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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 Feb 5
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 Feb 5
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 Feb 4
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 Feb 3
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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tm11999 M @tm11999 4d yeah, i don't know. jumbled story, all 3 characters are unlikeable, weak and do dumb stuff, right from the start. the drunk baby murdering mid mom is fit, but nobody knows what's going on. go straighten up your work bench in the shop instead. See more Kier R. @day5615 Feb 8 A good buildup with an interconnecting story between characters, but the “climax” was way too long with way too many “scares”. I fell dull to the buildup and reveals. There was no break in the action, no real time to slow down and come back from a scare, or point where I thought the background music had not been playing for more than a minute. Good first 2/3 of the movie, it’s just the last 1/3 that made me excited to see credits roll. See more B P @Bradster69 Feb 6 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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The Arborist

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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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