Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- mystery movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The quiet village, everyday jobs, and missing women create a contrast between peaceful surroundings and mounting menace.
Tomás collects dolls, making the objects a central recurring element in the film’s horror atmosphere.
Tomás is presented as charming and responsible while women disappear around him, creating a conflict between surface normality and suspicion.
The women’s disappearances disrupt the village’s simple routines and draw in a newly arrived inspector.
Films like The Dollmaker, and why
Psycho
Shared psychological horror, crime investigation, and an apparently ordinary man concealing a disturbing private life.
The Silence of the Lambs
Shared serial disappearance mystery, investigative tension, and unsettling psychological horror centered on a predator.
Annabelle
Shared doll-centered horror imagery and the transformation of familiar domestic objects into sources of menace.
Movie Details
- Director
- José María Cicala
- Release Date
- 2025-10-11
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 2.0 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Rodrigo Noya
- Arturo Puig
- Mario Alarcón
- Alejo Garcia Pintos
- Griselda Sánchez
- Guillermo Zapata
- Alejandra Baldoni
- Silvia Petri
- Eduardo Calvo
- Santiago Dominguez
Where to watch in United States
- 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 The Dollmaker about?
- A charming village caretaker’s doll collection becomes ominously entangled with a string of women’s disappearances and an inspector’s probing investigation.
- What is The Dollmaker like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Dollmaker as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Dollmaker violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Dollmaker.
- Which films are like The Dollmaker?
- Films with a similar feel include Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, and Annabelle.
- How long is The Dollmaker?
- The Dollmaker runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Dollmaker?
- In United States, The Dollmaker is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
