The Plague
2025 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 6.5 · 74% critics
At a summer water polo camp, a socially awkward tween tries to find his place in a harsh pecking order. When a cruel rumor turns a camper’s skin condition into a feared “plague,” the pressure to conform and the fear of being targeted push him into escalating anxiety and psychological turmoil.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-12-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (105 votes)
About
If you like dark, anxiety-soaked coming-of-age thrillers about bullying and groupthink, this may land hard, especially if you enjoyed Super Dark Times or Thoroughbreds; Not for you if you want light camp fun or clear-cut heroes.
Pros: tense social pressure; unsettling camp atmosphere; strong young performances | Cons: slow, uneven pacing; some clichéd beats; uncomfortable teen content
Themes
- summer camp
- bullying
- hazing
- water polo
- malicious
- cautionary
- independent film
- pathetic
- body horror
- psychological horror
- teenager
- teen horror
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Everett Blunck
as Ben
Kayo Martin
as Jake
Joel Edgerton
as Daddy Wags
Kenny Rasmussen
as Eli
Lucas Adler
as Logan
Caden Burris
as Matt
Elliott Heffernan
as Tic Tac
Lennox Espy
as Julian
Kolton Lee
as Corbin
Geo Dobre
as Old Man
Directed by Charlie Polinger