Overview
A psychic medium confronts the chilling echoes of her sister's murder in a haunted home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- eerie
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- midnight horror screening
- halloween night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an unnerving, tightly constructed, inventive supernatural horror standout whose strongest ideas and final image leave a lasting impression.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot foregrounds a mannequin and an assortment of oddities as paranormal and investigative motifs.
The murder investigation and home-invasion elements transform the sister's house into an oppressive supernatural space.
Darcy, a blind psychic medium, attempts to uncover the truth behind her twin sister's murder.
Critics specifically praised the tightly entertaining string of ideas, callbacks, and the film's final frame.
Films like Oddity, and why
The Night House
supernatural investigation, intimate domestic setting, escalating dread, and carefully planted revelations
The Hallow
Irish folk-horror atmosphere, family grief, isolated house setting, and unsettling supernatural mystery
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
claustrophobic home-invasion tension, occult menace, and a tightly constructed horror mystery
Movie Details
- Director
- Damian McCarthy
- Release Date
- 2024-07-19
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (918)
Cast
- Carolyn Bracken
- Gwilym Lee
- Steve Wall
- Joe Rooney
- Tadhg Murphy
- Caroline Menton
- Jonathan French
- Ivan de Wergifosse
- Shane Whisker
- Josuha Campbell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Oddity about?
- A blind psychic medium confronts a haunted crime scene, sinister objects, and buried family secrets while seeking answers about her twin sister's murder.
- What is Oddity like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Oddity as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Oddity violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Oddity as brutal.
- What did critics think of Oddity?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an unnerving, tightly constructed, inventive supernatural horror standout whose strongest ideas and final image leave a lasting impression.
- Which films are like Oddity?
- Films with a similar feel include The Night House, The Hallow, and The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
- How long is Oddity?
- Oddity runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Oddity?
- In United States, Oddity streams on Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
