Antlers

"Pray it desires not you."

2021 1h 39m EN

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6.2

MID

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59%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.9

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 1,278🥫59%Rotten Tomatoes●57Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 50,351

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Synopsis

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A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.

“Pray it desires not you.”

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Cast

Keri Russell
Julia Meadows
Jesse Plemons
Paul Meadows
Jeremy T. Thomas
Lucas Weaver
Graham Greene
Warren Stokes
Scott Haze
Frank Weaver
Sawyer Jones
Aiden Weaver
Rory Cochrane
Dan Lecroy
Amy Madigan
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Scott Cooper
Writers: Nick Antosca, Nick Antosca, Henry Chaisson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Scott Cooper, shot by Florian Hoffmeister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Javier Navarrete. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dylan Tichenor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons and Jeremy T. Thomas carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Pray it desires not you.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7740510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Scott Cooper directs. Florian Hoffmeister behind the camera. Javier Navarrete scores. Dylan Tichenor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Scott Cooper, shot by Florian Hoffmeister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Javier Navarrete. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Dylan Tichenor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons and Jeremy T. Thomas carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Pray it desires not you.".
7IMDB entry: tt7740510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "sheriff", "superstition", "trauma", "native american".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Florian Hoffmeister
Original score: Javier Navarrete
Editing: Dylan Tichenor
Production design: Tim Grimes
Costume design: Karin Nosella
Makeup / hair: Megan Harkness
VFX supervisor: Chris Ritvo
Sound: Christian T. Cooke
Stunt coordinator: Melissa R. Stubbs
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $17,000,000
Box office: $18,867,659
Return: 111% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Antlers (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 59% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 57/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 50,351 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

8 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2021-11-10
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/antlers-spoiler-free-review "Antlers is a cleverly shot, character-driven horror story with effective jumpscares and a captivating narrative that ultimately fails to reach its true potential. With the help of experienced producers, Scott Cooper is able to generate a rich atmosphere and offer an intriguing monster, blending practical effects with minimal CGI perfectly, despite the low budget. Accompanied by gorgeous cinematography, Keri Russell leads an interesting storyline focused on her traumatic past, but it ends up far too underdeveloped. The main plot features more generic plot points and a somewhat underwhelming yet visually satisfying ending. Overall, it's a nice watch, but one that I probably won't come back to." Rating: B-
CinemaSerf2022-03-27
★ 6/10
For the first half hour, this isn't that bad. A couple of men stripping an old mine hear some curious noises, next thing we are in a school with a young "Lucas" (Jeremy T. Thomas) seemingly distracted, a little dishevelled and only when his teacher "Julia" (Keri Russell) decides to investigate, do we realise that what came out of that mine was a hell of a lot more rapacious than what went into it... Sadly, though, the rest of it all quickly becomes a bit too routine and the ending though quite well built up, is really a bit too predicable, brief and flat. The "monster" is seriously under-used by director Scott Cooper. A lot is left to our imagination, and to an extent that works - but unfortunately, regular fans of this genre will probably have far gorier fantasies that those we are eventually offered here. It's not a terrible film, it is decently paced and the young "Lucas" holds it together quite well, but sadly it offers very little for us (or the beastie) to get our teeth into.
r96sk2022-07-11
★ 8/10
Good story, good cast. It's enjoyable. <em>'Antlers'</em> sets the right tone throughout and delivers in serving up a satisfactorily creepy flick. Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons and youngster Jeremy T. Thomas all give strong performances, they make for an interesting trifecta to watch - even if they aren't as fully fleshed out ss they could've been. The horror aspects are done really well, as expected with Guillermo del Toro involved behind the scenes along with director Scott Cooper & Co. I also love films that make the locations come alive, where the place feels lived in and gritty, and this passes that particularly test with flying colours in my eyes. As usual with the genre, a follow-up is seemingly set at the end - which I'd be up for, sure, though do feel like this being a one-and-done would fit better - but we'll see.