Baghead
Seen it?2023 | 95 min | Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (31% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, 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 horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
Following the death of her estranged father, Iris learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor to discuss the estate. Little does she know, when the deed is signed she will become inextricably tied to an unspeakable entity that resides in the pub’s basement – Baghead – a shape-shifting creature that can transform into the dead.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 124K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alberto Corredor
- Freya AllanIris Lark
- Jeremy IrvineNeil
- Ruby BarkerKatie
- Peter MullanOwen Lark
- Anne MüllerBaghead
- Svenja JungSarah
- Ned DennehySolicitor
- Julika JenkinsRegina
- Saffron BurrowsCatherine
- Felix RömerOtto Vogler