Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Gentle Monster

Play trailer 1:33 Poster for Gentle Monster R 1h 54m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 35 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Verified Ratings
When a police raid shatters her life, concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux) must protect her son and confront how little she knows her husband after he is accused of an unspeakable crime in this tense thriller about trust and survival.

Cast & Crew

View All

Marie Kreutzer

Director

Léa Seydoux

Lucy Weiss

Laurence Rupp

Philip Weiss

Catherine Deneuve

Eloise

Jella Haase

Elsa Kühn

Sylvester Groth

Hermann Kühn

Critics Reviews

View More
Cortlyn Kelly RogerEbert.com 5 days ago
2.5/4
Its emphasis on interiority is where it is strongest and most valuable; however, it remains a bit safe, as if the audience is also being protected from the true ugliness of both the crimes and the ripple effect of their discovery. Go to Full Review Stephen A. Russell Time Out Jun 8, 2026
An actor’s piece that relishes the miscommunication gaps ... Gentle Monster is compelling ... Kreutzer threads a fine needle through difficult material in a film that, even if it occasionally pulls its punches, will niggle on in your mind. Go to Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker May 28, 2026
An overextended subplot centered on the home life of an investigating police officer (Jella Haase) makes the thuddingly reductive argument that we’re all enabling the monsters in our lives, gentle and otherwise. Go to Full Review Joey Magidson Awards Radar 1 day ago
2.5/4
Gentle Monster has a great Léa Seydoux performance surrounded by a film that can't quite keep up with her. Go to Full Review Travis Hopson Punch Drunk Critics 1 day ago
3.5/5
This is a tough, unnerving movie, with Seydoux making her strongest play for awards consideration. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 2 days ago
4/5
Taking a bracingly naturalistic approach to a thorny topic, astute Austrian filmmaker Marie Kreutzer forces the audience to grapple with a complex situation right alongside the lead character, who is superbly played by Lea Seydoux. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
View All

Gentle Monster

Gentle Monster: Teaser Trailer Gentle Monster: Teaser Trailer 1:33 Now Playing View more videos
View All

Gentle Monster

Gentle Monster (2026) Gentle Monster (2026) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis When a police raid shatters her life, concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux) must protect her son and confront how little she knows her husband after he is accused of an unspeakable crime in this tense thriller about trust and survival.
Director
Marie Kreutzer
Producer
Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
Screenwriter
Marie Kreutzer
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
DESMAR, ZDF/Arte, Film AG, Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), Komplizen Film, Kjellson & Wik, Film i Väst, Kazak Productions, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
Rating
R (Graphic Nudity|Some Language|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2026
Runtime
1h 54m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings