Inheritance (2025)- Phoebe Dynevor and Rhys Ifans In A Father/Daughter Twisty Treat
Quick Take: releasing today in theaters, Inheritance is the first title from IFC Films to kick off hopefully another year with some gems. Last year, they paired with Shudder on a handful of my favorites, like Oddity and late Night With The Devil, but also were responsible for my favorite film of 2024, Ghostlight. Everyone else can fall all over the year end Oscar bait, but Ghostlight had me at “what light on yonder window breaks”.
As with most screeners, I was not passed audio description. I’m fairly confident this will have it in theatrical, so just check before heading out. And, head out you might want to do, because Inheritance bucks the trend of being released in January. Phoebe Dynevor and Rhys Ifans play estranged daughter and father who are brought together at a funeral, where dad makes an offer his daughter should refuse, but doesn’t. That sets them off on a globetrotting thriller, full of twists and turns.
There’s kind of a big twist that happens, so I’m avoiding directly pointing you to the plot, but two gifted and underrated actors play well off each other. Dynevor and Ifans both earned acclaim in 2023 for two roles in different Netflix films, so it is nice to see them here. The honest part of me says i saw about 95% of this movie coming, about 15 minutes in. Even with the lack of audio description, I could tell where we were headed. but, the journey was still worth it, because Dynevor is building this set of skills as an actress, and working toward being a force in the industry. You can feel that here, and being accompanied by a stalwart like Ifans only helps her continue to turn into a household name.
I wouldn’t recommend this without audio description, but like I said, i think this will have it in theatrical release. I got an early screener, and as this film comes to you, you could definitely do worse than this. It was predictable for me, but it might not be for you, and you could still find yourself trapped in this tight thrill ride. For more, check out my video.
