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Run Rabbit Run is a slow-burn family horror led by Sarah Snook, built on dread more than jump-scare spam. A child is at the centre of the unease, and the film leans into grief, domestic tension, and unsettling images. Coarse language, violence, horror dread, and self-harm themes are woven through the household story. We land at M and up because the child peril and dark family material make this a hard M watch
Uplifting themes
Care and truth matter, but the film is bleak about how late honesty can arrive. Uplift is thin beside the dread Adults often fail to protect or listen well under pressure. The child's confusion is met with fear as much as care
Story (may spoil tone)
Sarah is a fertility doctor with a firm understanding of the cycle of life. When she is forced to make sense of the increasingly strange behavior of her young daughter Mia, she must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past.
Details
Violence Physical clashes inside the family and flashes of bloody imagery raise…
Physical clashes inside the family and flashes of bloody imagery raise the stakes. The hits are not constant action, but they land with real impact because they involve a parent and child
Language Some coarse language, including the f-word, appears when adults argue o…
Some coarse language, including the f-word, appears when adults argue or lose their cool. Swearing is present and noticeable without turning into wall-to-wall dialogue
Drugs / alcohol Wine and cigarettes show up in adult scenes as a way to take the edge o…
Wine and cigarettes show up in adult scenes as a way to take the edge off a bad day. Use stays social and in the background rather than becoming an addiction story
Frightening Rabbit motifs, eerie behaviour, and a growing sense that something is w…
Rabbit motifs, eerie behaviour, and a growing sense that something is wrong at home drive sustained dread. The horror is psychological and lingering more than gory
Self-harm / suicide Self-harm themes are part of the film's mature content and emotional we…
Self-harm themes are part of the film's mature content and emotional weight. The story treats the subject as serious family trauma rather than a throwaway scare
Child peril / abuse A young girl is repeatedly placed in unsettling and unsafe situations.…
A young girl is repeatedly placed in unsettling and unsafe situations. Parents will feel that child-centred danger strongly, even when the threat is more psychological than graphic
Gore / death / weapons Brief bloody images and small injuries flash through the dread without…
Brief bloody images and small injuries flash through the dread without turning the film into a gore showcase. The red moments are short, but they stick because the household already feels unsafe
Mental health Guilt, denial, and a fraying sense of what is real push the mother towa…
Guilt, denial, and a fraying sense of what is real push the mother toward crisis. The film sits in that mental fog for long stretches instead of offering easy answers
Grief / bereavement Old family loss hangs over the household and shapes how adults treat th…
Old family loss hangs over the household and shapes how adults treat the child in their care. Mourning feels quiet, unfinished, and heavy under the horror tone
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- Sarah's certainty about life and death gets shaken by her daughter's behaviour. When should a parent trust a child's story even if it sounds impossible?
- Family silence about the past keeps hurting people in the present. What is one honest conversation your family avoids, and why?
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