Mum & Dad

Mum & Dad

Parents can be bloody murder.

Directed by Steven Sheil

Produced by 2am Films, EM Media

200884 min5.6 / 10

A brutal, claustrophobic horror-thriller about a predatory family unit that lures victims into systematic torture and murder at an airport.

Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mum & Dad scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Mum & Dad violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is Mum & Dad easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Mum & Dad end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Mum & Dad sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

31/ 100

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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity37

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Surprise57

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Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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