Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- melancholic
- contemplative
- quiet evening
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Joanna Hogg’s atmospheric, psychologically ambiguous ghost story, especially Tilda Swinton’s doubled performance and its treatment of grief.
What sets it apart
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The remote former family home, now a nearly vacant hotel, dominates the film's atmosphere and memory work.
The ghost-story premise and unexplained hotel phenomena remain entwined with Julie's creative and emotional perspective.
Julie and Rosalind return to a formative family home and confront long-buried secrets surrounding loss and family history.
Tilda Swinton plays both Julie and her elderly mother Rosalind, turning their relationship into a formal reflection of memory and selfhood.
Films like The Eternal Daughter, and why
The Others
shared gothic atmosphere, maternal grief, psychological ambiguity, and supernatural unease
Personal Shopper
shared haunted-house setting, repressed trauma, mournful atmosphere, and formally controlled drama
The Souvenir
shared austere family drama, memory, grief, and unresolved emotional secrets
The Innocents
shared intimate supernatural storytelling, ambiguous reality, and melancholic mother daughter themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Joanna Hogg
- Release Date
- 2022-12-02
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (142)
Cast
- Tilda Swinton
- Joseph Mydell
- Carly-Sophia Davies
- Louis
- Crispin Buxton
- August Joshi
- Alfie Sankey-Green
- Zinnia Davies-Cooke
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Eternal Daughter about?
- A blocked filmmaker’s return to her mother’s former home becomes a hushed, uncanny reckoning with memory, grief, and family secrets.
- What is The Eternal Daughter like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Eternal Daughter as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Eternal Daughter violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Eternal Daughter.
- What did critics think of The Eternal Daughter?
- Critics broadly praised Joanna Hogg’s atmospheric, psychologically ambiguous ghost story, especially Tilda Swinton’s doubled performance and its treatment of grief.
- Which films are like The Eternal Daughter?
- Films with a similar feel include The Others, Personal Shopper, The Souvenir, and The Innocents.
- How long is The Eternal Daughter?
- The Eternal Daughter runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Eternal Daughter?
- In United States, The Eternal Daughter is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
