The Dreadful
Seen it?2026 | 94 min | Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office flop, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
In medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 416K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Natasha Kermani
- Sophie TurnerAnne
- Kit HaringtonJago
- Marcia Gay HardenMorwen
- Laurence O'FuarainSeamus
- Jonathan HowardBrother Penros
- Catherine McDonoughNarrator
- Zachary CohenYoung Jago
- Isidro-Lucking DylanYoung shipwreck sailor
- Nik HarberOlder shipwreck sailor
- Jürgen KoenenMerchant