The Surrender
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
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Cast
17 people
Kate Burton
Barbara
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
127 Hours
Colby Minifie
Megan
Known for
The Boys
Fear the Walking Dead
Neil Sandilands
The Man
Known for
Sweet Tooth
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Vaughn Armstrong
Robert
Known for
Star Trek: Enterprise
If These Walls Could Talk
Mia Ellis
Nikki
Also in
Grey's Anatomy
Person of Interest
Pete Ploszek
Young Robert
Known for
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
You
Chelsea Alden
Young Barbara
Known for
13 Reasons Why
Unfriended: Dark Web
Riley Rose Critchlow
Lacey
Known for
Video Game High School
John Dies at the End
Lola Kelly
Alexa
Known for
Lessons in Chemistry
Alaina Pollack
Young Megan
Known for
The Madison
On Call
Judith Foster Thompson
Lost Soul
Also in
The Rookie
Richard B. Larimore
Lost Soul
Also in
True Heiress vs. Fake Queen Bee
Nosebleed
Julia Max Director · Alex Winkler Composer Cailin Yatsko Cinematographer
United States release May 23, 2025 · Produced in United States, Canada
Production
Codependent Films
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 2025
Premiere · SXSW
United States · May 23, 2025
Digital · Shudder
Australia
May 23, 2025 · Digital · Shudder
Greece
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 23, 2025 · Digital · Shudder
Mexico
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
May 23, 2025 · Digital · Shudder
Russia
January 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Curtas Festival do Imaxinario
United Kingdom
May 23, 2025 · Digital · Shudder
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