Rabbit Trap

Rabbit Trap is a 2025 psychological horror film written and directed by Bryn Chainey in his full-length feature debut, and starring Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen and Jade Croot. It is produced by Bankside Films with SpectreVision.

Rabbit Trap
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bryn Chainey
Written by	Bryn Chainey
Produced by	Elijah Wood Daniel Noah Lawrence Inglee Elisa Lleras Alex Ashworth Sean Marley
Starring	Dev Patel Rosy McEwen Jade Croot
Cinematography	Andreas Johannessen
Edited by	Sam Sneade and Brett W. Bachman[1]
Music by	Lucrecia Dalt
Production companies	Bankside Films SpectreVision Mad as Birds Align
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release dates	January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24) (Sundance) September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12) (United States)
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$32,817[2][3]

Synopsis

Set in 1976, the life of a married couple changes following their relocation to an isolated cabin in Wales.^[4] When the couple accidentally disturbs a Tylwyth Teg fairy ring, they are suddenly visited by a mysterious child who appears to have ill intentions for them.

Cast

• Dev Patel as Darcy Davenport
• Rosy McEwen as Daphne Davenport
• Jade Croot as the Child

Production

Producing are Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s SpectreVision and Lawrence Inglee with Elisa Lleras, Alex Ashworth and Sean Marley.^[5] Dev Patel stars and also acts as executive producer alongside Wiser Film’s Benjamin Kramer, Carte Blanche’s Kyle Stroud, Tom Ogden, Bankside Films’ Stephen Kelliher and Sophie Green.^[6]

Lucrecia Dalt acts as composer on the project, alongside sound designer Graham Reznick and sound supervisor Brent Kiser.^[7]

Principal photography began in 2023.^[8] Filming locations included North Yorkshire.^[9]

Release

Rabbit Trap premiered in the Midnight section at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2025.^[10][11] The film was released in the United States by Magnolia Pictures on September 12, 2025.^[12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 39% of 44 critics' reviews are positive.^[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[14]