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The Damned
Directed by
Thordur Palsson
R
2025
89m
Drama
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Horror
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5.7
90%
47%
5.9
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A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village.
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Cast of The Damned
Odessa Young
Eva
Joe Cole
Daniel
Siobhan Finneran
Helga
Rory McCann
Ragnar
Turlough Convery
Hakon
Lewis Gribben
Jonas
Francis Magee
Skuli
Mícheál Óg Lane
Aron
Andrean Sigurgeirsson
Axed Sailor / Draugur
Arnar Gray
Dead Boy
Guillermo Uria
Shipwreck Survivor
Thordur Palsson
Director / Story
Jamie Hannigan
Writer
Conor Barry
Producer
Dave Bishop
Executive Producer
Luane Gauer
Executive Producer
George Hamilton
Executive Producer
Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
Producer
Emilie Jouffroy
Producer
John Keville
Producer
The Damned Ratings & Reviews
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
What Palsson is really tackling here is that intersection between the real and the arcane.
IndieWire
Christian Zilko
A slow-burning work of psychological horror that's more interested in exploring humanity's capacity for guilt than jump scares or gore.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
A deep understand of the period and cultural context gives it a weight of authenticity.
Assignment X
Abbie Bernstein
Eerie period folk horror.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
"The Damned" is in no rush about revealing its horrors, and that works in its favor when Palsson unleashes the madness in the third act.
Spectrum Culture
Miyako Pleines
The Damned feels like the kind of film that would arise if Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse had a baby with John Carpenter's remake of The Thing.
Midwest Film Journal
Evan Dossey
The Damned lives in a space where its fear and horror come from Eva and her lot suffering in the cold, dark and uncontrollable world of Arctic winter
Asheville Movies
Edwin Arnaudin
At least it looks pretty.
New York Times
Alissa Wilkinson
A period of slog reduces the story's immersive quality, slowing momentum. What's best about the movie, though, is how it eventually picks back up and morphs into something a bit different from straight-ahead horror.
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
Ryan Syrek
For a dark-and-dimly-lit, old-timey horror film about a woman going bonkers trying to survive amid gothic terror, neutral isn't all that bad...for those of us who saw Robert Eggers's Nosferatu.
The Daily Beast
Nick Schager
Concise, clever, and unnerving, it's a perfect film for the onset of winter.
RogerEbert.com
Glenn Kenny
It's a keeper, so treat yourself to a scary New Year's celebration.
Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)
Joseph Robinson
Pálsson crafts a highly effective, if not familiar, horror-thriller with The Damned.
What To Watch
Michael Balderston
Palsson's ability to create and maintain this overall sense of unease throughout while not relying on cheap scares (i.e. jump scares) is what gets me excited about his potential as a filmmaker.
Movies and Munchies (YouTube)
Chris Joyce
While the repetitive moments can have a dulling effect and some may be frustrated by the conclusive ending, the ride to get there is frigid, suspenseful, and ominous.
Should I See It
Michael Ward
While there is a lot to recommend here, it is unfortunate that when (Thordur) Palsson makes the deliberate intention to startle and shock the audience, The Damned sheds many of the elements that make it feel unique and different.
Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam
Charles Koplinski
In the end "The Damned" emerges as an effective thriller, as well as an intriguing moral conundrum.
Boston Movie News
James Verniere
Icelandic director Thordur Palsson creates Robert Eggers-like atmospheric tale of a vengeful ghost driving guit-ridden sailors to their deaths. Odessa Young is a standout as station leader.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
Had we been allowed to truly sit with the characters' prejudices, then The Damned might have earned the desperation with which it strains for contemporary resonance.
Variety
Siddhant Adlakha
A story told through dreams and shadows that, while often repetitive in its approach, is still effectively told.
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