What is Bring Her Back about?
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
Bring Her Back (2025)
A foster mother's terrifying secret slowly unravels, trapping two siblings in a chilling and gritty nightmare.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Bring Her Back parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Bring Her Back scary?
- Yes, properly. Bring Her Back is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Bring Her Back?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is Bring Her Back rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: real scares, several jump scares and some strong language. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byDanny Philippou, Michael Philippou
StarringBilly Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Mischa Heywood, Jonah Wren Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton
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