Dust Bunny
Seen it?2025 | 106 min | Fantasy, Horror
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and fantasy fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Independent Spirit Awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$928K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 451K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bryan Fuller
- Mads MikkelsenIntriguing Neighbor
- Sophie SloanAurora
- Sheila AtimBrenda
- David DastmalchianConspicuously Inconspicuous Man
- Rebecca HendersonIntimidating Woman
- Sigourney WeaverLaverne
- Line KruseMother
- Caspar PhillipsonFather
- Armond WillisFBI Agent
- Rea MillaFBI Agent