- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- July 31, 2024 (11 months ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Genres
- Psychological horror · Crime & Mystery
- Production companies
- Blinding Edge Pictures
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- PG-13
Trap

Where to watch (United States)
Cast
Josh HartnettCooper
Ariel DonoghueRiley
SalekaLady Raven
Hayley MillsDr. Grant
Marnie McPhailJody's Mom
Alison PillRachel
Vanessa SmytheTour Manager
Jonathan LangdonJamie
Marcia BennettCooper's Mother
Malik JubalSinger
Lochlan Ray MillerLogan
John AndrewsPolice Officer
Peter D'SouzaDancer
Elizabeth Victoria WongMain Street Pedestrian #1
Daniel KarpYoung SWAT Member
Karina GrzellaDancer
Maya Lee O'ConnorKid Next to Riley
Kaitlyn DallanSinger
Kid CudiThe Thinker
M. Night ShyamalanSpotter
Crew
Producers
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Violence
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Profanity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Algohol & Drugs
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Fright & Intensity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>
Reviews
Josh Hartnett squirms and plots through M. Night Shyamalan's perfectly thrilling Trap Shyamalan thrives with a contained location, simple concept, and intimate cast. Trap has it all - it's hard not to be caught by its charms.
Trap review: M. Night Shyamalan’s twisted family film M. Night Shyamalan’s taut puzzle box of a film confounds audience loyalties as doting dad and ruthless killer Cooper (Josh Hartnett) finds himself surround...
M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap' falls apart in a series of laughable plot turns Josh Hartnett stars in serial killer thriller set at a pop concert.
Review: Trap - Chicago Reader M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap is campy and surface-level, but there’s still a twist to untangle.
‘Trap’ review: Dad’s a serial killer. On the other hand, he got us concert tickets! In a manhunt thriller, you can pile up ridiculous coincidences and endless strokes of luck for ironic laughs, or you can play them straight. But after 45 min...
Trap Review: Josh Hartnett's Smile Is the Creepiest Part of M. Night Shyamalan's New Film The tension of this thriller set at a fictional mega-star's concert deflates quickly.
Trap Josh Hartnett is a serial killer trapped at a pop concert in M Night Shyamalan's latest. Read the Empire review.
'Trap' lacks the heft of some of M. Night Shyamalan’s best films, but none of the thrills M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap,' starring Josh Hartnett, lacks some of the heft of his best films, but it will still keep you on the edge of your seat.
Trap review: "M. Night Shyamalan drops the goofy twist for an intense thriller" Our verdict is in!
Trap Review - HeyUGuys Master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan returns with Trap, a psychological thriller blending his signature tension with a complex, twisting plot. The film foll...
‘Trap’ Review: A Wily Josh Hartnett Propels M. Night Shyamalan’s Moderately Entertaining Thriller In the director's latest film, a father and daughter attend a pop concert that becomes part of a ploy to catch a deadly serial killer.
‘Trap’ Review: Josh Hartnett Is Norman Bates for the Eras Tour Age in M. Night Shyamalan’s Silly Cat and Mouse Review: Josh Hartnett is dangerously charming in M. Night Shyamalan's far-fetched cat and mouse thriller 'Trap.'
Trap is an M Night Shyamalan film - where's the twist? Josh Hartnett is impressive, but early reveals leave the plot with nowhere to go
Trap ...a real Shyamalan doozy.
Trap Review: Shyamalan's Thriller Is Unhinged & Unsettling (But Slightly Uneven) - Looper Although M. Night Shyamalan's thriller "Trap" fumbles in the third act, it's a whole lot of fun - and Josh Hartnett nails his role.
Trap review – classic Shyamalan, hold the twist See, when Cooper isn’t playing house with his family or working at the Philadelphia Fire Department, he’s chopping up locals as serial killer The Butcher...
The Macabre Ironies of “Trap” Lurking beneath M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller are the commonplace horrors of family life.
‘Trap’ review: A ridiculous movie, even for M. Night Shyamalan One thing I’ll say about “Trap” — it’s got a spot-on title.
