Horror film from 2024 with 96% Rotten Tomatoes score becomes a streaming hit

curiosity has become a huge streaming hit after scoring 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Damian McCarthy-directed Irish horror film premiered at SXSW in spring 2024 to an enthusiastic reception from audiences. The Shudder original, starring Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Johnny French, Steve Wall and Caroline Menton, among others, tells the story of a psychic medium who tries to uncover the truth behind her sister’s murder curiosity Reviews praise the scares, atmosphere and filmmaking.

New data from Reelgood reveals that now curiosity is the 10th most popular film streaming in the US for the week of October 3-9. The film, available on Shudder and AMC+, lags behind titles like Killer heat (2024), Inside Out 2 (2024), challenger (2024) and Apartment 7A (2024). Check out Reelgood’s full top 10 movies list below:

What Oddity’s streaming success means for the film

How the Shudder film has been received so far

It’s not clear what curiosityThe budget may be low, but it’s definitely a smaller film. The horror film won the audience award at the Midnighter portion of SXSW before its limited release in the US in July. curiosity Ultimately, it only grossed $1.4 million at the box office. However, the fact that McCarthy’s film is now a streaming hit suggests that it is now benefiting from positive word of mouth and finding its audience.

In addition to a strong 96% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, curiosity has a viewership rating of 77%. These results suggest that most people who watch the film are relatively satisfied, and it is much easier for a film to gain momentum this way than if the response were more negative. It is possible that Halloween is approaching, curiosity will be climbing Reelgood’s streaming charts in the coming weeks. While streaming success is unlikely to result in a result Curiosity 2It certainly paints a promising picture for McCarthy’s film career.

Horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan praised
curiosity

on his Letterboxd account he calls the film “
A masterclass in fear, atmosphere and tension.
“

Our take on Oddity’s streaming success

McCarthy has an exciting career ahead of him

With the proliferation of streaming, movies can become increasingly lost in the plethora of choices available to consumers. It’s always refreshing when you like a title curiosity breaks through, with a fresh cinematic voice and some real surprises in a genre that can sometimes seem by-the-numbers.

curiosity
marks McCarthy’s second feature film after that
Caveat
(2020).

curiosity is exactly the kind of film that deserves to break through, and the film is a testament to what can be achieved on a relatively low budget. It seems that McCarthy has the potential to become a major figure in the world of horror in the coming years.

Source: Reelgood