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Mum & Dad

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2008 | 84 min | Horror, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and a lukewarm 50% audience score, 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
One for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and people who like to watch through their fingers. A good one for a late-night scare. Sits nicely alongside Grindhouse.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Tense from early on, at 1 hr 24 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.

Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesBelow par

    Our audience score: 50%

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 35K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Steven Sheil

  • Perry BensonDad
  • Dido MilesMum
  • Olga FedoriLena
  • Ainsley HowardBirdie
  • Toby AlexanderElbie
  • Chris RoebuckYoung Man
  • Clare DyerFemale Torso
  • Art FoxOffice Cleaner
  • Leon LammondOffice Cleaner
  • Yvonne VarnierOffice Cleaner