Saccharine

Name: Saccharine
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror
Released: May 22, 2026
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 60

2026

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Independent Film Company | Release Date: May 22, 2026 | R

Summary: Hana (Midori Francis), a lovelorn medical student, becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight-loss craze: eating human ashes.

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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Nikki Baughan

Jan 27, 2026

It all builds to a frenzied, nightmarish climax of greed, desire and full-tilt excess that takes a sharp-toothed bite out of society’s toxic obsession with women’s bodies, and should leave horror audiences hungry for more. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Tomris Laffly

May 22, 2026

Saccharine proves that in a great horror movie, fear and helplessness work hand in hand. And James is expertly in control of it all. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jan 28, 2026

Saccharine proves James’ gifts are better served by more independent means, even if it falls short of the emotional and dramatic heft that gave “Relic” equal genre and arthouse appeal. Read full review

Collider Therese Lacson

Jan 27, 2026

It ends up in an odd space between psychological thriller and straight-up jump-scare horror that unfortunately drags down an otherwise compelling film. Read full review

David Rooney

Feb 9, 2026

The storytelling goes haywire, to the point where you’re unsure what the Australian writer-director wants to say, though her game lead, Midori Francis, keeps you watching. Read full review

Screen Rant Alex Harrison

May 21, 2026

This Australian horror film has many similarly striking images in it; writer-director Natalie Erika James clearly has a talent for crafting them. In this instance, however, that proves as much an asset as a drawback. Neither Saccharine's narrative nor editing have the same vitality, and James communicates her ideas so succinctly that too much of our time is spent waiting for the story to continue along the obvious road ahead of it. There are moments of vice-like terror that use the pacing to slowly surround us and squeeze, but the movie lacks the formal tightness to keep it up for very long. Just as often, Saccharine inspires impatience. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

May 26, 2026

It’s like Jillian Michaels directing an adaptation of Stephen King’s Thinner, and even some good scares can’t disguise the bitter taste it might leave in your mouth. Read full review

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