Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- oppressive
- claustrophobic
- late night horror viewing
- winter movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's wintry atmosphere, sustained psychological dread, and Riley Keough's performance, while finding its narrative logic and predictability uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The snowbound lodge, frozen landscape, and increasingly oppressive silence sustain an atmosphere of cold, intimate terror.
Grace's strict religious childhood returns as a defining source of psychological demons and vulnerability.
The relationship between Grace and Richard's children shifts from tentative bonding toward manipulation and suspicion inside the isolated lodge.
The remote holiday home and snow-covered surroundings are rendered as stark, empty spaces that intensify isolation rather than provide comfort.
Films like The Lodge, and why
Hereditary
Shared psychological horror, isolated winter setting, family trauma, and oppressive atmosphere
Goodnight Mommy
Shared claustrophobic domestic horror, childhood manipulation, religious trauma, and unsettling ambiguity
The Shining
Shared snowbound isolation, psychological dread, familial mistrust, and slow-burning tension
The Blackcoat's Daughter
Shared wintry folk-horror atmosphere, grief, paranoia, and emotionally devastating escalation
Movie Details
- Directors
- Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
- Release Date
- 2020-01-16
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1480)
Cast
- Riley Keough
- Jaeden Martell
- Lia McHugh
- Richard Armitage
- Alicia Silverstone
- Katelyn Wells
- Rebecca Faulkenberry
- Danny Keough
- Lola Reid
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 Lodge about?
- A snowbound stepfamily retreat becomes a merciless psychological nightmare when religious trauma and hidden cruelty close in around a vulnerable future stepmother.
- What is The Lodge like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Lodge as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Lodge violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Lodge as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Lodge?
- Critics broadly praised the film's wintry atmosphere, sustained psychological dread, and Riley Keough's performance, while finding its narrative logic and predictability uneven.
- Which films are like The Lodge?
- Films with a similar feel include Hereditary, Goodnight Mommy, The Shining, and The Blackcoat's Daughter.
- How long is The Lodge?
- The Lodge runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Lodge?
- In United States, The Lodge is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
