Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- paranoid
- surreal
- late night horror viewing
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film stylish, energetic, and imaginatively atmospheric, with strong performances from Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, though its chaotic mythology and tonal inconsistency limited its impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The resort's central mystery involves disturbing reproductive phenomena and transformed bodies.
Gretchen's family is drawn into the danger surrounding Herr König's isolated Bavarian resort.
Dan Stevens's Herr König balances threatening behavior with theatrical absurdity, while the film mixes pulp action and stylish horror.
Gretchen encounters a mysterious pursuer and struggles to have her account of the danger taken seriously.
Films like Cuckoo, and why
The Brood
shares surreal body horror, ominous isolation, and reproductive horror
Possession
shares eccentric psychological horror, fractured mystery, and nightmarish imagery
A Cure for Wellness
shares atmospheric resort isolation, conspiracy, and unsettling thriller mechanics
Thelma
shares female-led paranoia, strange bodily phenomena, and art-house horror stylization
Movie Details
- Director
- Tilman Singer
- Release Date
- 2024-02-16
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (585)
Cast
- Hunter Schafer
- Jan Bluthardt
- Marton Csokas
- Dan Stevens
- Jessica Henwick
- Mila Lieu
- Greta Fernández
- Proschat Madani
- Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey
- Konrad Singer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- 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 Cuckoo about?
- At an isolated Bavarian resort, a grieving teenager uncovers a surreal biological nightmare while fighting to protect herself and her family.
- What is Cuckoo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cuckoo as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cuckoo violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cuckoo as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cuckoo?
- Critics broadly found the film stylish, energetic, and imaginatively atmospheric, with strong performances from Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, though its chaotic mythology and tonal inconsistency limited its impact.
- Which films are like Cuckoo?
- Films with a similar feel include The Brood, Possession, A Cure for Wellness, and Thelma.
- How long is Cuckoo?
- Cuckoo runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cuckoo?
- In United States, Cuckoo streams on Hulu.
