The Damned
Seen it?2025 | 89 min | Horror, Drama, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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 The Witch or Fear Street: 1994, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 127K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Thordur Palsson
- Odessa YoungEva
- Joe ColeDaniel
- Siobhan FinneranHelga
- Rory McCannRagnar
- Turlough ConveryHakon
- Lewis GribbenJonas
- Francis MageeSkuli
- Mícheál Óg LaneAron
- Andrean SigurgeirssonAxed Sailor / Draugur
- Arnar GrayDead Boy