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Send Help (2026)

Film · 1h 53m · Rated R

Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Stranded colleagues on a deserted island face a gritty, suspenseful, and darkly-comic battle of wills.

Dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Hulu.

Send Help parents guide

Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: a few tense moments and a jolt or two.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Strong violence
Violence is frequent or intense.
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 Send Help scary?
Only a little. Send Help has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Send Help?
Light gore and strong violence.
What is Send Help rated, and is it OK for kids?
No. It is rated R, with strong violence and some strong language.

What is Send Help about?

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.

Cast and crew

Directed bySam Raimi
StarringRachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Edyll Ismail, Xavier Samuel, Dennis Haysbert, Chris Pang

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