevin Turen
Executive Producer
Duane Dickinson
Stunt Driver
Popular Reviews
463 reviews
William
3.0★ · 03/24/26
The monster design was really cool but my god this might be one of the most boring and dull movies I’ve ever seen
The monster design was really cool but my god this might be one of the most boring and dull movies I’ve ever seen
Kanye Wallace
5.2★ · 02/28/26
this was a foggy movie
that kid had the same expression throughout the whole film
this was a foggy movie
that kid had the same expression throughout the whole film
Resteram
8.4★ · 11/21/25
A (very) slow burn horror, not usually something I like but this was quite good overall. Some writing/plot issues but nothing crazy. The wendigo design was for sure the highlight of this movie.
A (very) slow burn horror, not usually something I like but this was quite good overall. Some writing/plot issues but nothing crazy. The wendigo design was for sure the highlight of this movie.
