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A Long Winter: release date, cast and early buzz
A Long Winter is due on 15 January 2027, its UK release date. It is directed by Andrew Haigh. The cast includes Fred Hechinger, Kit Connor, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Caitríona Balfe. Wikidata lists it as drama. That is 61 days from 15 November 2026.
Wikidata description: 2026 film directed by Andrew Haigh.
Spore Score: coming soon
We don't guess. Once A Long Winter is out and The Pros (professional reviews) and The Punters (public ratings) have had their say, this page and the film page fill in the Spore Score automatically, usually within hours of the first reviews.
Trailer buzz
Buzz score 56 out of 100, which ranks it 29th of the 65 films we track releasing in the next three months. Trend: Steady. Its main trailer has about 1,444,818 views on YouTube.
In a sample of 50 trailer comments, 60% read as positive and 8% as negative (automatic sentiment check, run by us).
The Buzz score measures attention before release: how fast trailer views are growing (50%), total views (20%), likes and comments per view (15%) and comment mood (15%). It is not a review score and never feeds into the Spore Score.
Watch the trailer on YouTube ↗ From MUBI, 14 October 2026
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Release dates, directors and cast from Wikidata (CC0). Trailer figures from the YouTube Data API. Dates can move; we re-check every few hours.