Cuckoo (2024 film)

Cuckoo is a 2024 horror film written and directed by Tilman Singer, and starring Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas, Jessica Henwick, and Dan Stevens.After the death of her mother, grieving teenager Gretchen moves with her father Luis, stepmother Beth, and mute half-sister Alma to a resort town in the Bavarian Alps.However, their escape attempt is thwarted when they hear the disorienting shriek, nearly run over the hooded woman, and crash their car, leaving Gretchen severely injured and confined to the resort as Ed recovers in the hospital.There, König reveals the truth: Henry is a disgraced police officer, and the hooded woman is not human but a member of a near-human species that relies on brood parasitism, much like cuckoo birds.It was reported in August 2021 that Tilman Singer would be writing and directing his second film for Neon, with Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan, and Sofia Boutella set to star.[1] In July 2022, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csokas, and Greta Fernández joined the cast, while Malkovich and Chan dropped out due to "timing issues".[5] In the United States and Canada, Cuckoo was released alongside Borderlands and It Ends with Us,[4] and made $1.4 million on its first day, including $435,000 from Thursday night previews.The website's consensus reads: "Directed with inventive flair by Tilman Singer while given flavorful personality by stars Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, Cuckoo is a madcap madhouse horror that's on the right side of deranged.[24] Adam Solomons of IndieWire called Schafer's performance "impressive" but gave the film a C- grade, writing, "The biggest crime of Cuckoo is that it won't lean into being a B-movie, something it might've been good at.[27] German critic Dieter Osswald wrote, "Tilman Singer pours out his fantasy cornucopia of horrific sequences with obvious pleasure and elegant nonchalance".