Starve Acre
2023 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 6.0
After their son begins acting strangely, a rural couple’s quiet life is shaken by grief, isolation, and unsettling folklore tied to the land around their home. As odd signs mount and old family wounds resurface, they may have opened the door to something ancient and sinister in the countryside.
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Details
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2024-07-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (101 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re into bleak, slow-burn British folk horror with grief and creeping dread, in the vein of Possum or A Field in England; Not for you if you want clear answers, fast scares, or a straightforward plot.
Pros: eerie countryside mood; strong central acting; unsettling folk-horror ideas | Cons: very slow pacing; confusing story gaps; fake-looking creature
Themes
- small town
- based on novel or book
- 1970s
- archaeologist
- folk horror
- oak tree
Cast & crew
Matt Smith
as Richard
Morfydd Clark
as Juliette
- AS
Arthur Shaw
as Owen
Erin Richards
as Harrie
Sean Gilder
as Gordon
Melanie Kilburn
as Mrs. Forde
Robert Emms
as Steven
Roger Barclay
as Dr. Monk
Matilda Firth
as Younger Burnsall Sister
- RH
Rocco Haynes
as Football boy
Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo