Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics found the film a competently staged and brisk supernatural horror with effective details and fresh touches, though its familiar premise and delayed escalation divided reviewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lucy and Spencer return from the woods behaving strangely, making the adults question the children they know.
The weekend trip takes place away from ordinary support, with the woods serving as the site of the children's disappearance and transformation.
The film builds unease from the children's strange conduct after their overnight disappearance before escalating into direct peril.
Ben and Margaret must interpret the children's actions while deciding whether their suspicions reflect genuine supernatural danger.
Films like There's Something Wrong with the Children, and why
The Lodge
supernatural children, domestic unease, and escalating psychological dread in an isolated woodland setting
The Innocents
young children behaving ominously, parental suspicion, and eerie supernatural horror
The Evil Dead
cabin isolation, family-centered dread, and ordinary relationships disrupted by uncanny forces
The Children
sinister children, escalating domestic terror, and a mystery built around abnormal behavior
Movie Details
- Director
- Roxanne Benjamin
- Release Date
- 2023-01-17
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (253)
Cast
- Zach Gilford
- Alisha Wainwright
- Amanda Crew
- Carlos Santos
- Briella Guiza
- David Mattle
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- 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 There's Something Wrong with the Children about?
- A weekend woodland getaway turns into a nerve-racking mystery when two children return from the night behaving as if something else came back with them.
- What is There's Something Wrong with the Children like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of There's Something Wrong with the Children as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is There's Something Wrong with the Children violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in There's Something Wrong with the Children as moderate.
- What did critics think of There's Something Wrong with the Children?
- Critics found the film a competently staged and brisk supernatural horror with effective details and fresh touches, though its familiar premise and delayed escalation divided reviewers.
- Which films are like There's Something Wrong with the Children?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lodge, The Innocents, The Evil Dead, and The Children.
- How long is There's Something Wrong with the Children?
- There's Something Wrong with the Children runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch There's Something Wrong with the Children?
- In United States, There's Something Wrong with the Children streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
