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The Untamed

The Untamed

When desire surpasses fear.

201698 minNot RatedMidcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Director
Amat Escalante
Starring
Simone Bucio, Kenny Johnston, Ruth Ramos, Jesús Meza

A meteorite deposits an alien monster with strange powers near the home of an unhappy couple.

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Highlights

What stands out about The Untamed?

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

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office
  • Content

Reception

Is The Untamed worth watching?

The Untamed's Midcredits score is the 51st percentile of all films, from 27K ratings across 6 sources. 45% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

51st percentile

Better received than 51% of films

49th percentile among Drama51st percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)56th
Approval (how many liked it)45th

63 /100

56th percentile of all films

56th percentile among Drama56th percentile among 2010s

Critics 72 · Audience 62

Critics liked it more than audiences did.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.1 — solid but not unanimous.

45% liked it

45th percentile of all films

42nd percentile among Drama44th percentile among 2010s
45% rated it 7–1055% rated it 1–6

Critics 86% · Audience 58%

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

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 7 wins / 18 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

90th percentile

27K ratings across platforms

92nd percentile among Drama91st percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

Box office

Opening weekend$2.7K
Domestic gross$28K
Worldwide gross$61K

29th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both camps agree the film is a slow-burn family drama with an alien sex monster as a metaphor for desire and repression.

Fans praised

  • Original premise blending sci-fi, horror, and family drama
  • Strong performances and credible character dynamics
  • Gorgeous cinematography and moody atmosphere

Detractors panned

  • Slow pacing and excessive domestic drama overshadows sci-fi
  • Alien element feels extraneous and poorly explained
  • Unlikable characters and lack of narrative payoff

What stands out

Cinematography80

Beautiful, gorgeous framing and natural landscapes

Originality75

Unique blend of hentai and art-house drama

Acting70

Solid, credible performances; some call it monotonous

Atmosphere70

Moody, ominous, and bleak with a sense of dread

CharactersDivisive60

Complex and flawed but unlikable and passive

Effects and spectacle60

CGI creature is effective but minimal and silly to some

Plot and storyDivisive45

Thin, confusing, and unresolved sci-fi elements

Pacing35

Very slow burn, long stretches of mundane life

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 12 points higher than women.

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

  • Critics vs users 7 points apart
  • US vs non-US 4 points apart

Watch experience

What is The Untamed like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Scary: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want to be scared.

It is intense, takes its time and leaves you haunted. Skip it when you want an easy night or you want things to move fast.

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

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings and patience.

What it feels like

Scary.

The answer rests on this: Moods
TenseDread
Heaviest: late
Register
Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.Bleak · 8% of films
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film treats its bizarre premise with full seriousness, focusing on the psychological and emotional unraveling of its characters.
The rideThe mood is consistently tense and eerie, building toward a devastating climax.
StructureThe story is told in a linear, conventional narrative structure.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Haunted.

Haunting · 14% of filmsUnsettling
Why it leaves you this wayThe film lingers with a sense of dread and the haunting imagery of addiction and loss.
How it ends · evidence
Tragic ending

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% (this title) · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • 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. · Obsession: A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).

9% of films fit this archetype

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

Why this archetypeThe story follows characters who encounter an alien creature that offers addictive pleasure, leading to tragedy as their desires consume them.

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 filmsSelfAddictionSurvival
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% (this title)
  • 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% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% (this title) · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · 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

Addiction · 1% of filmsObsession · 3% of films: A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe film explores how repressed desires, when given an addictive outlet, unravel personal relationships and lead to self-destruction.
StanceThe film examines the destructive power of repressed desire and addiction, questioning whether humans can resist temptation.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanDomesticWildernessScience fiction
ExperimentalAmbientElectronicSupportive music · original score · Martín Escalante, Lasse Marhaug, Guro Skumsnes Moe
SettingA small city in Mexico and a remote cabin in the woods
MusicThe score combines ambient electronics and unsettling textures to enhance the film's eerie atmosphere.

Content guide

Is The Untamed okay for kids?

Not Rated

The Untamed is not rated. As of October 2, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (62/100), sexual content at intense (77/100), language at intense (62/100), drug and alcohol content at moderate (39/100) and frightening material at moderate (59/100). Overall it is heavier than 68% of unrated films.

Ratings in 7 other countries
  • CanadaR
  • Germany16
  • France16
  • JapanR18+
  • Brazil18
  • MexicoC
  • Spain18
Overall
Intense · all five categories
Heavier than 70% of all filmsHeavier than 68% of unrated films
Violence & Gore
Intense
typical for an unrated film
heavier than 55%
Sex & Nudity
Intense
heavy for an unrated film
heavier than 92%
Profanity
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for an unrated film
heavier than 73%
Alcohol & Drugs
Moderate
typical for an unrated film
heavier than 57%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for an unrated film
heavier than 55%

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

The reason to think twice is sexual content, language, and violence. Everything else sits at or below what unrated 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 Untamed have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in The Untamed?

Cast

Simone Bucio
as Verónica
Kenny Johnston
as Coleman
Ruth Ramos
as Alejandra
Jesús Meza
as Ángel
Eden Villavicencio
as Fabián
Pablo López Pérez
as Iván
Zair Alberto Gutíerrez
as Jacobo
Oscar Escalante
as Sr. Vega
Bernarda Trueba
as Marta
Andrea Peláez
as Graciela

Crew

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