The Seeding
Directed byBarnaby Clay
Written byBarnaby Clay
Produced byBrian R. Etting
Josh H. Etting
StarringScott Haze
Kate Lyn Sheil
Alex Montaldo
CinematographyRobert Leitzell
Music byTristan Bechet
Production
companies
XYZ Films
Garlin Pictures
Out of the Ether
Distributed byMagnet Releasing
Release dates
  • June 11, 2023 (2023-06-11) (Tribeca Festival)
  • January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,974

The Seeding is a 2023 American horror thriller film, 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.

The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 11, 2023, before entering an limited theatrical release on January 26, 2024, by Magnet Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

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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

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  • Scott Haze as Wyndham Stone
  • Kate Lyn Sheil as Alina
  • Alex Montaldo as Corvus
  • Charlie Avink as Orion
  • Thatcher Jacobs as Lepus
  • Chelsea Jurkiewicz as Caitlyn
  • Harrison Middleton as Crux
  • Michael Monsour as Arvo
  • Soko as Hiker
  • Aarman Touré as Vela

Reception

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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." [1] 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. [2]

Box office

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On its first week, the film opened in 18 theaters, and made its weekly gross of $4,600. On its second week, it fell from 91.9%, and made $374. It’s total gross was $4,974.[3]

Release

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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 got released to limited theaters on January 26, 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "The Seeding | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "The Seeding". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  3. ^ "The Seeding". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  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.
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The Seeding at IMDb

The Seeding at Rotten Tomatoes