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The Lodge

The Lodge

You're not welcome here.

2019108 minRMidcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Directors
Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Starring
Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

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Highlights

What stands out about The Lodge?

The Lodge earns 4 badges, led by Award Winner and Haunting.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is The Lodge worth watching?

The Lodge's Midcredits score is the 45th percentile of all films, from 238K ratings across 6 sources. 42% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

45th percentile

Better received than 45% of films

43rd percentile among Drama45th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)49th
Approval (how many liked it)41st

61 /100

49th percentile of all films

47th percentile among Drama49th percentile among 2010s

Critics 64 · Audience 61

Critics and audiences broadly agree.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.0 — solid but not unanimous.

42% liked it

41st percentile of all films

37th percentile among Drama40th percentile among 2010s
42% rated it 7–1058% rated it 1–6

Critics 75% · Audience 51%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 2 wins / 12 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

97th percentile

238K ratings across platforms

98th percentile among Drama97th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

Box office

Opening weekend$76K
Domestic gross$2.1M
Worldwide gross$3.2M

74th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

The Lodge is a slow, atmospheric psychological thriller that prioritizes mood and tension over jump scares, driven by a central performance from Riley Keough.

Fans praised

  • atmospheric slow-burn psychological horror
  • strong central performances, especially Riley Keough
  • unsettling mood and palpable dread

Detractors panned

  • implausible premise and character decisions
  • slow pacing that becomes tedious
  • muddled story with unsatisfying twists

What stands out

AtmosphereDivisive82

Claustrophobic, icy, and unsettling setting widely praised

Cinematography80

Beautiful, cold visuals; some call style over substance

Acting75

Riley Keough's compelling performance as Grace widely praised; child actors also noted as solid

TensionDivisive62

Build-up effective for fans but undermined by pacing for detractors

Characters45

Believability issues with father's choices and children's elaborate scheme

Plot and storyDivisive42

Criticized as implausible and meandering with a divisive twist

EndingDivisive38

Polarizing resolution; some find it frustrating, others bleakly fitting

PacingDivisive35

Slow-burn praised by fans but deemed boring and drawn-out by detractors

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 7 points apart
  • Under-30s vs over-30s 1 point apart
  • Critics vs users 5 points apart
  • US vs non-US 1 point apart

Watch experience

What is The Lodge like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Scary: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready to pay close attention and feel heavy feelings, and you want to be scared.

It is intense and leaves you haunted. Skip it when you want an easy night or you can only half-watch.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Your full attention, room for heavy feelings and a taste for open questions.

What it feels like

Scary.

The answer rests on this: Moods
DreadTenseCold
Heaviest: late
Register
Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.Bleak · 8% of filmsBrooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film plays its material completely straight, with no irony, maintaining a grim and earnest focus on psychological suffering.
The rideThe film maintains a high-intensity dread throughout, escalating to a devastating climax in the final act.
StructureThe story unfolds chronologically, from the setup at the lodge through the escalating psychological torment to the violent climax.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Haunted.

Haunting · 14% of filmsDevastating · 3% of films
Why it leaves you this wayThe film's bleak conclusion and the brutal psychological destruction leave a lasting sense of dread and sorrow.
How it ends · evidence
Tragic endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Tragedy
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9% (this title): Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3% (this title)
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Tragedy: A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin. · Crushed by fate: Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.

9% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeGrace is psychologically destroyed by forces beyond her control: her traumatic past and the children's calculated gaslighting, which drives her into madness and violence.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfTraumaSurvival
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15% (this title): Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% (this title) · Mental illness 1% (this title) · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% (this title) · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Survival

Trauma · 7% of filmsMental illness · 1% of filmsFaith · 3% of films
Warns its theme: Presents its theme as a danger or a coming cost.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film centers on Grace's unprocessed trauma from a cult massacre, which is reawakened and weaponized, driving her into psychosis and violence.
StanceThe film warns about the destructive power of religious trauma and psychological manipulation, showing how they can lead to tragedy.

The world

ContemporaryRuralDomesticRealistic
AmbientOrchestral modernSupportive music · original score · Danny Bensi
SettingA remote lodge in rural western Massachusetts during a snowy winter.
MusicThe score is sparse, dissonant, and atmospheric, heightening the sense of dread and isolation.

Content guide

Is The Lodge okay for kids?

R

The Lodge is rated R: “Rated R for disturbing violence, some bloody images, language and brief nudity” (MPAA). As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (71/100), sexual content at moderate (49/100), language at moderate (40/100), drug and alcohol content at moderate (36/100) and frightening material at intense (78/100). Overall it is heavier than 44% of R-rated films.

Ratings in 14 other countries
  • CanadaR
  • AustraliaMA15+
  • Germany16
  • Ireland15
  • New Zealand16
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil16
  • FinlandK-16
  • Netherlands16
  • Norway15
  • Poland18
  • PortugalM/18
  • Russia18+
  • Sweden15
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 66% of all filmsHeavier than 44% of R-rated films
Violence & Gore
Intense
typical for an R-rated film
heavier than 52%
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for an R-rated film
heavier than 52%
Profanity
Moderate
light for an R-rated film
heavier than 13%
Alcohol & Drugs
Moderate
typical for an R-rated film
heavier than 36%
Frightening / Intense
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 75%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is frightening material and violence. Everything else sits at or below what R-rated films usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does The Lodge have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in The Lodge?

Cast

2 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Riley Keough
as Grace
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Jaeden Martell
as Aiden Hall
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Lia McHugh
as Mia Hall
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Richard Armitage
as Richard Hall
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Alicia Silverstone
as Laura Hall
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Danny Keough
as Aaron Marshall
Lola Skye Reid
as Young Grace
Philippe Ménard
as Boy
Jarred Atkin
as Priest at Funeral
Wally the Dog
as Grady the Dog

Crew

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What are movies like The Lodge?

Movies like The Lodge include The Devil's Bath (2024), Shutter Island (2010) and A Tale of Two Sisters (2003). Of the 12 closest matches, two are films by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, and several are films about mental illness.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

10 of these 12 share its praise for atmosphere. Those cards say what else they share.

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