Dead of Winter 2025

Action Thriller

Studio	Vertical
Release date	Sep 26, 2025
Country	US
Language	English
Runtime	97 min
Rated	R
Technical details	2.39:1

A widowed fisherwoman, while trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager and soon finds she is the young victim's only hope.

A widowed fisherwoman, while trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager and soon finds she is the young victim's only hope. (less)

Director: Brian Kirk
Starring: Emma Thompson, Laurel Marsden, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Gaia Wise, Lloyd Hutchinson

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Review

Review by Brian Orndorf, September 24, 2025

Emma Thompson certainly seeks out acting challenges. She always enjoys varied work and unique characters, looking to challenge herself, especially in recent years, playing villains (“Matilda the Musical”), sensitive souls (“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”), and even an animal (“Dolittle”). And now Thompson really takes a chance with “Dead of Winter,” finding the thoroughly English thespian looking to portray a native Minnesotan locked in the fight of her life as she discovers something wicked brewing in the woods. Thompson has one wild accent, but she commits physically to the part, and director ...read more...