Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- eerie
- foreboding
- late night horror
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly found Antlers atmospheric and visually accomplished, with effective creature horror and strong performances, but uneven in balancing its allegory with a predictable genre story.
What sets it apart
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The creature threat is explicitly connected to family suffering, child abuse, and the destructive legacy passed through the Weaver household.
An abandoned mine, a meth lab, a locked home, and a struggling Oregon town create a gritty landscape of neglect and entrapment.
Frank and Aiden's worsening condition and the antlered creature foreground disturbing physical change within a supernatural folklore framework.
Teacher Julia Meadows and Sheriff Paul Meadows investigate Lucas's troubling circumstances and the unexplained violence surrounding his family.
Films like Antlers, and why
The Ritual
atmospheric supernatural horror, folkloric creature mythology, and emotionally serious allegory
The Mist
small-town creature horror shaped by grief, trauma, and an ominous rural setting
The Devil's Backbone
dark folklore, child endangerment, and artful horror with allegorical themes
The Wretched
bleak body horror, investigative suspense, and a monster tied to human suffering
Movie Details
- Director
- Scott Cooper
- Release Date
- 2021-10-28
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1275)
Cast
- Keri Russell
- Jesse Plemons
- Jeremy T. Thomas
- Graham Greene
- Scott Haze
- Sawyer Jones
- Rory Cochrane
- Amy Madigan
- Cody Davis
- Glynis Davies
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
- 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 Antlers about?
- A haunted Oregon town confronts an antlered predator whose supernatural violence mirrors addiction, abuse, and inherited trauma.
- What is Antlers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Antlers as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Antlers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Antlers as graphic.
- What did critics think of Antlers?
- Critics broadly found Antlers atmospheric and visually accomplished, with effective creature horror and strong performances, but uneven in balancing its allegory with a predictable genre story.
- Which films are like Antlers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ritual, The Mist, The Devil's Backbone, and The Wretched.
- How long is Antlers?
- Antlers runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Antlers?
- In United States, Antlers streams on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.
