A Long Winter

Name: A Long Winter
Genre: Drama
Rating: 86
Cast: Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitriona Balfe, Kit Connor, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai

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A Long Winter

2026

1h 59m

Drama

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Set high in the mountains, fall comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

6 days ago

There are parts of 'A Long Winter' that verge on glacial, but strong performances and a truly moving final beat pull it all together.

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Ty Burr

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6 days ago

Where a lot of actors work hard to project strength or cool, Hechinger carries himself with an open-faced half-smile that evokes gentle vulnerability (and that oddly reminded me of the young Gene Wilder at times).

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Sep 12, 2026

On its surface, the film is a critique of patriarchy, but it’s a testament to Haigh and his cast that potentially obvious themes are instead explored with rich nuance.

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Jacob Mauceri

InSession Film

2 days ago

There is a lot to enjoy with A Long Winter, but not enough to rise it above the sludge of mediocrity. In the end, A Long Winter is a film whose death is a death by a thousand restraints.

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Allyson Johnson

But Why Tho?

Sep 14, 2026

7.5/10

A Long Winter may not scale the heights of Andrew Haigh’s most impressive works, but it combines all of his most noteworthy elements to create something worthwhile and transportive.

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Ryan McQuade

Awards Watch

Sep 10, 2026

C-

The most compelling element, besides the visuals, in A Long Winter, is the work from Hechinger as Mike.

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Andrew Haigh

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Fred Hechinger

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach

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Caitriona Balfe

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Kit Connor

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D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai

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Synopsis

Set high in the mountains, fall comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.

Director: Andrew Haigh
Producer: Tristan Goligher, Chad Oakes, Michael Frislev, Michael Elliott
Screenwriter: Andrew Haigh
Production Co: The Bureau, Nomadic Pictures, MUBI, Film4 Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 59m

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