H Is for Hawk

Name: H Is for Hawk
Genre: Drama
Released: January 23, 2026
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 63

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: January 23, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: H is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry—rooted in European tradition—training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss. But as sheH is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry—rooted in European tradition—training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss. But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 114 min

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The Playlist Brian Farvour

Jan 23, 2026

Finding ways to cope with any significant tragedy is hardly new, but in the hands of Foy and Lowthrope, it is. Read full review

The Times Kevin Maher

Jan 23, 2026

Ultimately this protagonist looks to nature and to Mabel in an admirable attempt to reconcile the ubiquity of death, the brevity of life and the urgent, though possibly pointless, search for meaning. Read full review

The Independent Clarisse Loughrey

Jan 23, 2026

H Is for Hawk concerns itself less with the healing of wounds, but rather with the prying open of them. Can we look so deep into the pulp that the fear of it eventually washes away? Read full review

Empire Miriam Balanescu

Jan 20, 2026

A birdie biopic that’s too keen to avoid ruffling feathers, Lowthorpe’s film still boasts two brilliant lead performances — a magnificent Foy and an even more majestic Mabel. Read full review

The Travers Take Peter Travers

Jan 23, 2026

In this slow but touching biopic, Claire Foy excels as an academic who buries her grief about her father’s death by caring for a predator goshawk, so both can relearn to fly. Read full review

Josh Slater-Williams

Jan 22, 2026

If the film occasionally falters with its relative lack of incident across nearly two hours, Foy’s performance – especially in the transfixing training scenes captured in long, unbroken takes – tells several stories on its own. Read full review

Screen Rant Gregory Nussen

Jan 21, 2026

No disrespect to Foy, who showed with The Crown just how capable she is of revealing entire histories through her open visage, but watching her go through the extremely repetitious (and, one supposes, accurate) steps of training a Eurasian Goshawk is exceptionally tiresome. H is for Hawk induces the same effect as taking a sedative. Read full review

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