Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- oppressive
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- rainy day suspense
What critics said
Critics generally viewed the film as an effective, darkly unsettling independent horror thriller, praising its performances and John McNaughton’s return while noting its deliberately disturbing moral atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maryann’s exploration of Andy’s home and basement supplies the audience’s route into the family secret.
Katherine’s identity as a surgeon and Andy’s dependence on his parents make medical and parental care central sources of menace.
Andy’s isolated home, wheelchair dependence, locked-in circumstances, and Maryann’s entrapment create sustained household claustrophobia.
Maryann’s grandparents’ countryside home and the Young family’s secluded house frame the mystery through geographic separation.
Films like The Harvest, and why
The Good Son
shared domestic horror, child-centered mystery, and escalating psychological dread
The Visit
shared isolated setting, sinister family secrets, and morally disturbing suspense
The Bad Seed
shared medical manipulation, vulnerable children, and unsettling psychological horror
Movie Details
- Director
- John McNaughton
- Release Date
- 2015-04-10
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (224)
Cast
- Samantha Morton
- Michael Shannon
- Natasha Calis
- Charlie Tahan
- Peter Fonda
- Leslie Lyles
- Meadow Williams
- Journey Smith
- Nolan Lyons
- Amina Robinson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Harvest about?
- A lonely girl’s friendship with a wheelchair-bound boy draws her into a secluded household where parental care conceals a horrifying secret.
- What is The Harvest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Harvest as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Harvest violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Harvest as mild.
- What did critics think of The Harvest?
- Critics generally viewed the film as an effective, darkly unsettling independent horror thriller, praising its performances and John McNaughton’s return while noting its deliberately disturbing moral atmosphere.
- Which films are like The Harvest?
- Films with a similar feel include The Good Son, The Visit, and The Bad Seed.
- How long is The Harvest?
- The Harvest runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Harvest?
- In United States, The Harvest streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
