Bambi: The Reckoning
Seen it?2025 | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.7 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Clayface, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother and wife.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.7 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
7 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$1 million worldwide on a $325K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 265K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dan Allen
- Roxanne McKeeXana
- Tom MulheronBenji
- Adrian RelphMichael
- Nicola WrightMary
- Alex CookeSimon
- Ewan BorthwickEddie
- Big TobzTyler
- Joseph GreenwoodHarrison
- Russell Geoffrey BanksAndrew
- Samira MightyHarriet