Offspring
A brutal Maine backwoods horror film pits two abducted mothers against a feral cannibal clan while exposing predation beneath civilized behavior.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gruesome
- oppressive
- disturbing
- late night horror marathon
- extreme horror viewing
What critics said
Critics found the film's transgressive premise and gore potentially interesting but broadly judged the finished work amateurish and underwhelming.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on a flesh-eating clan attacking locals, with keywords identifying gore, axe murder, and torture.
The story takes place in Maine and follows a feral hillbilly tribe preying on surrounding locals.
The subplot involving Stephen Carey explicitly compares predatory civilized people with appetite-driven primitives.
Amy Halbard and Claire Carey struggle to survive abduction and save their children from the cannibals.
Films like Offspring, and why
The Hills Have Eyes
shared cannibal horror, graphic brutality, and rural backwoods setting
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
shared extreme horror, abduction, torture, and transgressive violence
Wrong Turn
shared feral family menace, rural isolation, and flesh-eating horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew van den Houten
- Release Date
- 2009-02-05
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (118)
Cast
- Jessica Butler
- Leigh Shannan Feldpausch
- Holter Graham
- Amy Hargreaves
- Art Hindle
- Erick Kastel
- Tommy Nelson
- Spencer List
- Pollyanna McIntosh
- Scott Mellema
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- ARROW
- 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 Offspring about?
- A brutal Maine backwoods horror film pits two abducted mothers against a feral cannibal clan while exposing predation beneath civilized behavior.
- What is Offspring like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Offspring as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Offspring violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Offspring as graphic.
- What did critics think of Offspring?
- Critics found the film's transgressive premise and gore potentially interesting but broadly judged the finished work amateurish and underwhelming.
- Which films are like Offspring?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Wrong Turn.
- How long is Offspring?
- Offspring runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch Offspring?
- In United States, Offspring streams on ARROW.
