Name: Son
Genre: Horror
Released: 2021-02-09T12:19:42-08:00
Rating: 71

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A horror story with unexpected emotional resonance, Son uses its familial focus to counter a certain queasy familiarity. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

After a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura's home and attempts to steal her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive but soon, she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.

Genre:

mystery and thriller, horror
Original Language:

English (United Kingdom)
Director:

Ivan Kavanagh
Producer:

Rene Bastian, Louis Tisné, AnneMarie Naughton
Writer:

Ivan Kavanagh
Release Date (Theaters):

Mar 5, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 5, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA):

$30.4K
Runtime:

1h 38m
Production Co:

Belladonna Productions, Park Films, Elastic Film
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Andi Matichak
Laura

Emile Hirsch
Paul

Luke David Blumm
David

Rocco Sisto
Doctor Bradlee

Kristine Nielsen
Mrs. Naegle

Wanetah Walmsley
ICU Nurse

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Critic Reviews for Son

All Critics (28) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (8)

Kavanagh and Matichak do a remarkable job of capturing an amped-up version of everyday parental paranoia.

March 6, 2021 | Full Review…

Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
You cannot watch Son without feeling a little sick to your stomach.

March 5, 2021 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Simon Abrams
RogerEbert.com
It's an intriguing, watchable but mixed bag...

March 5, 2021 | Full Review…

Dennis Harvey
Variety
The commitment to blood-vomiting, entrail-chewing special effects, and the niggle of child peril anxiety makes for an effectively propulsive genre picture.

March 4, 2021 | Full Review…

Wendy Ide
Screen International
Kavanagh once again delivers potent chills and an ominous atmosphere to create a powerfully discomforting depiction of just how far a mother would go for her son.

March 3, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Meagan Navarro
Bloody Disgusting
Son packs lots of incident and gore into its 98 minutes, but not much originality.

March 30, 2021 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Andrew Wyatt
The Lens
Son hits in so many emotional spectrums and somehow does so with impact in each. It's not easy to craft a story that scares you or a story that pokes at your heart and somehow Kavanagh does both. Tearjerking and terrifying, Son is a must watch.

March 16, 2021 | Full Review…

Ryan Larson
Ghastly Grinning
A dark and bloody horror thriller that explores the maternal bond in the face of paranoia and trauma. Is she really being pursued by a cult? Is her son really changing?

March 14, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Alix Turner
Ready Steady Cut
Twisted and terrifying storytelling.

March 13, 2021 | Full Review…

Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
Filled with disturbing scenes, plenty of blood and gore, and more than one ghastly moment, Son delivers the chills if not the jumps.

March 10, 2021 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Joe Friar
The Victoria Advocate
It really doesn't do anything we haven't seen before and the script is fairly routine, but as a director, Ivan Kavanagh does have some flair.

March 10, 2021 | Full Review…

Wade Major
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Gets credit for exploring the emotional trauma of a mother/son relationship, which is more than what most horror thrillers accomplish, the film is still a mixed bag that keeps you invested but can't resist the urge to stumble into its own spooky traps.

March 7, 2021 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Nate Adams
The Only Critic