Rabbit Trap is not technically a long movie, clocking in at 97 minutes. But you feel every minute of it, especially as the ...

Rabbit Trap is certainly a slow burn of a film, as Chainey sets the mood for this unusual piece. He’s in no rush, as we spend ...

‘Rabbit Trap’ Review: Dev Patel Gets Lost in the Woods in Folk Horror That Falls Flat. Report From Sundance Sundance 2025: Bryn Chaney’s film has excellent sound design but does little with it.

‘Rabbit Trap’ Review: Dev Patel Leads a Folk Horror Tale With Acoustic Flourishes That Fail to Stir Fears Reviewed at Park Ave Screening Room, New York, Jan. 17, 2025.

Title: Rabbit Trap Section: Sundance (Midnight) Director-screenwriter: Bryn Chaney Cast: Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen, Jade Croot Sales agent: CAA, Bankside Films Running time: 1 hr 37 mins.

In “Rabbit Trap,” it’s via ancient spirits, disturbed after Darcy inadvertently captures a forbidden mystical sound never before heard by human ears while out recording in the eerie woodlands.

Set in 1976, Bryn Chainey’s first feature centers on an avant-garde musician and her sound recordist husband living in a remote cottage, where a strange local child forms an unhealthy attachment ...

‘Rabbit Trap’ director Bryn Chainey on the roots of his trippy folkloric fantasy that premiered at Sundance: “A film should be an experience.” Continue to Deadline SKIP AD You will be ...

“Rabbit Trap” is a bizarre, abstract, Lovecraftian take on the new-person-seems-nice-but-is-actually-crazy horror subgenre. The film has drawn apt comparisons to ...

“Rabbit Trap” premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. It is currently seeking U.S. distribution. Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?