The Cursed

The Cursed

In the late 19th century, a brutal land baron slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, the baron's son goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but a visiting pathologist warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods.

  • Released: 2021-07-28
  • Runtime: 111 minutes
  • Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
  • Stars: Kelly Reilly, Boyd Holbrook, Alistair Petrie, Uhm Ji-won, Roxane Duran, Nigel Betts, Stuart Bowman, Gary Oliver, Richard Cunningham, Simon Kunz, Áine Rose Daly, Amelia Crouch, Tom Sweet, Max Mackintosh, Parker Ellis, Tommy Rodger, Sean Mahon, Mish Boyko, Paul Bandey, Alun Raglan, Oisín Stack, Florie Blight, Annabel Mullion, Jicey Carina, Stuart Goodwin, Edmund Wiseman, Christopher Craig, Serge Pierre-Gaudou, Patrick Zocco, Brigitte Masure, Anne-Hélène Orvelin, Robert Charpentier, Rebecca Calder, Go Gyu-pil, Fabien Houssaye, Kim In-kwon, Kwon Hae-hyo, Carl Laforêt
  • Director: Sean Ellis
 Comments
  • stempfleybrett - 18 April 2024
    Hear me out
    This is a fun take on the Werewolf curse, Not exactly the beast of Givaudan, this werewolf comes from a Gypsy curse on those that murdered them for their land. It takes a fun twist on the myth of Judas turning into a vampire, and uses the silver he was paid for selling out Jesus. Using this as the catalyst for the curse. The beast design was a great take on the classic werewolf hairless and more man like than wolf it was a horrific sight but oh so refreshing. The acting was amazing and the storyline was well put together. This movie needs to be discussed more and given the accolades it deserves. This should be on everyone's watch list.
  • hellvair87 - 1 October 2023
    Eight for Silver is a wasted opportunity.
    The story starts out very interestingly and has a good atmosphere, but towards the end many potential plotlines fizzle out.

    Also, the most important turns seem to pass by unnoticed.

    Overall the story itself is interesting and the actor performances are good. Especially Boyd Holbrook gives a fantastic performance that keeps the viewer engaged until the end of the movie.

    Also, the bad CGI effects take away impact from the movie, but the practical effects are again excellent. It's a pity that this movie was not done entirely with practical effects.

    The beginning and ending of the movie also feel hastily slapped on.
  • markjnichols - 4 March 2023
    Predictable slow terrible cgi
    Very disappointed unfortunately follows a familiar story line and each scene is predictable as we have seen many times. The creatures cgi is just appalling cgi work, how can you have the Main character looking so unrealistic and not fitting into lighting, motion of characters. Trailer has all best parts of a poor film i honestly struggled to finish and after 30 mins went to play my cello. Then had multiple tea breaks to help break the boredom. Sorry but no horror except for the film script and cgi. I wish they had worked harder on the story and introduced horror into a horror film. Another lets make a film and someone will like it please watch it Not.
  • deedee_2000-985-341635 - 30 October 2022
    Dang!!
    While trying to hold off the flu, i was searching for a suitable horror flick to watch for Halloween and came across The Cursed aka Eight For Silver on Hulu. I don't think i'm stepping on any toes by revealing this is a werewolf movie and i have pretty high standards when it comes to this genre. Dog Soldiers: greatest werewolf movie ever made, enough said. But i decided to give this a gander anyway.

    Dang!! The Cursed is one mighty fine movie regardless of what genre you put it in. The story is a bit unusual. The beast is one scary monster, no doubt about that. But what stood for me was the atmosphere. Dread and foreboding dripped from the first scene. Yes, there were a couple hiccups, but for the most part, The Cursed was excellent.

    A chilling must see for the horror fan.
  • UniqueParticle - 11 September 2022
    Pretty good
    Great for the horror for sure I barely understand the what's happening in some of the story. Boyd Holbrook is great in pretty much anything so that helps and the setting is extraordinary like a stylish 18 hundreds terror which is awesome! Slightly boring mostly intriguing mystery thrill ride, I think it's very impressive Sean Ellis wrote and directed The Cursed also known as Eight for Silver. I'm fairly tired today and would probably enjoy even more if I wasn't. I absolutely love the way horror was done with tension, gore, creature of some kind, and a little bit of shaky cam! Some of the dialogue is brilliant even build up to some great nightmare fuel.