Rent The Dead of Winter (2025)
3.1 of 5 from 139 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- A widowed fisherwoman (Emma Thompson), travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl (Laurel Marsden). Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realises that she is the young girl's only hope.
- Actors:
- Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise, Cúán Hosty-Blaney, Dalton Leeb, Paul Hamilton, Lloyd Hutchinson, Brían F. O'Byrne
- Directors:
- Brian Kirk
- Producers:
- Jon Berg, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Greg Silverman
- Writers:
- Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, Dalton Leeb
- Aka:
- Dead of Winter - Eisige Stille / Muerte en la nieve
- Studio:
- Vertigo
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/02/2026
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Dead of Winter: The Making Of
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (6) of The Dead of Winter
Solid Crime Thriller - The Dead of Winter review by GI
With this thriller we're in Fargo territory as Emma Thompson nails the Minnesota accent. She plays Barb, a kindly woman freshly widowed who heads out to a remote lake to scatter her husband ashes at the fishing site where they had their first date. But losing her way she stops at a remote cabin and disturbs a bizarre couple who have kidnapped a young girl. Without a phone signal and limited resources Barb decides she has to help the girl. This leads to a series of events as the nasty pair played by Judy Greer and Marc Menchaca try to deal with Barb as well as carry out their macabre plan involving the girl. It's an entertaining thriller with a first class lead performance from Thompson and whilst there are some plot holes this is a film that rattles along at a strong pace, has an alarming and twisted plot and a distinct chilly atmosphere. It's outrageously good fun.
4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Fargo Country, No Mercy - The Dead of Winter review by griggs
Expected a frosty grief piece; got Emma Thompson in Fargo country, treating a scoped gun like standard kit. She’s heading to a Minnesota lake to scatter her husband’s ashes, takes a wrong turn, and finds blood on snow, a captive teenager, and a couple who make the air feel thinner. Judy Greer is gloriously vicious, Marc Menchaca pure menace, and Thompson’s decency turns the choice—drive on or intervene—into suspense. Cold enough to sting your teeth.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Mediocre Snowbound Fargo-Style Female-led Kidnap Thriller - The Dead of Winter review by PV
Others have compared this to FARGO and no wonder - it ploughs the same furrow.
However, it all smacks of a B-Movie to me, one written by HR to ensure all major roles are female, to encourage actresses like Oscar-winner Emma Thompson to partake.
No spoilers, but the theme and motivation of the kidnappers remind me of horror films TURISTAS (2006) or the HOSTEL franchise.
Watchable, but forgettable and not believable at all. The snowy scenery is lovely, mind.
3 stars. JUST. 1 point of that is for the snowscapes...
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.