Overview
A relentless FBI agent faces her darkest fears as she hunts a killer shrouded in occult mysteries.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- eerie
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- halloween night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a stylish, atmospheric, and highly effective blend of supernatural horror and crime procedural, especially highlighting Nicolas Cage's performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Agent Lee Harker follows coded clues and family homicide patterns while the investigation reveals satanic manipulation.
The case unfolds through ominous clues, haunted spaces, and controlled revelations rather than constant overt spectacle.
Satanic worship and occult codes directly organize the serial killings and the investigation surrounding them.
Flashback material connects Lee Harker's personal past to the case and its disturbing pattern of violence.
Films like Longlegs, and why
The Silence of the Lambs
shares occult investigation, serial-killer mythology, psychological dread, and a bleak procedural atmosphere
Se7en
shares satanic conspiracy, ritualistic violence, religious imagery, and unsettling investigative suspense
The Wicker Man
shares supernatural horror, ominous rural settings, disturbing revelations, and a slow-building sense of evil
Movie Details
- Director
- Osgood Perkins
- Release Date
- 2024-07-10
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2893)
Cast
- Maika Monroe
- Nicolas Cage
- Blair Underwood
- Alicia Witt
- Michelle Choi-Lee
- Dakota Daulby
- Lauren Acala
- Kiernan Shipka
- Maïla Hosie
- Jason William Day
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Longlegs about?
- An FBI agent with uncanny instincts follows a coded serial-killing trail into a meticulously staged nightmare of satanic influence.
- What is Longlegs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Longlegs as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Longlegs violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Longlegs as brutal.
- What did critics think of Longlegs?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a stylish, atmospheric, and highly effective blend of supernatural horror and crime procedural, especially highlighting Nicolas Cage's performance.
- Which films are like Longlegs?
- Films with a similar feel include The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, and The Wicker Man.
- How long is Longlegs?
- Longlegs runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Longlegs?
- In United States, Longlegs streams on Hulu.
