The Dreadful

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The Dreadful

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Feb 2026

1h 34m

Horror

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Experience an unnerving Gothic tale of horror reuniting Game of Thrones stars Sophie Turner and Kit Harington and featuring the Academy Award®-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden. Set in medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

Feb 28

'The Dreadful' is worth watching for Harden’s perfidious performance alone. And whenever she’s not on-screen it’s worth the wait.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Feb 21

1/4

This muddled medieval borefest drags down the talents of Sophie Turner and Kit Harington, but can be commended for one thing: truth in advertising. It’s dreadful to the max.

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Brandon Yu

New York Times

Feb 20

The Dreadful faintly tugs at one strand of an interesting idea in this deeply silly horror fable: the hard fact of hunger.

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Sparks Lowry

Spectrum Culture

3d

A quasi-remake of a much better Japanese horror film strips its source material of any complexity, idiosyncrasy and nuance.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Mar 6

Not only does the The Dreadful describe the low quality of this horror movie, but this flop also can't be saved by the two former Game of Thrones stars and the Oscar winner in the cast. The incoherent plot is about an evil spirit in medieval times.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Feb 26

2/5

While the movie does its title justice by conveying a steady sense of dread, neither the slow-developing character drama or the dark mystery pays off in the way they need to.

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Mir S

@mirsumon9 5d

The Dreadful is a chilling horror-thriller with a bleak atmosphere. Sophie Turner and Kit Harington deliver gripping performances that add depth to Anne’s haunting journey. The tale of isolation and a past figure’s return kept me uneasy yet intrigued throughout.

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Al P

@BoosterAp Mar 9

Acting was good, accents were bad. And the ending... I wont spoil it but the graphics? And could have spent more time with whole angel/helmet thing abit more

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tm11999 M

@tm11999 Mar 8

you really gotta pay attention to this one as the young brit girl is quite appealing in her youth, even though she's very easily led. the mgh is finally acting her age by taking on roles that fit her. the ending is kinda unsatisfying as the girl still holds the helmet and you're really not sure if she stays pure from the evil. you can watch this if only to like the pale, freckled fit UK island beauty.

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Richard Y

@richyung Mar 2

A pointless dreaful bore!

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Sajo N

@LoveJS Mar 1

The film is a feast for the eyes. Sophie and Kit are stunning, Marcia is mesmerizing

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Ja N

@JanJoSa Mar 1

This movie combines everything I like, and it also has a great cast

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Anne

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Morwen

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Synopsis

Experience an unnerving Gothic tale of horror reuniting Game of Thrones stars Sophie Turner and Kit Harington and featuring the Academy Award®-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden. Set in medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.

Director: Natasha Kermani
Producer: Sophie Turner, Luke Daniels, Patrick Muldoon, Patrick Hibler, Greg Lauritano
Screenwriter: Natasha Kermani
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Redwire Pictures
Rating: R (A Sexual Reference|Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2026
Runtime: 1h 34m

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