Hallow Road
Directed by Babak AnvariTwo parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
- corradodalco7d agoTake the claustrophobic tension of Locke, shake it with the lacerating guilt of a family drama and immerse it in a nocturnal nightmare with folk horror nuances. Hallow Road is a minimal but devastating thriller, which rests almost entirely on the shoulders of two monumental actors: Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys.
- SpoonsMay 18, 2026I admired it more than I loved it, with the endings lack of closure left me emotionally cold rather than haunted. Hallow Road turns a late-night family panic attack into 80 minutes of pure claustrophobia. Rosamund Pike is fantastic, Matthew Rhys is brilliantly frustrating, and Babak Anvari squeezes real tension out of nothing but dark roads, speakerphone calls and collapsing family dynamics.
- Daniel GustavssonApril 16, 2026It tries to be a deep and suspenseful mumblecore movie, but it doesn't have the quality needed for it. For such a movie to work, the script need to be basically perfect (which this is absolutely not) and the acting needs to be extremely good too. And to be honest, for Rosamund Pike standards, the acting is pretty good. Actually it's basically the best part of the movie. But it's not nearly enough of the quality needed. The writing is the worst part and is what basically ruins the movie. If you look at any other mumblecore movie you will notice that the story is very focused. It is needed to really get you invested. But since this is more of a Hollywood flick, the story tries to reel in as much people as possible and hence it's a bit of all over the place. So the movie ends up being disappointing, but I will say that it managed to be pretty suspenseful at times, hence the okay score.
- Kevin WardJuly 1, 2025Loved this. A twisty, contained thriller that takes place almost entirely in a car with Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys trying desperately to get to their daughter who’s been in a car accident on Hallow Road. Pike and Rhys are so good and so believable and their performances are made up entirely of conversations on the phone with their daughter and in the car with each other. Definitely feel some of the Celtic/UK lore inspirations (missing children, mythic forests, etc.) Not the most interesting film visually, but I had an absolute blast with it. Highly recommend if you like contained thrillers.
- Enes ŞahinMarch 20, 2026It's definitely worth watching for its mystery elements. The cast is also great. The only downside is that the ending is very ambiguous. Because it's constantly mysterious, you don't get bored while watching, but as I said, I think the ending just didn't work. Is it worth watching? Definitely give it a chance. Good work on it!
- BeeVee23December 29, 2025This film is like an extended Inside Number 9 or Tales off the Unexpected - and I don't mean that in a derogatory fashion. I can just see its short running time playing out very nicely on a TV station with ads. It's nice and taut, no fat on its spare bones. Lastly, the credits might surprise you as they did me
Hallow Road Trivia
Hallow Road was released on May 16, 2025.
Hallow Road was directed by Babak Anvari.
Hallow Road has a runtime of 80m.
Hallow Road was produced by Ian Henry, Lucan Toh.
Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
The key characters in Hallow Road are Maddie/The Kind Woman (voice) (Rosamund Pike), Frank/The Kind Man (voice) (Matthew Rhys), Alice (Megan McDonnell).
Hallow Road is rated R.
Hallow Road is a Drama, Thriller, Horror film.
Hallow Road has an audience rating of 4.8 out of 10.
Hallow Road has made $221K at the box office.