Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- tense
- grim
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the practical creature work and playful rural folk-horror premise entertaining, while tonal inconsistency and uneven pacing limited its impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The rural Irish setting and murderous goblins transform local folklore into a source of domestic and supernatural threat.
Maya is heavily pregnant and must confront escalating danger to protect her unborn child.
The goblins are realized through practical effects praised for recalling classic creature cinema.
The goblins and rural threats function alongside anxieties about violence, vulnerability, and traumatic survival.
Films like Unwelcome, and why
Straw Dogs
rural folk horror, escalating domestic violence, and primal social anxieties
Grabbers
Irish setting, comic creature horror, and practical-effects monsters
The Hallow
forest-based folk horror, family danger, and grotesque supernatural creatures
The Wretched
dark fairy-tale atmosphere, pregnancy-related peril, and rural supernatural menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Jon Wright
- Release Date
- 2023-01-27
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (195)
Cast
- Hannah John-Kamen
- Douglas Booth
- Jamie Lee O'Donnell
- Chris Walley
- Kristian Nairn
- Colm Meaney
- Niamh Cusack
- Lalor Roddy
- Finbar Lynch
- Bradley Turner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Unwelcome about?
- A pregnant woman’s escape from London to rural Ireland becomes a brutal fairy-tale siege involving murderous goblins, violent neighbors, and maternal survival.
- What is Unwelcome like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Unwelcome as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Unwelcome violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Unwelcome as graphic.
- What did critics think of Unwelcome?
- Critics generally found the practical creature work and playful rural folk-horror premise entertaining, while tonal inconsistency and uneven pacing limited its impact.
- Which films are like Unwelcome?
- Films with a similar feel include Straw Dogs, Grabbers, The Hallow, and The Wretched.
- How long is Unwelcome?
- Unwelcome runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Unwelcome?
- In United States, Unwelcome streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder.
