Name: Wild Bones
Director: Jack James
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 2022-04-01
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Roxy Bugler, Mary Roubos, Tom Cray, Liz Farahadi, Gareth Haynes

Your sister remembers dad's death wrong—and it's getting hungry.

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Overview

Drama Horror Mystery

Fay reconnects with her sister, Alice, as she misremembers the cause of her father's disappearance and allows it to consume her.

Content warning

grief as possessionsisterhood as weaponfalse memory as contagion

Standout Aspects

Acting

Bugler's unraveling is exquisite, desperate, terrifyingly relatable

Sound

The dad's voice in static will haunt your phone notifications forever

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Disturbing·Emotional

Director

Jack James

ReleasedApr 1, 2022

Runtime1h 26m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Roxy Bugler

Fay

Mary Roubos

Alice

Tom Cray

Gary

Liz Farahadi

Candace

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Jack James shot the entire film in his actual childhood home; the 'dad' footage is repurposed VHS from his own family archives.

Insight

The film's 86-minute runtime mirrors the average length of a therapy session—James has confirmed this was intentional, not economical.

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Wild Bones (2022)