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Bring Her Back
2025
· Movie
· 104 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1919
- IMDb #1946
- Rotten Tomatoes #1231
- Metacritic #1336
- Letterboxd #1551
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1097
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1793
- Metacritic Critics #1007
- Metacritic Audience #2096
- Criticker #1325
- Douban #1941
- Kinopoisk #3294
- AlloCiné #1592
- Trakt #1479
Every rating
54–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A father is shattered when his young daughter vanishes without a trace. Convinced the official investigation is missing crucial clues, he launches his own desperate search. His quest plunges him into the city's hidden underworld, where he uncovers a network of secrets and lies. As he gets closer to the truth, he is forced to confront moral boundaries and make unimaginable choices, driven by the singular, unwavering goal of finding his child.
Details
- Directors
- Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
- Writers
- Bill Hinzman, Danny Philippou
- Studio
- Causeway Films, Blue Bear, Salmira Productions, A24
- Released
- 19 May 2025
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $39.4M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 26 →11 wins from 26 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Horror Movie | Bring Her Back | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Actress in a Horror Movie | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2026 | Best Soundtrack | Andrew Koťátko | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2026 | Best Supporting Actress | Sally-Anne Upton | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2026 | Best Supporting Actress | Sora Wong | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2026 | Best Cinematography | Aaron McLisky | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2026 | Best Editing | Geoff Lamb | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2026 | Best Original Music Score | Cornel Wilczek | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Horror Movie | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Horror Movie | Bring Her Back | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
15 nominations, 10 won
| Best Casting | Nikki Barrett | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Aaron McLisky | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Anna Cahill | Winner |
| Best Direction | Danny and Michael Philippou | Winner |
| Best Editing | Geoff Lamb | Winner |
| Best Film | Bring Her Back | Winner |
| Best Hair and Makeup | Rebecca Buratto, Larry Van Duynhoven, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolaou, Karen Gower, Mariel McClorey | Winner |
| Best Lead Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score | Cornel Wilczek | Winner |
| Best Sound | Emma Bortignon, Nick Steele, Hamish Keen, Cameron Grant, Lachlan Harris, Pete Smith | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | Andrew Koťátko | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jonah Wren Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally-Anne Upton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sora Wong | Nominee |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Horror | Bring Her Back | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
3 nominations
| Best Lead Performance | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bill Hinzman & Danny Philippou | Nominee |
| Best Wide Release | Bring Her Back | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Horror or Thriller Feature | Bring Her Back | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing | A24 / AV Squad (for "Trust No One") | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Original Score – Horror/Thriller Film | Cornel Wilczek | Nominee |