The Carpenter's Son
Seen it?2025 | 94 min | Horror, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, 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 and fantasy fans. If you loved The Others or The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$151K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 500K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lotfy Nathan
- Nicolas CageThe Carpenter
- Noah JupeThe Boy
- FKA twigsThe Mother
- Isla JohnstonThe Stranger
- Souheila YacoubLilith
- Kaiti ManolidakiLeper Woman
- Penelope MarkopoulouLilith's Mother
- Orestis PaliadelisThe Teacher
- Elena TopalidouThe Old Fiend
- Manolis MavromatakisThe Shopkeeper