Heel

Name: Heel
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: March 6, 2026
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 63

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: March 6, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: 19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon) revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find
himself19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon) revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find
himself chained in the basement of the isolated suburban family home of Chris, his near-spectral wife Kathryn (Andrea Riseborough), and their young son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen). The family sets out to reform Tommy's unruly behavior, forcing him to comply with their relentless mind games or seek escape at any cost.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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The Times Ed Potton

Mar 18, 2026

Boon’s already considerable charisma is somehow magnified by Tommy’s incarceration and Graham and Riseborough prove yet again that they can find humanity in even the most disturbing characters. Please let this not be their last joint project. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Mar 5, 2026

Infused with the D.N.A. of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971), Heel is an uneasy study of subjugation and transformation. Rock-solid performances from Boon and Graham maintain its precarious balance between anxiety and absurdity. Read full review

Steven Scaife

Mar 1, 2026

By keeping some of its cards close to its chest, Heel respects our intelligence, which helps it to earn its sneakily moving ending. Read full review

Brianna Zigler

Mar 5, 2026

Heel wants to have its cake and eat it too, to present this darkly comic absurdity while dipping back into reality only when it suits the film. Read full review

Screen Rant Graeme Guttmann

Mar 5, 2026

Thankfully, Boon, Graham, and Riseborough do enough to anchor the film and bring it home as it lands on a strangely poignant note both chilling and endearing. Read full review

Radio Times James Mottram

Mar 5, 2026

The final act doesn't quite pay off, with characters' motives left frustratingly opaque, but the film is blessed with cast-iron performances, especially from Graham and Boon. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Jourdain Searles

Mar 9, 2026

Like many genre films this decade, “Heel” feels glaringly incomplete. Read full review

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