Riddle of Fire

Name: Riddle of Fire
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Released: March 22, 2024
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Abigail Sakari, Analeigh Tipton, Austin Archer, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover

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Yellow Veil Pictures | Release Date: March 22, 2024 | PG-13

Starring: Abigail Sakari, Analeigh Tipton, Austin Archer, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Colleen Baum, Danielle Hoetmer, Kent Richards, Lonzo Liggins, Lorelei Mote, Phoebe Ferro, Rachel Browne, Weston Razooli

Summary: Three mischievous children embark on a woodland odyssey when their mother sends them on an errand.

Director: Weston Razooli

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 113 min

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Devan Suber

Mar 29, 2024

Riddle of Fire is a charming, fantastical debut just begging for a cult audience to ride its uniquely silly wavelength. It’s familiar, and yet like nothing else you’ve seen. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Mar 22, 2024

Riddle of Fire can sometimes lose its spit, however, spinning too listlessly to the script’s mazy ruts. But there is an uncommon, finely struck sweetness to this film that keeps it from tumbling down mean, unsavory paths. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Mar 25, 2024

Life for today’s young’uns is frankly terrifying, even if they aren’t literally living inside a horror film, with overarching threats to their future dotted by day-to-day micro-threats. In its unassuming way as real-world fantasy, Weston Razooli’s Riddle of Fire is sensitive to these plights, and casually rejects didactic allegory about them. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Mar 22, 2024

Riddle of Fire is all too happy to wander around in circles as it simmers in its own absurdity, as if any kind of legitimate incident might threaten to break its spell. Read full review

Collider Chase Hutchinson

Mar 22, 2024

While the title promises fire, the only riddle remaining is where the adventure it was searching for ended up disappearing to. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Feb 20, 2024

An overly precious tone ultimately sinks the writer-director’s attempt to recapture the enchantment of adolescence. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Feb 20, 2024

Riddle of Fire tries to capture the extraordinary way kids experience the world, but the results border on twee. Read full review

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