The Plague

Name: The Plague
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: December 24, 2025
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 79

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IFC Films | Release Date: December 24, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: In the summer of 2003 at an all-boys water polo camp, a socially anxious twelve-year-old is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call “The Plague.” But as the lines between game and reality blur, he fears the joke might be hiding something real.

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Sonia Rao

Jan 2, 2026

The Plague does an exceptional job of making viewers share in Ben’s growing sense of dread. Read full review

Chris Knight

Jan 2, 2026

The Plague is what remains if you strip most of the actual horror out of a horror movie, but keep the fear. The tension gets so thick you could cut it with a knife. Then it goes beyond that; you’d need something stronger, and sharper. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Dec 26, 2025

I’d say if The Plague wasn’t nominated for Best Original Score there’s something terribly wrong with the Oscars, but The Plague didn’t even make the short list, so there’s just something terribly wrong with the Oscars. Read full review

Next Best Picture David Cuevas

Nov 5, 2025

The film’s relentless narrative is expertly performed by a cast of newcomer talent who empathetically portray its heavy subject matter with deliberate psychological intensity. Read full review

Collider Nate Richard

Dec 27, 2025

The Plague, at times, can be too grueling a watch, especially in its graphic depiction of self-harm. It's also one of the most vital movies in recent memory in capturing what it's like to be 12 or 13 years old. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Dec 12, 2025

The stark contrast between the way-too-confident-for-his-age Jake and the introverted, insecure Ben underscores how identity at that age calcifies in opposition: one boy armoring himself with swagger, the other shrinking under its weight. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Nov 5, 2025

The Plague is a movie-movie, rather than a genuinely searching or affecting film about that most awkward age when fitting in with a group can seem like the most important thing in the world. Read full review

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