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Hellcat

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Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She's warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she'll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid? Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) delivers a blistering performance in this tense, mind-bending horror where survival cuts both ways.
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Catherine Bray Guardian Aug 13
3/5
It never repeats the tension of its opening sequence. But by this point we're sufficiently invested in Lena that we want to know how it turns out -- which is basically the point. Go to Full Review
Kristy Puchko Mashable Aug 12
After much blood, sweat, and tears — both on and offscreen — Hellcat offers a climax that is enthralling, raw, and richly humane. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Screen International 07/29/2025
The debut feature from editor-turned-director Brock Bodell loses some of its woozy, claustrophobic tension once the action moves beyond the trailer. Still, it is a murkily atmospheric work driven by a compelling turn from Gorman. Go to Full Review
Brett Arnold At the Movies Again 1d
Cheap and thrifty horror that impresses with a clever way of utilizing its single-location Go to Full Review
Brogan Luke Bouwhuis InBetweenDrafts 5d
6/10
"the film is at its best when it’s just Gorman finding every possible way to walk through a single room." Go to Full Review
D. Patrick Rodgers Nashville Scene Aug 27
Hellcat alternates between grounded thriller and Lynchian fever dream, making the most of its single location with some creative uses of the trailer’s geography. As summer comes to an end, its warm, atmospheric set design will make for ideal fall viewing. Go to Full Review
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Happy G @RT95893090 1d Hellcat keeps the viewer guessing on which direction the film will go in an age of predictability. Solid acting, directing and script. You can tell that film was able to save on the budget by doing less with more. I am interested to see what this team does in the future. See more No N @nonamenobody 1d New take on the genre. Loved it. The haters are probably upset that the end is woman positive. See more Rich C @Cordu0702 5d Didn't get there for me. See more Dallas H @FozzieMcFly Aug 26 I really liked the premise of the whole story being about a rural community that is relatively accustomed to werewolves living among them and just "making do" with the situation. The only real issue I had was that the ending of the movie seems a bit far-fetched for a woman who keeps saying she's only two months pregnant. If she were further along in her pregnancy, then my level of doubt for the fantastical situation would have been shelved a bit farther back. Otherwise, the entire movie is entertaining enough to watch, and I think I might watch it again someday just for the hell of it. See more Cinecita T @Cinecita Aug 24 A Genuinely good werewolf movie. It's too bad that Shudder didn't give it a theatrical release so it could have found it's audience. Hellcat deserved better. Of all the traditional Universal Monsters, Werewolf movies are the most difficult. Not only do you have to have a good story, but without realistic special effects AND great creature design to really sell it. I won't spoil the movie, but it doesn't quite get there, but the story was so compelling. With some great twists, it overcame almost all of the usual werewolf movie requirements and is one of my favorite horror movies so far this year. See more Magnetic C @MagneticCone Aug 24 lol! You have to see this. This could’ve been one of the best movies See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She's warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she'll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid? Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) delivers a blistering performance in this tense, mind-bending horror where survival cuts both ways.
Director
Brock Bodell
Producer
Andy Duensing
Screenwriter
Brock Bodell
Distributor
Shudder
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 14, 2026
Runtime
1h 31m
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