The Wind
2018 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 5.7 · 74% critics
Set on the 19th-century American frontier, a tough homesteader lives in relentless isolation and starts sensing something sinister tied to the land and the wind. When a newlywed couple moves into a nearby homestead, their arrival intensifies her fears and sparks a frightening chain of events.
Also known as The Wind 2019
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-05-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (365 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Wind if you want a slow-burn horror western built on dread, isolation, and uncertainty, but Not for you if you dislike non-linear stories like The Witch or want a straightforward plot in Crimes of the Future.
Pros: unsettling frontier atmosphere; strong lead performance; creative horror approach | Cons: confusing non-linear pacing; ambiguity divisive; some viewers find it slow
Themes
- based on novel or book
- isolation
- pregnancy
- paranoia
- supernatural
- frontier
- remake
- madness
- reverend
- still birth
- 19th century
- plains
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Caitlin Gerard
as Lizzy Macklin
Ashley Zukerman
as Isaac Macklin
Julia Goldani Telles
as Emma Harper
Miles Anderson
as The Reverend
Dylan McTee
as Gideon Harper
Martin Patterson
as Eli
Directed by Emma Tammi