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Marshmallow

Marshmallow

Horror · Science Fiction · 2025

At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his newfound friends must embark on a treacherous journey and uncover a sinister reality buried beneath the surface.

Movie details

Marshmallow

“Question everything.”

2025 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his newfound friends must embark on a treacherous journey and uncover a sinister reality buried beneath the surface.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Marshmallow?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Daniel DelPurgatorio

Written by

Andy Greskoviak

Pierson Fodé

Pierson Fodé

Kaszwar

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Roy

Giorgia Whigham

Giorgia Whigham

Rachel

Alysia Reiner

Alysia Reiner

Mom

Paul Soter

Paul Soter

Collins

Miyako

Miyako

May

Kue Lawrence

Kue Lawrence

Morgan

Court is in session

Put Marshmallow on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.