Whistle
IFC Films | Release Date: February 6, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Original-CinThom ErnstFeb 5, 2026
It’s a clever hook, and the film milks it for some genuinely inventive, well-executed set pieces. As a delivery system for imaginative deaths, Whistle does its job with a certain professional pride. Read full review
71
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiFeb 6, 2026
Even though 'Whistle' offers nothing new to the supernatural death curse genre, it’s directed by Corin Hardy, and Corin Hardy likes to go hog wild. Read full review
70
Film ThreatTom AtkinsonFeb 13, 2026
Much like the rides at the carnival, Whistle delivers heady highs and some disconcerting lows, sometimes within the same scene. It’s a film with flashes of imagination and nostalgia that suggest something brighter lurking beneath the surface. Much like the whistle itself, it delivers on what it promises, and the noise it makes is hard to ignore. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerFeb 5, 2026
It’s the same thrill as the Final Destination movies, which Egerton and Hardy have both noted as an influence: watching likable protagonists try and sometimes fail to evade death. Read full review
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