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Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.

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Directed with inventive flair by Tilman Singer while given flavorful personality by stars Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, Cuckoo is a madcap madhouse horror that's on the right side of deranged.

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Cuckoo (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Claudia Puig FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's not very developed, so we don't get invested in their scary shenanigans. Aug 28, 2024 Full Review Cuckoo (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Anton Bitel Sight & Sound Amid unsettling sound design and plotting that is in every sense loopy, questions are raised about nature and nurture, and about human bonds that go beyond the conventional norms of genetics and biology. Aug 28, 2024 Full Review Cuckoo (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Ben Travis Empire Magazine Cuckoo emerges slightly less than the sum of its parts. But it completes the hat-trick on Dan Stevens' wildest yer. Rated: 3/5 Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Cuckoo (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Michelle Swope Elements of Madness Cuckoo features surreal, bonkers body horror and a peculiar creature, making it a fun watch. But it is also a chilling commentary on female bodily autonomy, forced birth, and misogyny, and is very relevant to our current sociopolitical environment. Rated: 4/5 Oct 22, 2024 Full Review Cuckoo (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Jorge Loser Espinof It neither connects with the ironic side of the oddity that it's trying to be nor is it especially funny, and it strains to be cool, leaving itself in a no man's land that's more irritating than convincing. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Oct 11, 2024 Full Review Cuckoo (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Ben Turner The Pink Lens A sturdy horror that delivers thrills a-plenty and is suitably unsettling. One of the strongest Queer horrors of the last few years. Rated: 4/5 Sep 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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🎥🍿Gal I liked it even though I’m not 100% what’s going on in the story. Not much makes sense, but the actors did great, Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Juandi A stylistic thriller that sort of feeds you something & nothing at the same time. Hunter Schafer delivered a very strong performance. Overall, Cuckoo leaves much to be desired by the end. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Greg very fun , and original story. Hunter was so good. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Eric Magana I loved the first half of the movie but personally I don't like the direction it went. I recently saw Watchers and both of them wasted a great premise only to end it with a strange supernatural "twist" that felt lazy and forced the movie to end with a disappointing whimper. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Nathaniel S A bonkers ride with some solid scares, twisty script, and an engaging style that will leave horror fans, for the most part, having a good time. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Kera W Very weird, corky, and Cuckoo storyline where the characters are more interesting itself versus the understanding of the mystery Cuckoo Creation. This is not the best film for the concept for a very unique elements. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tilman Singer Director Hunter Schafer Gretchen Dan Stevens Herr König Jessica Henwick Beth Marton Csokas Luis Jan Bluthardt Henry
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Synopsis Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.

Director
Tilman Singer

Producer
Ken Kao, Josh Rosenbaum, Markus Halberschmidt, Maria Tsiga, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer

Screenwriter
Tilman Singer, Tilman Singer

Distributor
NEON

Production Co
NEON, Fiction Park, Waypoint Entertainment

Rating
R (Language|Brief Teen Drug Use|Bloody Images|Violence)

Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 9, 2024, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 17, 2024

Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.2M

Runtime
1h 42m

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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