Taglines: What haunts you will find you.
Men movie storyline. Seeking refuge and solace after a horrifying loss, traumatised Harper flees London and holes up in a secluded manor in the idyllic English countryside. But healing, like change, takes time. And, haunted by painful memories and unbearable guilt, Harper thirsts for redemption.
However, a brief exploration of the lush local landscapes reveals strange happenings as uncomfortable encounters thwart Harper’s ambitious plans to bounce back. As a result, irremediable grief turns into a sinister undercurrent of malaise, and soon, sheer dread takes over. Now there’s nowhere to hide. Can the slow, transformative process of repair in mind, body, and soul become an inescapable nightmare?
Men is a 2022 British folk horror film written and directed by Alex Garland. It stars Jessie Buckley as a widowed woman who travels on holiday to a countryside village but becomes disturbed and tormented by the strange men in the village, all portrayed by Rory Kinnear. The film was released in the United States on 20 May 2022 by A24 and in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2022 by Entertainment Film Distributors. It received generally positive reviews, though its narrative approach received some criticism.
Men was released in the United States on 20 May 2022 by A24 and in the United Kingdom on 1 June by Entertainment Film Distributors. It screened at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section on 22 May 2022. It was also selected as opening film at 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival to be screened on 7 July 2022. It was released on VOD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on 19 July 2022.
Men grossed $7.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $3.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $11.2 million, plus $436,094 with home video sales. In North America, the film was released alongside Downton Abbey: A New Era in 2,212 theaters. It made $3.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing fifth at the box office. It then earned $1.2 million in its second weekend, finishing ninth, before dropping out of the box office top ten in its third weekend.
About the Film
There are few things scarier than a short title for a horror movie because it tries to condense the terrors that audiences will be subjected to into one or two strikingly simple words. To that end, Men is about one of the scariest titles you could have for your movie. The new horror film has released its first trailer, and it’s already sending chills down our spines while revealing very little about the plot. But what do we know about the new film?
Men comes from indie film studio A24. The studio is best known for distributing films like Lamb, Moonlight, and Room. In the realm of television, A24 helped produce shows like Euphoria and At Home With Amy Sedaris. No stranger to horror, the studio has also previously released films like the critically-acclaimed 2018 film Hereditary starring Toni Collette. Men looks to be another unsettling horror film in its pantheon. What do we know about the plot thus far?
It’s difficult to overstate the creepy vibe we get from a title as simple as Men. The plot description, according to IMDb, reads, “A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband.” This gives away very little about the kind of horrors we’re in for. But the official trailer gleefully picks up the ball with some disturbing imagery that shows without telling.
The trailer mainly follows Harper (Jessie Buckley) as she explores the English countryside all by herself. But throughout the trailer, she is stalked by the apparent apparition of a man who seems to come and go as he pleases, almost in a ghostly manner. Marked by chilling music and a terrifying atmosphere, Men sets itself up to be a dramatic and disturbing horror flick that seeks to explore some sort of unspoken trauma that Harper grapples with during her isolation.
Men (2022)
Directed by: Alex Garland
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, Gayle Rankin, Sarah Twomey, Sonoya Mizuno, Zak Rothera-Oxley
Screenplay by: Alex Garland
Production Design by: Mark Digby
Cinematography by: Rob Hardy
Film Editing by: Jake Roberts
Costume Design by: Lisa Duncan
Music by: Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing and violent content, graphic nudity, grisly images and language..
Distributed by: A24 Films (United States), Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
Release Date: May 20, 2022
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