Echo Valley

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Echo Valley

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2025

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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In the edge-of-your-seat thriller "Echo Valley," Kate (Oscar winner Julianne Moore) is a mother struggling to make peace with her troubled daughter Claire (multi-Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney) -- a situation that becomes even more perilous when Claire shows up on Kate's doorstep, hysterical and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate pieces together the shocking truth of what happened, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child in this gripping tale of love, sacrifice and survival from BAFTA-winning director Michael Pearce and Emmy-nominated writer Brad Ingelsby.

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Critics Consensus

Julianne Moore's committed turn and the relatable premise of how far a parent will go for their child gives Echo Valley some high peaks, but soporific plotting sends it sloping back down to routine territory.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Oct 7

A sinewy, stylish thriller improved by the bruised, understated work of Moore and Gleeson’s enjoyably gung-ho villainy.

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Brent Simon

AV Club

Sep 12

C-

A listless drama that feels like an uninspired adaptation of an already middling piece of beach-read fiction, Echo Valley doesn’t so much tap a vein of mounting tension as just slog along in a weird middle ground, emotionally speaking.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Aug 18

3/5

Helping your child is just another form of debt that must be collected, but the film keeps the leads apart while fraying the plot with twists and double-crosses. The story lacks a visceral edge.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Sep 19

2.5/4

A whiff of Hitchcock lingers around Echo Valley...

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Aug 24

70/100

People often throw around the term slow burn whenever a film has pacing issues. It is a signal that the audience needs to be patient in an age where people consume media in shorter and shorter formats, patience is a virtue in limited supply.

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Marta Medina Pérez

mundoCine

Aug 22

2.5/5

Echo Valley is an engaging film built on an intriguing premise. But much like the roof of the house, its script shows cracks. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Jesse R

@RT37241948 5d

this was entertaining and engaging enough. not sure why it got such bad reviews. A little dark but definitely kept my attention. Great for a weeknight movie.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 Mar 21

Another tale of addiction that gets the family involved. This doesn’t really get interesting until it reaches the point where the viewer doesn’t know what direction is left for it to go, faux resolution an hour early kept it interesting for longer than than it had any business being. Was lacking better resolution with the daughter.

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 Feb 19

Good Thriller (12,286 - 18 Feb 2026) In Echo Valley Farm, the owner Kate grieves the death of her mate Patty. Her junkie daughter Claire arrives and asks Kate to buy another cellphone for her, since her boyfriend Ryan has throwed hers into the sea and she throwed away his things off a bridge. Ryan appears in the farm and says there were 500 g of drugs in his bag, and he needs to pay Jackie. When Jackie arrives, he believes Kate has money while Claire and Ryan flee to hide. Claire returns to her mother saying that she killed Ryan during a fight, and Kate sinks the corpse in the Marsh Lake. Until the day she sees Ryan with Claire. "Echo Valley" (2025) is a good thriller but why the writer made Julianne Moore lesbian is a question, maybe to satisfy minorities. Claire is an obnoxious character with her manipulation, and the cameo of Kyle MacLachlan is only to give his name to the credits. The twist in the end in great and unexpected. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Echo Valley"

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Elvis P

@RT88584469 Feb 7

The movie starts in the middle and the final is very good. 4 stars

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philippe f

@Phil4292 Feb 6

Very poor plot and average performance of the cast. Looks like a juicy contract with no heart and soul into it . Went till the end for my high esteem of Julian Moore. Will not get caught twice

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Ricardo Gil P

@Nikam Feb 3

I dont recommend it. The plot is clever and well made. But the tolerance regarding the main character about her daughter is completely disappointing. Never again…

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In the edge-of-your-seat thriller "Echo Valley," Kate (Oscar winner Julianne Moore) is a mother struggling to make peace with her troubled daughter Claire (multi-Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney) -- a situation that becomes even more perilous when Claire shows up on Kate's doorstep, hysterical and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate pieces together the shocking truth of what happened, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child in this gripping tale of love, sacrifice and survival from BAFTA-winning director Michael Pearce and Emmy-nominated writer Brad Ingelsby.

Director: Michael Pearce
Producer: Brad Ingelsby, Ridley Scott, Michael A. Pruss, Kevin J. Walsh
Distributor: Apple Original Films
Production Co: Apple Studios, Scott Free Productions, Apple Original Films, Black Bicycle Entertainment, The Walsh Company
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 13, 2025
Runtime: 1h 44m

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