Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- oppressive
- surreal
- late night horror viewing
- halloween season
What critics said
Critics found the film atmospheric and visually striking, with strong creature effects and Tatiana Maslany's performance, but divided over its script, pacing, and effectiveness as horror.
What sets it apart
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Liz's relationship with Malcolm and the property's supernatural presence connect control, emotional abuse, and physical terror.
The film uses Baghead, supernatural revelations, and grotesque creature design to produce an uncanny folk-horror atmosphere.
The secluded cabin, anniversary celebration, cake, and remote woods turn a romantic retreat into an enclosed site of terror.
Critical reception highlights spectacular creature design, VFX-makeup work, and sickening sound effects.
Films like Keeper, and why
The Lodge
shares psychological folk horror, oppressive domestic relationships, and supernatural dread in an isolated setting
Hereditary
shares surreal supernatural horror, relationship toxicity, and a claustrophobic rural atmosphere
The Ritual
shares unsettling creature horror, remote wilderness isolation, and escalating paranoia within a couple’s relationship
Movie Details
- Director
- Osgood Perkins
- Release Date
- 2025-11-12
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (353)
Cast
- Tatiana Maslany
- Rossif Sutherland
- Birkett Turton
- Eden Weiss
- Cassandra Ebner
- Tess Degenstein
- Erin Boyes
- Gina Vultaggio
- Claire Friesen
- Christin Park
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, 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 Keeper about?
- A secluded anniversary retreat becomes a surreal folk-horror nightmare when a couple’s relationship collides with the cabin’s monstrous history.
- What is Keeper like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Keeper as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Keeper violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Keeper as graphic.
- What did critics think of Keeper?
- Critics found the film atmospheric and visually striking, with strong creature effects and Tatiana Maslany's performance, but divided over its script, pacing, and effectiveness as horror.
- Which films are like Keeper?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lodge, Hereditary, and The Ritual.
- How long is Keeper?
- Keeper runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Keeper?
- In United States, Keeper streams on Hulu.
