Hallow Road
Regie Babak AnvariZwei Eltern erhalten einen erschreckenden Anruf ihrer Teenager-Tochter, die gerade einen Fußgänger angefahren hat. Sie springen ins Auto und rasen los, um vor anderen am Unfallort zu sein. Doch je tiefer sie in die Nacht fahren, desto mehr beunruhigende Enthüllungen drohen, die Familie zu zerstören. Sie erkennen schnell, dass sie möglicherweise nicht die einzigen sind, die die Hallow Road entlangfahren.
Hallow Road Rezensionen & Wertungen
- Enes Şahinvor 3 TagenIt'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!
- Thassia Frota1. Februar 2026Boring story..whole story is in the car..many things don't connect and is a very boring
- Clarence Boddicker27. Januar 2026This movie is frustrating to watch - you know there's nothing going to happen till the end, but you just still wanna sit it out and confirm your fears....
- sotonin19. August 2025Awful waste of time. Literally the entire movie is a phone call while driving and no explanation in the end. Terrible and boring
- Desmond Karani26. Januar 2026We more movies like these 💯... Money spent on good writing and actors than CGI. Awesome
- sacredlink25. Januar 2026Major Stinker
- Kevin Ward1. Juli 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.
- BeeVee2329. Dezember 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
- noite do espirito24. August 2025Intense creep vibes, superb acting and entrancing story. Loved it!
- Abbas Tanwir26. Dezember 2025Shit movie but ill have what Alice is having
- jackmeat3. November 2025My quick rating - 5.6/10. Hallow Road creeps in quietly, building tension through silence and suggestion rather than spectacle. Director Babak Anvari, known for turning everyday dread into existential unease, takes a minimalist approach here, delivering what feels like a cross between a psychological thriller, an audio play, and a parental nightmare. The setup is deceptively simple: in the dead of night, a married couple—Frank (Matthew Rhys) and Maddie (Rosamund Pike)—are jolted awake by a desperate phone call from their teenage daughter, Alice (voiced by Megan McDonnell). She’s taken her dad’s car without permission, crashed it on a desolate woodland road, and hit someone, or something, on the way. With no visuals of Alice and only her trembling voice to guide them, the film follows her parents as they drive the forty-odd miles to find her, the entire journey unfolding in real time. That’s both the film’s greatest strength and its biggest gamble. It’s a bold concept: essentially a two-person chamber piece on wheels, where every passing mile ramps up the psychological tension between the couple as much as it does the suspense about what awaits them at the crash site. Rhys and Pike carry the film effortlessly; their brittle chemistry and simmering resentment give the trip a claustrophobic emotional charge. They’re believable as two people long past affection but still bound by shared panic over their child. Without them, this whole experiment would stall in the first ten minutes. What keeps Hallow Road compelling is its suggestive horror—the kind that crawls under your skin, not through jump scares or monsters, but through what isn’t shown. The fear is entirely situational and psychological, the kind of horror any parent could imagine: helplessness, guilt, and the gnawing uncertainty of whether your child is safe, or sane. The real-time pacing adds authenticity but also tests patience. Some viewers will find the method hypnotic; others may just find it slow. And honestly, a bit of both reactions is valid. Where the film falters is in its lack of urgency. For parents racing to their child’s potential disaster, Frank and Maddie are oddly composed, almost too composed. There are stretches where their conversation feels like a Sunday drive rather than a frantic rescue. It undercuts the realism, even if Anvari’s deliberate tempo is meant to keep tension simmering rather than boiling. Still, the movie lingers. Like his earlier work Wounds, Anvari again leaves audiences with an ambiguous ending, one that invites multiple interpretations rather than delivering a cathartic conclusion. It’s more satisfying this time around, though still a touch frustrating if you prefer firm answers. Ultimately, Hallow Road is an unnerving, well-acted experiment in slow-burn suspense. Its realism and emotional depth keep it entertaining, even when the pacing drifts. It’s a film that unsettles through what it implies, not what it shows. While that may not thrill everyone, it’s undeniably powerful in its quietest moments.
- Timeless Cinema2. November 2025The mystery & morality play have its entertaining moments. But poor execution & progression of events keeps things from taking off. Rosamund Pike carries the movie thru its weakest parts. The ending left a lot to desire too.
- Mike McElvain19. Oktober 2025I would rather watch grass grow.
- AnakinVal26. Oktober 2025A total waste of time. You will never know what happened. The movie has no end, nothing is explained. Maybe one has to have a couple of degrees in art to figure out what they were trying to convey.
- Josh C22. August 2025Should be called “Watching Paint Dry”. Very slow and very very boring. Was hoping for so much more and it just ended up being very flat and uneventful.
Hallow Road Trivia
Hallow Road wurde am 16. Mai 2025 veröffentlicht.
Regie in Hallow Road führte(n) Babak Anvari.
Hallow Road hat eine Spielzeit von 80 Min..
Hallow Road wurde produziert von Lucan Toh, Ian Henry.
Zwei Eltern erhalten einen erschreckenden Anruf ihrer Teenager-Tochter, die gerade einen Fußgänger angefahren hat. Sie springen ins Auto und rasen los, um vor anderen am Unfallort zu sein. Doch je tiefer sie in die Nacht fahren, desto mehr beunruhigende Enthüllungen drohen, die Familie zu zerstören. Sie erkennen schnell, dass sie möglicherweise nicht die einzigen sind, die die Hallow Road entlangfahren.
Die Hauptcharaktere in Hallow Road sind Maddie/The Kind Woman (voice) (Rosamund Pike), Frank/The Kind Man (voice) (Matthew Rhys), Alice (Megan McDonnell).
Hallow Road ist bewertet mit 16.
Hallow Road ist eine Drama, Thriller, Horror Film.
Hallow Road hat eine Benutzerbewertung von 5.1 von 10.