Our take
Bring Her Back is a disturbing foster-home horror from the Talk to Me directors. It is rated R for strong bloody violent content, grisly images, graphic nudity, underage drinking, and language. Critics warn of child mutilation, rituals, and images many adults find hard to unsee
Story (may spoil tone)
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Graphic mutilation, stabbings, and possession-fueled attacks on childre…
Graphic mutilation, stabbings, and possession-fueled attacks on children and adults
Language Frequent strong profanity during panic and confrontation
Frequent strong profanity during panic and confrontation
Sex / nudity Non-sexual full nudity in ritual and horror contexts
Non-sexual full nudity in ritual and horror contexts
Drugs / alcohol Underage drinking and smoking appear in the foster-home horror
Underage drinking and smoking appear in the foster-home horror
Frightening Domestic dread, jump scares, and body horror designed to deeply unsettle
Domestic dread, jump scares, and body horror designed to deeply unsettle
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse Children face drowning, mutilation, and supernatural abuse in a foster…
Children face drowning, mutilation, and supernatural abuse in a foster home
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Grisly practical effects, blood, and flesh ripping dominate the third a…
Grisly practical effects, blood, and flesh ripping dominate the third act
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health Trauma, obsession, and breakdown fuel the antagonist's choices
Trauma, obsession, and breakdown fuel the antagonist's choices
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Parent death and desperate attempts to reverse loss drive the horror
Parent death and desperate attempts to reverse loss drive the horror
Talk after watching
- Grief can push people toward dangerous choices. How do families mourn safely?
- Horror uses children in peril for shock. Why might that feel different from adult scares?