Movie

Unwelcome

2023 · 104 min

A slow-building rural horror that blends folkloric menace with domestic tension, punctuated by sudden, gruesome violence.

Tagline: Break a promise. Pay the price.
Overview: Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. When heavily pregnant Maya’s relationship with a local family turns sour, who – or what – will come to her rescue and to what extremes will she go to protect her unborn child?
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, survival, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
survival
isolation
betrayal
violence
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild