The Carpenter's Son

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The Carpenter's Son

R

2025

1h 34m

Horror

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A remote village in Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their son Jesus are targeted by supernatural forces.

Critics Consensus

The Carpenter's Son is peculiar enough to hold some cult appeal, but for all the promise this biblical horror's conception holds, its execution proves far from immaculate.

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Dec 2

2/5

This is not the messiah. Nor is it a very naughty boy. There was an opportunity for a truly original spin on the so-called Greatest Story Ever Told here, but The Carpenter’s Son pulls its punches to make a rather rote horror that amounts to little.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Nov 25

Cage is a poor casting decision: he’s distractingly frantic as Joseph. And Nathan overuses histrionic sound design to disguise the fact that the film is not as creepy or frightening as it wants to be.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Nov 25

2/5

Cage is the obvious problem, so conspicuously miscast that only, say, La Voix from Strictly or a Pekingese on tranquillisers might have delivered a more egregious characterisation.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Dec 31

2/5

A horror movie based on one of the apocryphal gospels is an intriguing idea, but this crushingly serious slog has all the energy of a dry sermon delivered in monotone by a robot.

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Dionar Hidalgo

Algo Más Que Cine

Dec 21

5/10

An intriguing but frustrating biblical horror that never commits. Strong ideas and a solid Noah Jupe performance can’t save a tonally confused film where Nicolas Cage feels miscast and ambition collapses into a muddled, forgettable experience.

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John Serba

Decider

Dec 13

You’ll want to grab The Carpenter’s Son by its lapels and tell it to just go for broke, leap off the rails, piss people off, rub the cat the wrong way, cant an angle, throw in a car chase, something, anything please, but it never does.

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JOHN H

Nov 21

it was cancelled and we did not get to see it

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Erik H

Nov 19

Sciptural inaccuracies.

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metalliphil

Nov 17

Cast did a solid job w what they were given- they didnt permit themselves to use the main characters names which felt half hearted but the performances were decent- led to an interesting premise and execution

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Brent

Nov 16

This is made for TRUE CHRISTIANS! WHO have an open brain. I have studied Relgion for most of my life. & this is a brutal honest take. A young Jesus will still sin. I never felt more connected to this incredible young man playing Jesus. This isn’t horror it’s just HONEST & very Real! No True Christian would dare speak a word AGIANST this! It’s because they didn’t see the film. & FKA Twigs is incredible the power she holds in her body while acting. I can’t wait to see what this director does next! The flies in the film the metaphor for humans. & you want to know more. Read the BOOK OF THOMAS! Even if Jesus was just a man he’s a man that preached love & had to fight real human evil! & he told us to still love & forgive! When that boy YELLS! None of you WILL JUDGE! I will Only do that. The chills just ran through my body!

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Tyler H

@tylerdavidhall Nov 15

I am biased because I love FKA Twigs, but honestly loved it. Great acting, insane visuals. Slow burn, but I was moved by the performances and imagery. I would love to see it again.

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Paul T

Nov 15

FLAWLESS movie!! 10/10🔥 Christians will HATE this movie, but realistic ppl will appreciate the story. HAIL SATAN🤘🏼

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Synopsis

A remote village in Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their son Jesus are targeted by supernatural forces.

Director: Lotfy Nathan
Producer: Nicolas Cage, Alex Hughes, Riccardo Maddalosso, Julie Viez
Screenwriter: Lotfy Nathan
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Anonymous Content, Cinenovo, Spacemaker Productions, Saturn Films
Rating: R (Strong/Bloody Violent Content|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $96.1K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1