Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- bleak
- claustrophobic
- harrowing
- late night horror
- quiet night in
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a well-received supernatural horror drama with strong emotional stakes.
What sets it apart
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Barbara and Megan risk their lives by attempting to reverse the patriarch's death through a brutal resurrection ritual.
The central conflict is contained within a grieving mother-daughter relationship and their attempt to perform forbidden supernatural rites.
The premise concentrates horror in grief, family vulnerability, and the perilous return of a dead patriarch.
Films like The Surrender, and why
The Babadook
Shares intimate supernatural horror, maternal grief, and emotionally grounded family trauma.
Relic
Shares domestic occult horror, grief-driven dread, and a restrained family-centered atmosphere.
The Dark and the Wicked
Shares bleak supernatural terror, rural isolation, and escalating despair within a family drama.
Movie Details
- Director
- Julia Max
- Release Date
- 2025-11-06
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (68)
Cast
- Kate Burton
- Colby Minifie
- Neil Sandilands
- Vaughn Armstrong
- Mia Ellis
- Pete Ploszek
- Chelsea Alden
- Riley Rose Critchlow
- Lola Kelly
- Alaina Pollack
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Surrender about?
- A grieving mother and daughter gamble their lives on a forbidden ritual to resurrect the family patriarch.
- What is The Surrender like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Surrender as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Surrender violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Surrender as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Surrender?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a well-received supernatural horror drama with strong emotional stakes.
- Which films are like The Surrender?
- Films with a similar feel include The Babadook, Relic, and The Dark and the Wicked.
- How long is The Surrender?
- The Surrender runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Surrender?
- In United States, The Surrender streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
