Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- dread-filled
- late night horror viewing
- quiet evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The expectant couple seeks help because their unborn daughter faces fatal complications.
The couple turns to a mysterious midwife after conventional hope appears to fail.
The central crisis concerns an unborn child and the couple's vulnerable dependence on a midwife.
Films like Kind, and why
Rosemary's Baby
shares pregnancy-centered horror, parental desperation, and an ominous supernatural threat
The Babadook
shares intimate domestic horror, parental anxiety, and emotionally grounded supernatural dread
Hatching
shares reproductive body anxiety, unsettling transformation, and austere european horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Jan Verdijk
- Release Date
- 2025-07-10
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Vincent van der Valk
- Noortje Herlaar
- Tamar van den Dop
- Sergio Hasselbaink
- Anne-Laure Vandeputte
- Chiem Vreeken
- Mehrnoush Rahmani
- Sam Ghilane
- Simon Heijmans
- Rienus Krul
Common questions
- What is Kind about?
- An expectant couple’s last hope for their endangered unborn daughter leads them toward a midwife whose mysterious help carries a mounting sense of dread.
- What is Kind like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kind as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kind violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Kind.
- Which films are like Kind?
- Films with a similar feel include Rosemary's Baby, The Babadook, and Hatching.
- How long is Kind?
- Kind runs 83 minutes.
