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H Is for Hawk

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H is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry--rooted in European tradition--training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss. But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.
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Pairing Claire Foy's psychologically raw performance with lush, evocative imagery, H Is for Hawk approaches its tale of grief and acceptance with bruising realism and thoughtful candor.

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Adam Graham Detroit News 17h
B
It approaches its subject with respect and doesn't pretend to offer easy answers for complicated matters. Grief is difficult, as is hawk training, and Lowthorpe's film treats both with proper reverence. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) 1d
It never falls into sentimentality or emotional pleading. The story tells itself. Go to Full Review Peter Travers The Travers Take 4d
3/4
In this slow but touching biopic, Claire Foy excels as an academic who buries her grief about her father’s death by caring for a predator goshawk, so both can relearn to fly. Go to Full Review Tom Shone Sunday Times (UK) 12h
4/5
Foy pulls through in every sense. She gives a remarkable performance — unshowy, precise and powerful. Go to Full Review Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice 14h
H is for Hawk has a warmth and kindness at its core, in the end expressing that pain is natural and freedom can be achieved by trying something new that puts us in contact with another form of life. Go to Full Review James Verniere Boston Movie News 17h
B
Claire Foy is riveting as an academic using a hawk to deal with her father's death. The human-animal connection is strongest since Chloe Zhao's "The Rider." Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom B 8h Original, poignant, and, at times, compelling. I highly recommend it. See more jesse v 2d The main character really just obsessively ping pongs between remembering her father and taking care of the hawk and the movie's cinematography and music just carries it just to make it interesting. It had a great start but every plot line gets put in the back burner and then everything stops. See more M W W 3d Well written, well acted, engaging, intense, relatable. See more Enraptored 3d Melancholy but absolutely riveting — amazing acting and that Goshawk s incredible! See more Vanessa K 3d beautiful movie explores depression and grief See more Rock 3d Claire Foy was great, but too slow. See more Read all reviews
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Philippa Lowthorpe

Director

Claire Foy

Helen

Brendan Gleeson

Actor

Denise Gough

Actor

Sam Spruell

Actor

Lindsay Duncan

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Synopsis H is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry--rooted in European tradition--training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss. But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.
Director
Philippa Lowthorpe
Producer
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Screenwriter
Emma Donoghue, Philippa Lowthorpe
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Plan B Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Smoking|Some Strong Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 23, 2026, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$147.5K
Runtime
1h 55m