Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- foreboding
- oppressive
- bleak
- late night horror
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly found a few effective scares and a strong family-centered premise undermined by an unfocused narrative that does not fully cohere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Owen's mysterious infection turns a child's sickness into the film's central source of fear and moral pressure.
Jess returns to an old farmhouse surrounded by forest, limiting support while the infection worsens.
Jess's efforts to protect Owen force increasingly disturbing choices as his condition changes.
The dog bite produces a mysterious infection whose effects on Owen drive the disturbing imagery.
Films like Blood, and why
The Crazies
shared sick child premise, parental desperation, and morally escalating horror
The Ruins
shared domestic setting, family crisis, and slow-building infection dread
The Possession
shared child endangerment, supernatural illness, and oppressive psychological tension
The Taking of Deborah Logan
shared intimate family horror, medical anxiety, and unsettling bodily transformation
Movie Details
- Director
- Brad Anderson
- Release Date
- 2023-01-12
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (262)
Cast
- Michelle Monaghan
- Skeet Ulrich
- Finlay Wojtak-Hissong
- Skylar Morgan Jones
- June B. Wilde
- Erik Athavale
- Onalee Ames
- Danika Frederick
- Jerni Stewart
- Jennifer Rose Garcia
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- 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 Blood about?
- A separated nurse confronts a terrifying infection in her young son after a dog bite threatens to consume her family and her moral judgment.
- What is Blood like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blood as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Blood violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Blood as moderate.
- What did critics think of Blood?
- Critics broadly found a few effective scares and a strong family-centered premise undermined by an unfocused narrative that does not fully cohere.
- Which films are like Blood?
- Films with a similar feel include The Crazies, The Ruins, The Possession, and The Taking of Deborah Logan.
- How long is Blood?
- Blood runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blood?
- In United States, Blood streams on Hulu.
