Overview
A couple's dream of rural tranquility turns into a nightmare of conflict and tension.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night
- serious film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a tightly controlled, brooding psychological thriller distinguished by escalating rural tension, powerful performances, and a vivid Galician setting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film repeatedly turns discussions about land, money, and neighborly relations into scenes of escalating intimidation.
The French couple's presence in Galicia becomes entangled with villagers' resentment over land, wind turbines, and perceived foreign intrusion.
The remote Spanish farming community limits the couple's support network while making every encounter with their neighbors feel inescapable.
The film foregrounds the imposing physical presence of Antoine, Xan, and the surrounding villagers during prolonged confrontational exchanges.
Films like The Beasts, and why
The Gift
rural psychological suspense, escalating social hostility, and morally corrosive community conflict
Calibre
brooding rural atmosphere, outsider antagonism, and tension built through mundane encounters
The Hunt
psychological thriller focused on xenophobia, class resentment, and escalating interpersonal menace
Wind River
socially grounded suspense, intimate rural settings, and an outsider facing collective hostility
Movie Details
- Director
- Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Release Date
- 2022-07-20
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (983)
Cast
- Marina Foïs
- Denis Ménochet
- Luis Zahera
- Diego Anido
- Marie Colomb
- Machi Salgado
- David Menéndez
- Luisa Merelas
- José Manuel Fernández y Blanco
- Federico Pérez Rey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Beasts about?
- A French farming couple’s dream of rural self-sufficiency curdles into a merciless struggle with neighbors who see them as obstacles and outsiders.
- What is The Beasts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Beasts as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Beasts violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Beasts as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Beasts?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a tightly controlled, brooding psychological thriller distinguished by escalating rural tension, powerful performances, and a vivid Galician setting.
- Which films are like The Beasts?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gift, Calibre, The Hunt, and Wind River.
- How long is The Beasts?
- The Beasts runs 138 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Beasts?
- In United States, The Beasts streams on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel.
