The Plague(2025)

R
Rated R for language, sexual material, selfharm/bloody images, and some drug and alcohol use - all involving children
1h 35m
- Drama
- Thriller

Release Date: Dec 24, 2025 | Limited

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A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.

Releases

Original Release | Dec 24, 2025

Jan 2, 2026 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jan 27, 2026 12:05 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$22,881
Total US & Canada:
$685,153
Total Worldwide:
$685,153

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Director & Top Cast

Charlie Polinger
Director

Joel Edgerton
Actor

Everett Blunck
Ben

Kenny Rasmussen
Eli

Lennox Espy
Julian

Arianna Baraitaru
Special Cameo

Lucas Adler

Logan

Caden Burris

Matt

Elliott Heffernan

Tic Tac

Kolton Lee

Corbin

Kayo Martin

Jake

Other Details

Country of Origin: Australia,United Arab Emirates,United States,Romania

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

An anxious 12-year-old navigates the savage social order at an all-boys water polo summer camp. He is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call "The Plague," but as the lines between game and reality blur, he fears the joke might be hiding something real. — brianfabulous

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Fun Facts

The pool sequences were story-boarded as Renaissance war canvases—limbs tangled, bodies twisting—so the camera circles the boys like troops in combat, turning chlorinated practice into a painted allegory for adolescent brutality.