Bring Her Back
After their father’s death, two siblings enter a foster home where grief, secrecy, and a supernatural ritual turn refuge into a nightmare.
Overview
A chilling exploration of grief and the supernatural unfolds when a brother and sister confront dark secrets in their new home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- harrowing
- claustrophobic
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the emotionally deep lead performances, pacing, sustained tension, visual shock value, and practical effects, while noting that the story is more logically muddled and less focused than the filmmakers' debut.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The siblings uncover a terrifying ritual at their foster mother's secluded home, while the story is explicitly associated with folk horror.
Andy and Piper enter foster care after their father's death, while Laura remains consumed by the death of her blind daughter.
Critics specifically praised the film's practical effects and upsetting grotesque visuals.
The children's transition into Laura's secluded home begins as an awkward adoption arrangement and develops into an abhorrent struggle.
Films like Bring Her Back, and why
Talk to Me
shared australian supernatural horror, sibling-centered grief, grotesque practical effects, and sustained psychological tension
The Dark and the Wicked
shared folk horror atmosphere, bereavement-driven supernatural terror, disturbing child imagery, and ritualistic dread
The Babadook
shared emotionally grounded family trauma, supernatural horror, oppressive domestic setting, and escalating dread
Pet Sematary
shared bleak supernatural horror, grief, morally disturbing attempts to reverse death, and upsetting practical effects
Movie Details
- Directors
- Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
- Release Date
- 2025-05-19
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1974)
Cast
- Billy Barratt
- Sally Hawkins
- Mischa Heywood
- Jonah Wren Phillips
- Stephen Phillips
- Sally-Anne Upton
- Sora Wong
- Kathryn Adams
- Brian Godfrey
- Brendan Bacon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bring Her Back about?
- After their father’s death, two siblings enter a foster home where grief, secrecy, and a supernatural ritual turn refuge into a nightmare.
- What is Bring Her Back like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bring Her Back as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bring Her Back violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bring Her Back as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bring Her Back?
- Critics broadly praised the emotionally deep lead performances, pacing, sustained tension, visual shock value, and practical effects, while noting that the story is more logically muddled and less focused than the filmmakers' debut.
- Which films are like Bring Her Back?
- Films with a similar feel include Talk to Me, The Dark and the Wicked, The Babadook, and Pet Sematary.
- How long is Bring Her Back?
- Bring Her Back runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bring Her Back?
- In United States, Bring Her Back streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
