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.
Dead of Winter (2025) is a thriller and action film directed by Brian Kirk, released on September 23, 2025 with a runtime of 1h 38m. It stars Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca and Laurel Marsden. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 448 ratings.
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Emma Thompson
as Barb
Judy Greer
as Purple Lady
Marc Menchaca
as Camo Jacket
Laurel Marsden
as Leah
Gaia Wise
as Young Barb
Cúán Hosty-Blaney
as Young Karl
Dalton Leeb
as Younger Hunter
Lloyd Hutchinson
as Lawyer
Brían F. O'Byrne
as Tall Hunter
Paul Hamilton
as Old Karl
Directed by Brian Kirk, written by Dalton Leeb and Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, produced by Greg Silverman, Jon Berg and Maximilian Leo.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 448 ratings.
With the ice on a remote Minnesota lake thick enough to need a saw to cut through it, “Barb” (Dame Emma Thompson) heads, replete with her handy little heated hut, to do some fishing. Her solitude is disturbed by a young woman who is forcibly returned to a nearby house, and upon some sleuthing she discovers that not only has she been kidnapped, but that her captor (Marc Manchaca) and his even more desperate wife…
Reviewed on October 10, 2025
**DEAD OF WINTER** isn't groundbreaking in its premise or bursting with originality-- but for fans of Emma Thompson's body of acting work, her performance alone carries the film throughout in this cat and mouse suspense, survival thriller. With a smart, linear story, and Thompson playing a more than meets the eye widow who stumbles upon a backwoods kidnapping -- **DEAD OF WINTER** delivers in every way films of…
Reviewed on July 29, 2026
At one point Judy Grears character reveals that the plan is to perform this illegal life saving surgery on the ice only becauae then once she and her husband are done they can easily dump the body into the frozen lake. Or, ya know, wait until it's warmer, do the surgery in a sterile environment, then dump the girls body in the lake by boat. And even after watching I still have no idea what illness Judy Grear's…
Reviewed on August 17, 2026
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Dead of Winter (2025) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Dead of Winter (2025) includes Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden and Gaia Wise. The film was directed by Brian Kirk. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dead of Winter was released on September 23, 2025 and runs for 1h 38m.
Dead of Winter (2025) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 448 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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