Keeper
Directed by Osgood PerkinsA couple heads out to an extravagant cabin in the woods, owned by the boyfriend, for a weekend getaway. Things start off perfectly--there's a gift cake from the cleaner, a romantic dinner--but when the boyfriend's cousin unexpectedly stops by, the atmosphere shifts. As the weekend unravels, the girlfriend begins to wonder if everything is really as it seems.
Keeper Ratings & Reviews
- barouma887d agoBoring movie
- JeanialiceMay 8, 2026Pretty creepy atmosphere and a slow burn but mind messing for sure.
- Really CoolMarch 15, 2026Kinda boring. But worth watching once.
- anthonys167November 17, 2025Fell asleep 😂
- Omar OteroMarch 1, 2026WTF?! Movie was all over the place. Had no idea what was happening most the time.
- Kevin WardNovember 17, 2025Initial reaction out of the theater was that I really didn’t like it. But I acknowledge that it might enjoy it more on repeat watch. The film attempts to keep absolutely everything a mystery for the first two thirds of the film. Liz (Tatiana Maslany) and her boyfriend, Malcolm (Rossif Sutherland), take a trip to his cabin in the woods for a secluded, romantic weekend away. But when Malcolm gets called away for his work, Liz starts to experience some strange happenings. The film has a creepy atmosphere and it’s shot particularly well and utilizes some creative transitions. One in particular with Liz soaking in a tub that transitions to a flowing river really stood out. Flowing water is frequently used for these transitions. And while I’m not normally frustrated by “slow burn” thrillers. This one kind of tried my patience. The film attempts to add some creepy elements, but it’s so concerned with not revealing anything about anything, that the creep factor is extremely muted. We get no idea even remotely of what’s happening in the background. And to be honest, half of the creepy things that occur during the slow build aren’t even witnessed by Liz—only the audience. Fog writing on the windows, paintings stretching in the background…Liz doesn’t see these things happen. Then when we finally get to some answers it’s handled with an pretty heavy exposition dump and for the last 20 minutes we finally get some of the creepier imagery. But even at that I wasn’t sufficiently creeped out. I liked the various plays on the word Keeper. Malcolm who seems to be a bit of a serial monogamist, refers to Liz as a “keeper” suggesting he’s finally found someone to settle down. Liz’s friend (on the phone) is suspicious that Malcolm has a wife and kids and believes that he’s bringing her to the cabin as his “kept” woman. There’s also a caretake/housekeeper potential at play here. Outside of this commentary about commitment averse men, I was pretty disappointed by this. It’s over explained, and also under explained, with loose ends (what happened to Darren exactly?) and ultimately wasn’t scary or creepy enough for my taste. I think it has potential for improvement on a second watch, but it’s not one I’m eager to check out again right away.
- Deadbeat__atdawnJanuary 15, 2026Please stop letting this guy make movies
- Bobby PolzerFebruary 26, 2026I really missed the horror in this “horror” mystery. It’s more mystery than horror.
- eyeofthetornadoNovember 21, 2025Osgood Perkins’ Keeper plays like an impressionistic fever dream, a horror film smeared with the texture of disgusting maleness, men whose cruelty curdles into myth, and whose past sins mutate into living things. The cabin becomes a psychic chamber where personalities rot in symbolic form. 1. The Patriarchal Parasite / Malcolm Malcolm is the film’s embodiment of corrupted masculinity: a man feeding off the violence he once committed, kept alive by the monstrous offspring of his own brutality. He doesn’t just hide his crime he nurtures it. Perkins frames him as the decay of male ego, a body sustained by poison rather than conscience. 2. The Repressed Witness / Liz Liz drifts through the film like a fractured mirror reflecting the damage around her. She sees visions, distortions, impossible images an impressionistic representation of what it means to witness male violence without power to rewrite it. Her reality bends under the weight of lies and half-told histories, making her the film’s trembling moral center. 3. The Burdened Legacy / The Creatures and the “Mother” The supernatural horrors are not random monsters but the incarnations of old male sins. They are the children of violence, the physical residue of guilt Malcolm and Darren tried to bury. Their existence exposes how horrific acts never die they ferment, mutate, and crawl back up to the surface. Perkins uses these three allegories to build a film that is intimate, surreal, and morally rancid. Keeper becomes not just a horror story, but an impressionistic, nightmarish portrait of masculinity gone septic and the people forced to live in its shadow.
- SpanktacularFebruary 21, 2026Incredible art direction, okay plot. Watch it if you like slow-burn ethereal.
- ricomckeeDecember 30, 2025Not a keeper. It almost appears as if they wrote the movie as they filmed it and on the last day said…here’s a plot. It comes off as an exploitative film of men using woman as a means to the Fountain of youth which made little sense because the men were not youthful. Then it’s a ghost story. Then it’s a drug hallucination. Finally it’s a “ We as kids trapped a demon and made a deal with it story oh by the way the demon could have eaten us at anytime” No logic, no scares, no real gore unless you like honey.
- DavidBunnyDadDecember 11, 2025I feel like Osgood Perkins will eventually direct a good movie, even if it's by accident. He's got style, but he struggles with story. Keeper is a prime example; good setup, then it turns into a bunch of claptrap.
- Mr. DJanuary 20, 2026Watched it blind. Expected a bore but it is a new, unique story that kept my interest. Accurately a "mystery, horror". Lots of creepy shit. Looks like a lot of bad reviews. My advice? Enjoy the creativity when you can get it 🍻
- JoebinFebruary 5, 2026This movie made no fucking sense. Absolute garbage. I wish I had known the director was the guy from Long Legs before I watched it.
- Paul WalshFebruary 3, 2026I really enjoyed this movie. Many have criticized its ambiguity but I had no issue understanding the plot or the resolution. Recommended.
Keeper Trivia
Keeper was released on November 13, 2025.
Keeper was directed by Osgood Perkins.
Keeper has a runtime of 1h 38m.
Keeper was produced by Chris Ferguson, Jesse Savath.
A couple heads out to an extravagant cabin in the woods, owned by the boyfriend, for a weekend getaway. Things start off perfectly--there's a gift cake from the cleaner, a romantic dinner--but when the boyfriend's cousin unexpectedly stops by, the atmosphere shifts. As the weekend unravels, the girlfriend begins to wonder if everything is really as it seems.
The key characters in Keeper are Liz / The Mother / Baghead (Tatiana Maslany), Malcolm Westbridge (Rossif Sutherland), Darren (Birkett Turton).
Keeper is rated R.
Keeper is a Horror, Mystery film.
Keeper has an audience rating of 4 out of 10.
Keeper had a budget of $6M.
Keeper has made $6.2M at the box office.