Caddo Lake

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Caddo Lake

PG-13

2024

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

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When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family's history.

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A windingly intricate and delirious sci-fi thrill ride washes over the senses and steadily flows through Caddo Lake.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Nov 19, 2024

1.5/4

There's enough plot for about 30 or 45 minutes, stretched to feature film length.

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

Oct 25, 2024

C-

Held and George’s film twists and turns, but charting their narrative swamp is a simple and unrewarding exercise.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Oct 11, 2024

3/4

It helps to have a pair of leads who commit to the immediacy of their characters, never winking at the camera like lesser performers would with a script that’s this fundamentally insane.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 19, 2026

4/4

...a progressively enthralling endeavor...

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Anthony Whyte

The Movie Blog

Aug 4, 2025

7/10

Caddo Lake may not be for everyone, but it’s definitely a conversation starter. It’s the kind of film you’ll want to discuss afterward, trying to figure out how all the pieces fit—or if they even fit at all. It’s messy, confusing, and at times brilliant.

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John Daniel Tangalin

The Cinema Spot

Jul 19, 2025

4.5/5

Caddo Lake‘s subtext relies on how much the human brain functions, including the psychological concept of memory and people’s ability to deal with information as they please.

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Marco L

@decatur555 Oct 22, 2026

A well-built, atmospheric mystery thriller that becomes much better once its temporal and family puzzle starts to fit together. At first, Paris, Ellie, the lake, the disappearances and the dates feel fragmented, but the film is quietly planting connections. The way the pieces finally reorder everything is satisfying, turning the story into a strange family paradox rather than just another weird-lake mystery. Dylan O'Brien gives Paris a tragic frustration, because he knows what he saw is real but has no way to explain it, while Eliza Scanlen's Ellie gains strength as she begins to understand the truth and act on it. The Caddo Lake setting gives the film a humid, isolated atmosphere, and the Shyamalan touch is felt in the hidden information and emotional twist. Not perfect, and sometimes more mechanism than character, but intelligent, satisfying and worth watching. A clear recommendation.

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Tim B

@RT86540491 Oct 19, 2026

So Anna, the stepsister, is grandma? Someone help me get this. I want to know, really.

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Meaghan S

@RT78525008 Oct 15, 2026

I love this one, I love movies that make my brain work and this one did, even afterwards. I do wish there would’ve been a little more explanation about when their “true” timelines started, but I understand it’s a loop so where does it start and where does it end? Honestly wish it would’ve been longer, would have loved to have seen a little bit of Paris’s mom’s traveling POV, I think it would’ve answered questions.

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Beans M

@BeansMcGee Oct 10, 2026

Had no idea what to expect and started it without even reading the summary of the plot. It's labeled as a drama/horror but the movie is absolutely sci-fi and I LOVED it.

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Alexis P

@RT95453944 Sep 28, 2026

Interesting concept and enjoyable movie. I thought Eliza Scanlen was standout. Worth a watch!

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 23, 2026

Caddo Lake = a *4* star Movie!

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Synopsis

When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family's history.

Director: Celine Held, Logan George
Producer: M. Night Shyamalan, Kara Durrett, Josh Godfrey, Ashwin Rajan
Distributor: Max
Production Co: Blinding Edge Pictures, K Period Media
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Disturbing/Bloody Images|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2024
Runtime: 1h 45m

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