Cuckoo

Name: Cuckoo
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: August 9, 2024
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Dan Stevens, Greta Fernández, Hunter Schafer, Jessica Henwick

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Neon | Release Date: August 9, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Dan Stevens, Greta Fernández, Hunter Schafer, Jessica Henwick, Kalin Morrow, Marton Csokas, Mila Lieu, Proschat Madani, Sydney Lafaire

Summary: Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seemReluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.… Expand

Director: Tilman Singer

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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The Independent Clarisse Loughrey

Aug 23, 2024

Cuckoo isn’t a horror movie for people who dislike unanswered questions, since Singer, who also wrote its script, is far more interested in emotional logic than the literal kind. Read full review

Slashfilm BJ Colangelo

Apr 5, 2024

Cuckoo is equal parts head-scratcher and mind-blower but so ridiculously audacious that it's impossible not to obsess over. Read full review

Jen Yamato

Aug 8, 2024

An American teen encounters peculiar horrors at a remote German resort in Tilman Singer’s “Cuckoo,” a kooky sci-fi genre hybrid that crackles with offbeat turns and creature scares as it unfolds against a backdrop of deceptively serene forests and cheeky Euro-kitsch. Read full review

Lindsey Bahr

Aug 6, 2024

As with many horrors, the big reveals were, for this critic, a little underwhelming — a strained attempt at a unifying theory for this weird place that doesn’t add much ultimately. Read full review

David Fear

Aug 12, 2024

Look at it through the lens of a dual star vehicle that isn’t afraid to sacrifice coherence in the name of cheap thrills, and this bird only slightly sings off-key. Read full review

David Rooney

Feb 16, 2024

At its best, the movie is kind of like The Stepford Wives meets Rosemary’s Baby, with side orders of Cronenberg, J-Horror and Lynch. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

Feb 16, 2024

Exuding more uncertainty than discipline, this wackadoo horror-thriller from German writer-director Tilman Singer can’t decide if wearing a smirk will see it through a sloppily developed plot, which keeps promising more than it delivers. Read full review

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