Saccharine

Film • 2026 • 1h 53m

Saccharine

Saccharine

Hana, a lovelorn medical student, becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.

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Status: Released
Release: May 22, 2026 (5 months ago)
Runtime: 1h 53m
Rating: R
Language: English
Origins: Australia
Companies: Carver Films, IPR.VC, Thrum Films

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Body Horror Psychological horror Supernatural & Paranormal

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'Saccharine' Review: A Timeless Body Horror Story Gets a Strong Shot of Ozempic
Saccharine explores themes of eating disorders and body dysmorphia through the lens of a magical weight loss pill with a dark secret.
‘Saccharine’ Review: Midori Francis Navigates the Hallucinatory Minefield Between Body Image and Body Horror in Messy Weight-Loss Freakout
Australian writer-director Natalie Erika James hitches eating disorders and corporeal revulsion to the East Asian cultural concept of the Hungry Ghost.
‘Saccharine’ Review: Natalie Erika James’ Gross-Out Body Horror Is Stuffed with Great Effects and Way Too Many Ideas
Sundance: Midori Francis stars in the "Relic" filmmaker's latest, which trusts the actress to go to great, gory extremes.
Saccharine review: Nobody says Ozempic, but it’s clear what inspired this stomach-churning body horror
Relic director Natalie Erika James burrows deep into the intestines of body dysmorphia and beauty fascism
‘Saccharine’ review: Natalie Erika James follows ‘Relic’ with potent weight loss body horror
Midori Francis impresses as a medical student going to extreme lengths for the perfect body
Saccharine review – eating disorder body horror offers plenty to chew over
Australian director Natalie Erika James demonstrates the power of movies as vessels for cultural commentary in this intoxicatingly creepy production
‘Saccharine’ Review: Bold and Bloody Body-Horror Flick Offers Much to Chew On
'Saccharine' Sundance Film Festival review: Bold and bloody body-horror flick from Natalie Erika James offers much to chew on
‘Saccharine’ Review: A Grisly Body-Image Body Horror for the Age of Weight Loss Meds
Natalie Erika James' third feature 'Saccharine' lacks the emotional wallop of her debut 'Relic' but confirms her skills as a genre stylist.

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