Synopsis
When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.
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Cast
- Andi MatichakLaura
- Emile HirschPaul
- Luke David BlummDavid
- Cranston JohnsonSteve
- Blaine MayeJimmy Naegle
- J. Robert SpencerDr. Bauhn
- Rocco SistoDr. Bradlee
- Kristine NielsenMrs. Naegle
- Erin Bradley DangarSusan
- Adam StephensonFather
- 70
Screen Rant
Upholding genre tropes whilst subverting them, Son is an unsettling fever-dream drenched in unspeakable acts that leave viewers on edge until the end. - 69
Paste Magazine
Yet in spite of this promising narrative foundation, the film’s gruesome effects and the compelling performance from Blumm, Son seriously suffers from assorted perils of predictability and protractedness. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Kavanagh and Matichak do a remarkable job of capturing an amped-up version of everyday parental paranoia. This is ultimately a movie about a woman who loves her child so intensely that she becomes irrational — and dangerous. - 60
The Irish Times
The plotting is, alas, a little slack in the later stages. There is a sense of flailing around en route to a reasonably satisfactory destination. Son remains, nonetheless, the work of a singular, oddball talent. Seek out. - 50
Variety
Son never quite binds its tricky, episodic story into a persuasive or gripping whole. - 50
Variety
Son never quite binds its tricky, episodic story into a persuasive or gripping whole.