- Wrong place. Wrong crime.
A woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's only hope.
Emma Thompson
Judy Greer
Marc Menchaca
Laurel Marsden
Gaia Wise
Other info:
Director: Brian Kirk
Producer (s): Elizabeth A. Bell
Running time: 98min
Age rating: R
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release date: 21 Oct 2025
Budget:
Box Office: $2,306,968 (worldwide)
IMDb rating: 6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 69/100
Our Experience
Rating: 6/10
Soiler alert - I was looking forward to this movie, because I love Emma Thompson and this is quite a genre change for her. It's the same story you've seen a hundred times, the reason for the kidnapping is a bit different, and I'm sorry, but some people are stupid and I don't understand their marriage dynamics... but unfortunately it a same-old-same-old story. I don't think the ending was necessary - could Jack have fit on the door? - but I can understand why they chose to do it that way. Not bad, but not sure if I'll watch it again.
Audience Suggestion & Guidance
Age: 16
Swearing: Yes, by the bad guys
Profanity: Yes, by the bad guys
Violence: A lot
Thinking/Twist factor: Only the very end
Blood & Gore: Some
Scary factor: Some, but the tension doesn;t build as much as it could have
Nudity: One scene, full back male nudity
Sex: None
Synopsis:
(Formal synopsis)
Read the full synopsis here: Dead of Winter