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The Arborist

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Supernatural events plague a grief-stricken arborist and her young son after a mysterious recluse hires them to remove trees from his sprawling estate.
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Matthew Jackson Bloody Disgusting 14h
2.5/5
In the case of The Arborist, the vehicle is certainly there, but its assemblage is haphazard, stuffed full of so many bells and whistles that it barely moves. This is a movie that wants to be many things at once, and ends up being almost none of them. Go to Full Review George and Josh Bate ScreenAnarchy 14h
2/5
Unfortunately, however, the film doesn’t resonate emotionally nor provoke psychological terror in the manner these and many other similar projects have, despite it leaning into a decent mystery and suspenseful atmosphere in its second half. Go to Full Review Debopriyaa Dutta High on Films 1d
4/5
It’s hard to obsess over flaws when The Arborist achieves what it sets out to do, which is casting a spell of anxiety and doom as soon as we lay eyes on the film’s effective cold open. Go to Full Review Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror 2d
3/5
...starts really well but loses a lot of momentum in its second half. Maybe even too much?! I’m surprisingly torn about how to view this movie as a whole. So much is done right that I feel I have to honor that, while also pointing out the flaws. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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B P @Bradster69 6h A Collection of Tropes in Search of a Story See more Read all reviews
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Andrew Mudge

Director

Lucy Walters

Ellie

Hudson West

Wyatt

Will Lyman

Arthur Randolph

Bill Thorpe

Jerry Lamb

Tobin Cleary

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Movie Info

Synopsis Supernatural events plague a grief-stricken arborist and her young son after a mysterious recluse hires them to remove trees from his sprawling estate.
Director
Andrew Mudge
Producer
Andrew Mudge, Krista Minto, Don Schechter, Ross Saxon
Screenwriter
Andrew Mudge
Distributor
MPI Media Group
Production Co
Black Kettle Films, The Wound Wood, Pizza Baby Films
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 6, 2026
Runtime
1h 40m
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