Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- oppressive
- harrowing
- dark horror night
- historical horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film thematically and visually unpleasant, with its condemnation of misogyny undermined by the violence and exploitation used to depict it.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story places witchcraft accusations and supernatural menace within a medieval plague-era community.
Grace is falsely accused of witchcraft after rejecting her landlord's advances, while religious authorities enforce the accusation.
Grace's struggle against the landlord and the witch-hunt machinery develops into direct resistance and retribution.
The premise and keywords connect witch-hunting to a medieval society marked by plague, fear, and persecution.
Films like The Reckoning, and why
The Witch
shares historical witch persecution, misogynistic institutional violence, and grim folk horror atmosphere
A Field in England
shares period horror, religious repression, and a woman resisting patriarchal authority
Black Death
shares brutal historical setting, supernatural dread, and persecution-driven horror
The Nightingale
shares revenge-focused horror, violent misogyny, and a persecuted female protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Neil Marshall
- Release Date
- 2021-02-05
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (233)
Cast
- Charlotte Kirk
- Sean Pertwee
- Steven Waddington
- Joe Anderson
- Suzanne Magowan
- Ian Whyte
- Callum Goulden
- Sarah Lambie
- Leon Ockenden
- Emma Campbell-Jones
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, History Vault, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- 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 Reckoning about?
- A grieving medieval widow becomes the target of a vindictive witch hunt and fights back against the men who condemn her.
- What is The Reckoning like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Reckoning as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Reckoning violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Reckoning as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Reckoning?
- Critics broadly found the film thematically and visually unpleasant, with its condemnation of misogyny undermined by the violence and exploitation used to depict it.
- Which films are like The Reckoning?
- Films with a similar feel include The Witch, A Field in England, Black Death, and The Nightingale.
- How long is The Reckoning?
- The Reckoning runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Reckoning?
- In United States, The Reckoning streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, History Vault, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
