Queen of Bones

Queen of Bones is a 2023 horror thriller film directed by Robert Budreau, written by Michael Burgner, and starring Julia Butters, Jacob Tremblay, Taylor Schilling, and Martin Freeman.^[1]

Queen of Bones
Film poster
Directed by	Robert Budreau
Written by	Michael Burgner
Produced by	Jennifer Davisson Michael Hampton Robert Budreau William G. Santor Doug Murray Ryan Reaney
Starring	Julia Butters Jacob Tremblay Taylor Schilling Martin Freeman
Cinematography	André Pienaar
Edited by	Sebastián Sepúlveda
Music by	West Dylan Thordson
Production companies	Appian Way Productions Lumanity Productions Productivity Media
Distributed by	Falling Forward Films
Release date	December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) (Whistler) April 10, 2025 (Lebanon)
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English

Cast

• Julia Butters as Lily^[2]
• Jacob Tremblay as Sam^[3]
• Martin Freeman as Malcolm^[4]
• Taylor Schilling as Ida May^[5]

Production

Filming began in Canada in August 2022.^[6] The film was shot in Ontario.^[7]

Release

The film was screened for distributors, but not for the general public, in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023,^[8] and had its public premiere at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival.^[9]

In January 2024, it was announced that Falling Forward Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, which made its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2024.^[10] It was later announced that its release would be by Vertical on video on demand which took place on August 1, 2025.^[11]

Reception

Im his review for Variety, Dennis Harvey wrote: "Without much in the way of psychological depth, or potency to its fantastical elements, Queen of Bones makes a pretty tepid overall impression, given the expectations raised by its basic themes."^[12]