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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 2d
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 3d
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
Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast 12h
1/4
A film that wraps itself in mystery for the first half and then delivers a beyond unsatisfactory conclusion for both genre fans hoping to see what it promises and those who wish to take something away from its metaphorical, if illogical, underpinnings. Go to Full Review
Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 1d
2/4
Hellcat ... might have made for an intriguing thriller with a lot less explanation. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh MaitlandOnMovies (Substack) 2d
Bodell turns a cramped, weatherbeaten camper into a cornucopia of claustrophobia, delivering a gritty thriller driven, if you will, by a well-developed sense of growing dread. Go to Full Review
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John M @eerietomb 11h Single location / confined chamber thrillers live their healthiest lives these days in the indie underground, especially within the horror oeuvre. Writer/director/editor Brock Bodell keeps us as the audience in the dark from the first scene as much as Lena herself, waking up in this wild, weird, unpleasant situation and living through her experience. As Lena slowly pieces together what is actually happening (and it’s a well-layered tale filled with clues, some of which will most probably only reveal themselves in hindsight or with future watches), the claustrophobia of the setting opens up more and more, cleverly rolling back the tension in favour of more evolved characters in a wild action-packed final act. This final act, which defines the film as a whole, does go off the rails a little bit, raising a few logistical questions, but the objective is very clear and there’s a certain amount of satisfaction in the unfurling reveal after a VERY entertaining 90 minutes. See more Franklin C @Frank_Carruthers 13h Riveting and raw exploration of the human condition when confronted with nightmarish obstacles. Nothing is as it seems, each bump in the road could be the one that knocks you down and you never get up from. And the cinematography is beautiful, the music is genius and well placed. The actors were excellently cast and kept me on the edge. Overall, an incredible first writing and directing effort and want to see more from this director. See more Jake D @WhiteBoy 19h It was fine. It passed the time and the acting was good. Some decisions just don’t make sense and they rely on that for the story. It’s a good premise, they could have done so much more. Almost anything else. So much unnecessary emotional baggage added and the ending fully lost me. Builds up nice, zero satisfying payoff. See more Metal S. @MetalSombreros 22h Kind of a sparse movie that looks pretty good. There is a good twist. Like SO many promising movies these days it drags in the middle like they dont know how to get to the end. Acting was fine, you can tell they wanted Qualley, Mads Mikkelson and Zendaya but just got lookalikes to match that vibe for 100 dollars. See more B P @Bradster69 2d A Deceptively Simple Chamber Piece that Surprises with its Horror 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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