Dolly (2026)
Dolly is a 2026 horror movie directed by Rod Blackhurst and Brandon Weavil, with a running time of 1h 23m. It stars Max Lindsey, Fabianne Therese and Seann William Scott.
Out hiking in the Tennessee mountains, a young woman named Macy is dragged off the trail by a hulking, deranged figure that wants to raise her as its own child. What follows is a brutal fight for survival in the woods, far from any help, against a captor whose warped idea of family is the real trap. Rod Blackhurst writes and directs, expanding his 2022 short Babygirl into a lean backwoods slasher. Seann William Scott and Ethan Suplee round out a small cast built around Macy's ordeal, trading jump-scare gloss for grubby, close-quarters dread.
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What is Dolly about?
Out hiking in the Tennessee mountains, a young woman named Macy is dragged off the trail by a hulking, deranged figure that wants to raise her as its own child. What follows is a brutal fight for survival in the woods, far from any help, against a captor whose warped idea of family is the real trap. Rod Blackhurst writes and directs, expanding his 2022 short Babygirl into a lean backwoods slasher. Seann William Scott and Ethan Suplee round out a small cast built around Macy's ordeal, trading jump-scare gloss for grubby, close-quarters dread.
When was Dolly released?
Dolly was released on 6 March 2026.
How long is Dolly?
Dolly runs 1h 23m.
Who made Dolly?
Dolly was directed by Rod Blackhurst, Brandon Weavil and Nick Bohun.
Where can I watch Dolly?
Dolly is available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel and Amazon Video.
Where to watch Dolly
Stream: AMC+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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A few thoughts on Dolly
Macy's captivity echoes The Promised Neverland, where children realize the guardian raising them is anything but kind. The Last of Us wrings the same desperate survival out of a fierce, twisted bond, FROM keeps its people trapped and hunted, and Junji Ito's Uzumaki matches the film's crawling, backwoods wrongness. The Walking Dead offers more of the same grinding fight to stay alive.
Backwoods slashers and captivity survival horror
Dolly drops Macy into the Tennessee backwoods, hunted by a captor who wants to raise her as his own. This lean slasher trades jump-scare gloss for grubby, close-quarters dread, and these backwoods and captivity nightmares do the same, closing the distance between prey and predator.
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The horror in Dolly is a twisted idea of family, a captor who calls his cruelty love. These stories bend parenthood, devotion and the domestic into something monstrous, from possessive keepers to children raised for a purpose no one should have to survive.
Masked killers and relentless slasher franchises
Dolly expands a short film into a full backwoods slasher, all relentless pursuit and mounting body count. These masked-killer classics deliver the same driving engine, the unstoppable stalker and the survivors who have to outlast a very long night in the dark.
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