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The Wolf and the Lamb

2026 · 96 min

A grim, slow-creeping dread settles over a harsh frontier as a mother's search turns into something quietly monstrous.

Directed by
Michael Schilf
Genres
Thriller, Western, Horror
Overview
A widowed teacher in a 1870s Montana mining camp searches for her missing son, but when he returns, he has been monstrously changed by unknown forces.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Parenthood, isolation, survival, grief
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Michael Schilf
Genres
Thriller, Western, Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, western, horror
Directed by
Michael Schilf
Written by
Michael Schilf
Starring
Adrianne Palicki, Cassie Scerbo, James Landry Hébert, Zach McGowan, Clint Howard, Q'orianka Kilcher, Angus Macfadyen, Mike Manning
Music
Hudson Laird
Cinematography
Philip Roy
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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