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Rabbit Trap

Play trailer 1:57 Poster for Rabbit Trap 2025 1h 28m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Darcy (Dev Patel) and Daphne (Rosy McEwen) Davenport are freshly decamped from London and taking up residence in an isolated cottage deep in the Welsh countryside in search of creative renewal and acoustic inspiration. When the couple set about exploring their new environs, recording instruments in tow, Darcy stumbles upon a "faerie circle" that emits a strange, unidentifiable frequency; this odd discovery is followed closely by the appearance of an otherworldly child (Jade Croot) who claims to live nearby and is eager to befriend the Davenports. Soon the child becomes a fixture in their household, alternately ingratiating himself and raising suspicions, and exposing unacknowledged rifts and unexamined secrets that threaten to wreak psychological and spiritual havoc in the lives of his makeshift adoptive parents.
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A bold creative swing that doesn't quite connect, Rabbit Trap captures the attention with its hypnotic soundscape but can't maintain its hold due to a disappointingly thin story.

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Linda Marric HeyUGuys Jan 30, 2026
4/5
As debuts go, it’s a confident and distinctive one, marking Bryn Chainey as a filmmaker with a strong feel for atmosphere and an ear for the unsettling sounds hidden in everyday life. Go to Full Review
Tara Brady Irish Times Jan 29, 2026
3/5
Technically, Rabbit Trap is assured, particularly in its use of analogue equipment and dense sound design. Emotionally, though, it remains curiously hollow. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Romney Financial Times Jan 29, 2026
4/5
The script occasionally lapses into awkward passages of mystico-poetic rhetoric; otherwise, Rabbit Trap creates an insidious imagistic poetry of its own. Go to Full Review
Nadine Whitney The Curb Apr 24, 2026
3/5
Rabbit Trap does seem a case of style over substance. However, that style is abundantly mesmerising at its best and charged with the mystery of dark and deep places. Go to Full Review
Rose Ho The Asian Cut Mar 7, 2026
6/10
Rabbit Trap doesn’t exactly snap to break bones, but it does its best to make a long-lasting impression. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Radio Times Feb 23, 2026
3/5
Yet, for all Croot's creepiness and some perturbing excursions into the woods, Chainey puts more effort into the atmospherics than the structure of a story that never quite gets its hooks in. Go to Full Review
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Norm V Sep 17, 2025 Very dry horror that is hard to understand. See more Will Sep 17, 2025 Definitely an interesting vibes movie, but kinda fell apart at the end. See more christine i Sep 12, 2025 Very strange story. But the acting was great. See more Steven Michael H @RT67528345 3 days ago It’s okay movie, it not that creepy of movie it’s about entity indulging it self in side lives of a couple pretending to be something it’s not. I had to read up on the movie and what it was about couple of times along with asking questions about different events just so I could figure out what my own interpretation of movie was it seems that no one can come to a consensus on an interpretation. My own take is the entity was taking advantage of the couple forcing them to confront there own I’m ability to have a child or possible loose of child maybe miscarriage or health issue due to fact that couple talked about almost having a child but then did not. So entire I think feed living off of there trauma and pushed it to surface to cause issues at end the couple just accepted there issues problems they had and then it seems the entity disappears from there world and turns into a a dead rabbit that they burry. Its not great story but acting good by actors was good. See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 Sep 21, 2026 Not quite what I expected but still... it started as a unique blend of folk-ish horror and aural horror (which there isn't enough of despite efforts) that had my full attenton, however the ending was a bit of a disappointment that left a lot to inference. I wanted to score this higher but I just can’t with this ending, See more Gr J @Grjak Aug 23, 2026 Very few films attempt to respectfully convey encounters with the otherworld, this does and with impact. Thankfully it doesn't try hand hold or over explain, as so much modern media does, leaves space for the imagination to breathe See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Darcy (Dev Patel) and Daphne (Rosy McEwen) Davenport are freshly decamped from London and taking up residence in an isolated cottage deep in the Welsh countryside in search of creative renewal and acoustic inspiration. When the couple set about exploring their new environs, recording instruments in tow, Darcy stumbles upon a "faerie circle" that emits a strange, unidentifiable frequency; this odd discovery is followed closely by the appearance of an otherworldly child (Jade Croot) who claims to live nearby and is eager to befriend the Davenports. Soon the child becomes a fixture in their household, alternately ingratiating himself and raising suspicions, and exposing unacknowledged rifts and unexamined secrets that threaten to wreak psychological and spiritual havoc in the lives of his makeshift adoptive parents.
Director
Bryn Chainey
Producer
Lawrence Inglee, Daniel Noah, Elijah Wood, Elisa Lleras, Alex Ashworth, Sean Marley, Adrian Politowski, Martin Metz
Screenwriter
Bryn Chainey
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Wiser Films (I), Align, SpectreVision, Mad As Birds, Bankside Films, Carte Blanche
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 30, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.9K
Runtime
1h 28m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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