The Seeding

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The Seeding
TheSeedingPoster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Barnaby Clay [1]
Written byBarnaby Clay [1]
Produced by Brian R. Etting [1]
Josh H. Etting
Starring Scott Haze [1]
Kate Lyn Sheil [1]
CinematographyRobert Leitzell
Music byTristan Bechet
Production
companies
Garlin Pictures
Out of the Ether
Distributed by Magnet Releasing
Release dates
  • June 11, 2023 (2023-06-11)(Tribeca Festival)
  • January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26)(United States)
Running time
94 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States [1]
LanguageEnglish [1]
Box office$4,974 [2] [3]

The Seeding is a 2023 American horror thriller film [1] , starring Scott Haze, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alex Montaldo, and directed by Barnaby Clay. The film follows a man finding himself trapped in a desert canyon, where a woman lives off-grid, who is captive to a pack of sadistic boys.

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The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 11, 2023, before being released in the United States on January 26, 2024. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

A man finds himself trapped in a desert canyon with a woman living off-grid who is captive to a pack of sadistic boys.

Cast

Release

The Seeding premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 11, 2023. [4] On September 20, 2023, Magnet Releasing picked up distribution rights for the film. [5] The film was released theatrically in limited format, and on PVOD on January 26, 2024. [6]

Reception

Box office

On its first week, the film opened in 18 theaters, and made its weekly gross of $4,600, ranking in 61. On its second week, it fell from 91.9%, and made $374, ranking in 66. It’s total gross was $4,974. [2]

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 56% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.00/10.The website's consensus reads: "Rich atmosphere and a handful of genuinely disturbing moments are only sporadically enough to outweigh The Seeding's monotonous pace and lack of narrative depth." [7] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [8]

Phil Hoad of The Guardian gave The Seeding three out of five stars and found it to be a visually striking horror film with a compelling performance by Scott Haze, but notes that the plot feels stretched and the characters underdeveloped as Wyndham's descent into his predicament unfolds too easily. [9] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of four stars and described it as a "bleak horror movie" with strong location photography and unsettling moments, but ultimately finds it repetitive and emotionally flat, struggling to engage viewers beyond superficial shocks. [10]

Oscar Goff of Boston Hassle considered the film to be an overwhelming sensory experience that effectively captivates through its eerie atmosphere and visuals, even if its plot and character dynamics are somewhat unclear and underdeveloped, ultimately deeming it a memorable entry in the folk horror genre. [11] Jordan Bond of Film Threat gave the film 8.5/10 and offered a positive review, praising the film for its realistic and creepily immersive storytelling that builds a pervasive sense of dread without relying on jump scares, making it a disturbing yet thought-provoking addition to the horror genre. [12]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "The Seeding - Box Office Mojo" . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Seeding (2024) - Financial Information" . Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (2023-04-18). "Tribeca Film Festival 2023: New Movies From Michael Shannon, Jacob Elordi and Chelsea Peretti to Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ↑ Lang, Brent (2023-09-20). "Magnet Releasing Buys Horror-Thriller 'The Seeding' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. ↑ Squires, John (2023-12-07). "'The Seeding' Exclusive Trailer – The Hills May Have Eyes in Magnet's High Desert Horror Movie". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  7. ↑ "The Seeding | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  8. ↑ "The Seeding". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  9. ↑ Hoad, Phil (February 6, 2024). "The Seeding review – redneck-biblical horror-thriller offers perverse Edenic refuge". The Guardian . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ Abrams, Simon (January 26, 2024). "The Seeding". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ Goff, Oscar (January 26, 2024). "REVIEW: The Seeding (2023) dir. Barnaby Clay". Boston Hassle . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  12. ↑ Bond, Jordan (January 24, 2024). "The Seeding". Film Threat . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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