Dead of Winter

Name: Dead of Winter
Genre: Thriller, Action
Released: 2025-09-23
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise

2025·Movie·R·98 min·★ 6.4(362)

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“Wrong place. Wrong crime.”

A widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's only hope.

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About Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter is a 2025 English-language thriller and action film directed by Brian Kirk. The cast is led by Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca. It has a runtime of 1h 38m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.

Dead of Winter was produced by Stampede Ventures, Augenschein Filmproduktion, and ZDF and made in Germany and United States of America. It was released on September 23, 2025, and carries a R certification. At the box office it grossed around $1 million worldwide.

Director: Brian Kirk
Writers: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, Dalton Leeb
Release date: September 23, 2025
OTT release: October 21, 2025
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Germany, United States of America
Box office: $1 million
Production: Stampede Ventures, Augenschein Filmproduktion, ZDF

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Dead of Winter cast & crew

Dead of Winter was directed by Brian Kirk and written by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb.

The cast features Emma Thompson as Barb, Judy Greer as Purple Lady, Marc Menchaca as Camo Jacket, Laurel Marsden as Leah, Gaia Wise as Young Barb, and Cúán Hosty-Blaney as Young Karl.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Volker Bertelmann, cinematography is by Christopher Ross, and it was produced by Emma Thompson and Gideon Yu.

Is Dead of Winter worth watching?

Dead of Winter holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 362 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 38m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy thriller and action, Dead of Winter is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Dead of Winter

In United States, you can stream Dead of Winter on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on October 21, 2025.

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