Mudborn (2025)
- Original title
- 泥娃娃
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Rated
- 17+
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 52 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A supernatural horror set in Taiwan. It mixes local folklore with virtual reality. People face a threat tied to a nursery rhyme about a mud doll.
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What happens
Mudborn (Chinese: 泥娃娃; Tongyong Pinyin: Níwáwa; Tâi-lô: nî ang-á) is a 2025 Taiwanese supernatural horror film directed by Shieh Meng-ju. The film stars Tony Yang, Cecilia Choi, Derek Chang, Puff Kuo, and Tracy Chou. It combines elements of Taiwanese folklore, psychological horror, and virtual reality themes, and is loosely inspired by the classic Taiwanese nursery rhyme "Mud Doll" (泥娃娃). The film was released in Taiwan on 9 October 2025, Malaysia on 25 November 2025 and later in the Philippines on 18 March 2026. It achieved commercial success domestically, surpassing NT$100 million at the Taiwanese box office. It became Taiwan's third biggest domestic film of 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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