FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
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- rg94005d agoIt's best to ignore the hype when watching this movie because outside of raising your expectations, it might also just make you think this movie is going to be very different than it actually is. It's a slow-burn serial killer procedural in the vein of Silence of the Lambs that worms its way into you. I watched Os Perkins' earlier works in The Blackcoat's Daughter and Gretel & Hansel. I noted his excellent skills with the technical aspects of filmmaking, and they are as sharp as ever in Longlegs. This movie is extremely stylish, with excellent camerawork, cinematography, imagery, and sound editing. Maika Monroe's acting is phenomenal -- she inhabits the sharp-witted detective while still making her fear palpable through the screen. Nic Cage is...okay? I think a lot has been hyped up about his performance, but I think he acts exactly the way I was expecting him to act. The problem with Os Perkins' earlier movies was limp scripts, and I was wondering what he could do with something stronger. This movie is mostly that. The movie starts out incredibly strong, and the sense of dread, mystery, and atmosphere is well-developed. However, as the movie progresses, I did feel like it started to struggle to bring everything together in a satisfying way. Namely, it introduces an element late into the movie that I just did not think landed. Also, at times, the dialogue is a bit soft spoken and obtuse, leading me to be confused if I was supposed to understand what was happening yet or not. Even though the ending didn't work for me, I still thoroughly enjoyed this movie and think it is as strong as some of the other arthouse horror movies people visualize from the past 10 years (many of which share similar issues regarding obtuse elements). It might not be a 10/10, but it's still incredible. The imagery in this movie is really fantastic, but don't go in expecting a ton of jump scares or anything in your face. It's a much more atmospheric movie. Honestly, the biggest drawback to this movie isn't anything related to what is in it. The viral marketing and hype machine around it are going to set unrealistic expectations and lead to disappointment from people expecting another Conjuring-esque movie. However, I would still highly recommend it.
- Garrett WilkinsJune 5, 2026Osgood Perkins’ horror thriller is a masterclass in tension for its first two acts, building an intense, suffocating atmosphere that is genuinely hard to shake. The film feels like a dark procedural crossed with a nightmare, using precise, boxy cinematography and an unsettling use of silence to keep you completely on edge. The buildup is incredibly effective, drawing you into a grim mystery that feels grounded and genuinely dangerous. A massive part of why this works is Nicolas Cage. Instead of stepping out of his comfort zone, he leans directly into his signature, eccentric style and completely weaponizes it, turning his chaotic energy into something genuinely terrifying and unhinged. Unfortunately, the film loses its way right when it needs to stick the landing. After hours of meticulous tension building, the final act shifts gears entirely, abandoning the psychological suspense in favor of heavy supernatural exposition dumps that spell everything out. It feels like a shortcut to wrap up a complex puzzle, deflating the mystery and making the conclusion feel far less satisfying than the exceptional setup promised. The technical craft and the sheer sense of malice on display keep it watchable, but a messy third act holds it back from being the masterpiece it easily could have been.
- Hipster ZOMBIEFebruary 21, 2025Longlegs was a film that was built up on a lot of hype. The creepy build up to the film with its eerie marketing was next level. Then came the movie and I have to be honest it’s a let down. Nicolas Cage is hyped up to be the scariest thing in the movie but he comes across more comical than anything else. At no point does he instill any sort of dread. The overall story is just build up to a ridiculously lame ending that is just insulting. Really it’s that bad. Maika Monroe who plays Agent Lee Harker is exceptional in the film with her performance but beyond that this film was all hype and nothing else.
- MrTrivetJanuary 23, 2026Longlegs by Osgood Perkins is a horror film that clearly prioritizes atmosphere over narrative precision. From its opening conversations about faith and prayer, it suggests a world where no effective shields against evil exist; neither religious nor rational. The story of FBI agent Lee Harker oscillates between procedural investigation and metaphysical nightmare, where intuition carries more weight than logic. When examined closely, parts of the plot feel inconsistent, but Perkins treats this as a deliberate trade-off. Some films seem almost contaminated by evil, producing a physical chill regardless of narrative coherence. Longlegs works exactly this way - through mood, sound design, and unsettling framing. The use of a constricted, Polaroid-like frame for reminiscences is especially effective, severing the past from the present and turning memory into something alien and haunting. This is a film meant to be experienced rather than solved and its power lies precisely in that impurity.
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Longlegs was released on July 10, 2024.
Longlegs was directed by Osgood Perkins.
Longlegs has a runtime of 1h 41m.
Longlegs was produced by Chris Ferguson, Nicolas Cage, Dan Kagan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan.
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
The key characters in Longlegs are Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe), Longlegs (Nicolas Cage), Agent Carter (Blair Underwood).
Longlegs is rated R.
Longlegs is a Horror, Thriller, Crime film.
Longlegs has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.
Longlegs had a budget of $10M.
Longlegs has made $128M at the box office.