Emma Thompson’s Chilling Thriller Releases On VOD October 21

Useless of Winter, a cold thriller starring Harry Potter alum Emma Thompson, is not any journey to Hogsmeade. Nonetheless, the indie film that has earned a strong Rotten Tomatoes rating might be one thing for viewers to get pleasure from within the heat of their very own house, because the movie has set its video-on-demand launch date.

Beginning Tuesday, October 21, viewers can purchase or lease Useless of Winter on VOD platforms, together with Apple TV, Fandango at House, and Prime Video. The film is presently accessible to pre-order on all of these platforms. The movie had a restricted launch in film theaters beginning on September 26, although it was solely proven in simply over 600 places.

From a script by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson & Dalton Lee, and directed by Brian Kirk, Useless of Winter takes place throughout a blizzard, with a grief-stricken loner (Thompson) getting misplaced on the Minnesotan backroads. When she comes throughout a distant cabin, she discovers a younger lady (Laurel Marsden) kidnapped by a pair (Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca) intent on homicide. The loner turns into the younger lady’s solely hope for survival.

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The remainder of the Useless of Winter forged consists of Gaia Smart, Cuan Hosty-Blaney, Dalton Leeb, Paul Hamilton, Lloyd Hutchinson, and Brian F. O’Byrne. Along with main the movie, Thompson can be an government producer on the mission.

Critics gave Useless of Winter a heat sufficient reception, because the film earned a 77% “Contemporary” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Normal audiences that noticed the film additionally rated it favorable, with 79% giving it a optimistic rating. ScreenRant’s Useless of Winter evaluate particularly praised Thompson and Greer’s performances.

Having not appeared on-screen since 2022, Thompson, who performed Professor Trelawney within the Harry Potter franchise, has had a busy 12 months in 2025. She beforehand starred in Bridget Jones: Mad In regards to the Boy. In the meantime she can be set to star within the new Apple TV unique collection Down Cemetery Highway, primarily based on a guide by Gradual Horses creator Mick Herron.

Useless of Winter just isn’t the one large title set to have its digital premiere on October 21. Stephen King’s The Lengthy Stroll can be hitting VOD platforms on that date, bringing the dystopian movie to houses for the primary time.

There’s no info right now as to the place or on what streaming platform Useless of Winter goes to be made accessible. VOD is the one possibility to look at Useless of Winter in the meanwhile.