‘Trap’ Review: A Serial Killer With Daddy Issues M. Night Shyamalan’s latest stars Josh Hartnett as a father/serial killer who takes his daughter to a concert only to find the cops there looking for him.
Trap Is a Tense, Imperfect Concert in Shyamalan’s Late-Period Comeback Tour M. Night Shyamalan has been abandoning twists in his late career, to great success. This tight thriller is no different. Our Trap review:
Trap feels like a Shyamalan movie through and through — for better and worse Sing along if you know this one
Trap When I say this is awful, I mean that it’s awful. Not“so bad, it’s fun.” Not “a throw-away summertime diversion.” This may be theworst movie M. N...
Trap movie review & film summary (2024) Josh Hartnett almost makes Trap worth seeing, imbuing his character with a playfulness that can be captivating. It’s a shame his great work sometimes feels...
Movie Review: M. Night falls into the Parent “Trap” An expertly shot and edited thriller built around a cringey/creepy performance by Josh Hartnett is undone by an indulgent father trying to make a pop starlet...
10 Things We Learned From Anti-Brat Serial-Killer Thriller 'Trap' You can catch a murderer at an 'Eras'-like concert, M. Night Shyamalan is the world's greatest dad, and other takeaways from instantly camp classic.
‘Trap’ Review: Shyamalan’s Best Movie in Ages Shyamalan’s latest thriller is about a serial killer trying to escape from police at a pop concert.
‘Trap’: Review Josh Hartnett is a father desperately trying to keep his darkest secret in M Night Shyamalan's lacklustre thriller
'Trap' Review: Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap' is a film full of disorienting angles, split-diopter shots, and beautifully executed pans.
Trap Review: M. Night Shyamalan's Silly, Self-Aware Thriller Is A Messy Tale Of Two Movies - SlashFilm M. Night Shyamalan is back with Trap, an enjoyable but messy thriller that will divide audiences. Here's our review.
Josh Hartnett the perfect serial killer in M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap The former teen idol gives a darkly funny performance as his character, the Butcher, tries to evade capture at a pop concert.
M. Night Shyamalan Made a Comedy "Trap" may be the director’s most unserious movie yet.
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ Is a Juicy, Sinister Thriller The King of Twists turns a Taylor Swift-inspired concert into a tense game of cat and mouse involving a serial killer, a pop star, and some tingly thrills. I...
Trap Review: M. Night Shyamalan’s Best-Engineered Work Since The Village Likely the burden of precedent never lifts from M. Night Shyamalan, whose name became noun, adjective, and verb more-or-less the moment The Sixth Sense lande...
Trap - The Film Verdict Too few surprises and too many endings makes for a tension-free thriller from M. Night Shyamalan, despite Josh Hartnett’s best efforts.
‘Trap’ Review: M. Night Shyamalan Ensnares Josh Hartnett in Fiendishly Clever Thriller In "Trap, Hartnett plays a killer trying to sneak his way out of a pop concert in one of the director's most suspenseful films
Trap Still Offers a Few Pleasures Even If You Know Exactly Where It's Going M. Night Shyamalan's latest is devoid of his signature twists but not of pleasures altogether.
‘Trap’ Is a Bad Dad Movie Josh Hartnett stars in the latest disappointing thriller from the director of ‘The Sixth Sense.’
‘Trap’ Review: Josh Hartnett Plays a Serial Killer in an M. Night Shyamalan Thriller Where Each Twist Is More Contrived Than the Last It starts out at a pop concert designed as a trap to catch Josh Hartnett's serial killer. But his emotions are no more believable than his escapes.
Josh Hartnett Gives Grade-A Murder Daddy in Trap M. Night Shyamalan’s latest works better than should be possible because of Hartnett, who plays a monster wearing the skin of a devoted family man.
Review: 'Trap' sends M. Night Shyamalan back to the top of his game in a way you would never expect A weak ending can't outdo the magic that Josh Hartnett and Shyamalan weave together.
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