Overview
A chilling journey into the supernatural where ancient beliefs collide with modern horrors.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror marathon
- folk horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's dense found-footage construction, Thai folklore, cultural specificity, and committed performances, while finding its extreme horror content potentially difficult for some viewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story centers on shamanic inheritance and spiritual beliefs from Thailand's Isan region.
The film is shot in a found-footage form with a documentary character and observational camera perspective.
The central threat may be connected to a curse or spiritual inheritance passed through the family.
The narrative builds from uncertainty about Mink's condition toward increasingly aggressive possession imagery and ritual horror.
Films like The Medium, and why
The Blair Witch Project
shares found footage presentation, escalating supernatural possession, and documentary-style dread
The Wailing
combines regional folklore, religious belief, family inheritance, and increasingly intense possession horror
Hereditary
uses ritual, family trauma, and disturbing supernatural escalation within folk horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Banjong Pisanthanakun
- Release Date
- 2021-07-14
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (776)
Cast
- Narilya Gulmongkolpech
- Sawanee Utoomma
- Sirani Yankittikan
- Yasaka Chaisorn
- Boonsong Nakphoo
- Arunee Wattana
- Thanutphon Boonsang
- Pakapol Srirongmuang
- Akkaradech Rattanawong
- Chatchawat Sanveang
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- 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, 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 Medium about?
- A documentary crew investigating an Isan shamanic lineage witnesses a young woman's disturbing possession and the collapse of a family's spiritual certainty.
- What is The Medium like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Medium as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Medium violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Medium as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Medium?
- Critics broadly praised the film's dense found-footage construction, Thai folklore, cultural specificity, and committed performances, while finding its extreme horror content potentially difficult for some viewers.
- Which films are like The Medium?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, The Wailing, and Hereditary.
- How long is The Medium?
- The Medium runs 131 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Medium?
- In United States, The Medium streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
