Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- oppressive
- visceral
- late night horror viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded Men as a strikingly acted and visually accomplished but heavy-handed and divisive folk-horror provocation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Harper's countryside retreat becomes increasingly threatening through the woods, manor, church, and village spaces.
Rory Kinnear plays multiple male figures whose behavior echoes forms of blame, entitlement, harassment, and control.
Harper's retreat follows James's death, while memories and guilt remain embedded in her encounters with the countryside.
The film culminates in an extended effects-heavy sequence of disturbing bodily birth and transformation.
Films like Men, and why
The Wicker Man
shared folk horror atmosphere, rural isolation, psychological unease, and symbolic confrontation with gendered violence
The Shining
shared surreal psychological horror, oppressive domestic threat, and ambiguity surrounding grief and perception
The Substance
shared body horror, feminist themes, visceral transformation, and formally bold imagery
The Night House
shared unsettling rural setting, grief-driven paranoia, and disturbing supernatural imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Alex Garland
- Release Date
- 2022-05-20
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1416)
Cast
- Jessie Buckley
- Rory Kinnear
- Paapa Essiedu
- Gayle Rankin
- Sarah Twomey
- Zak Rothera-Oxley
- Sonoya Mizuno
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, 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 Men about?
- After her husband's death, a woman seeking solitude in the English countryside confronts an uncanny succession of male figures and the persistence of gendered trauma.
- What is Men like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Men as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Men violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Men as graphic.
- What did critics think of Men?
- Critics broadly regarded Men as a strikingly acted and visually accomplished but heavy-handed and divisive folk-horror provocation.
- Which films are like Men?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wicker Man, The Shining, The Substance, and The Night House.
- How long is Men?
- Men runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Men?
- In United States, Men streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
