The Hollow Child

The Hollow Child

Something is different about Olivia

Directed by Jeremy Lutter

Produced by Like Minded Media, Broken Mirror Films

201892 min6.3 / 10

A supernatural horror film about displacement and belonging that uses a mysterious impostor to explore the alienation of a foster child and the uncanny threat lurking beneath family bonds.

Samantha has lived her whole life in different foster homes. Now living in a small town, she never feels like she quite fits in, even with her own current foster family who might adopt her, or the boy who follows her around doing her classwork. So, it’s perhaps natural that she doesn’t know what to do with a curious tagalong little sister named Olivia. One day, Sam callously ditches Olivia, who wanders off into the woods on her own and disappears.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Hollow Child scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Hollow Child sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Hollow Child end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Hollow Child violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Hollow Child easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise70

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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