What Goody is about — and why it's harder to shake than you'd expect
Goody centers on Guelia Pedat, a small-town woman raised in a suffocating Catholic household who has long since lost her faith — though she hasn't quite lost the rituals that came with it. She doesn't know she has OCD. That's the quiet horror at the film's core. Her compulsive adherence to religious practice isn't devotion; it's a coping mechanism she inherited from an overbearing mother and never had the language to name. Layered beneath all of this is the death of her older brother, a loss she has carried for years with a guilt that doesn't match the facts — she wasn't responsible, and she knows it, and somehow that makes it worse. When a blizzard descends and a home birth goes catastrophically wrong, Guelia finds herself turning to a provisional priest with troubles of his own. Comfort, weaponised as terror. That's the film in a sentence.
How Goody came together — Raymond Creamer, the festival circuit, and what audiences found
Goody is written and directed by Raymond Creamer, an indie filmmaker whose approach to horror leans atmospheric rather than visceral. The film ran the 2026 festival circuit before any wider streaming rollout, picking up early attention at events including the Overlook Film Festival, which has become one of the more reliable launchpads for character-driven genre work in recent years. The RiverRun International Film Festival also screened the film, framing Guelia as a "scrupulous, small town non-believer" drawn toward a priest carrying his own unresolved weight — a description that undersells how claustrophobic the dynamic actually gets.
Running at 95 minutes (some early festival materials cited 80 minutes, which may reflect a pre-final cut), Goody sits in that efficient runtime sweet spot where nothing is wasted and nothing overstays. No verified Rotten Tomatoes aggregate or Metacritic score exists at the time of writing — the film is still finding its wider audience — and box-office figures aren't applicable for a title that premiered in this format. What is clear is that Creamer assembled a cast and crew capable of sustaining the film's commitment to dread over spectacle, and that the production design — the blizzard, the domestic setting, the oppressive religiosity baked into every corner of Guelia's home — does an enormous amount of narrative work without ever feeling showy about it. Movie OTT will update this page as awards circuit news and any further festival recognition comes through.
The performances that anchor Goody, and the craft underneath the cold
What's striking is how much of Goody's horror lives in behavior rather than event. The OCD element could easily be handled clumsily — turned into a quirk or, worse, a twist — but Creamer treats it as structural, something that shapes every scene Guelia is in without ever being announced. The performance in the lead role carries enormous weight because of this. You're watching someone go through motions that look like faith to everyone around her, while the audience gradually understands that the rituals are a kind of internal screaming.
The priest character functions as a mirror more than a savior — he's not there to fix anything, and the film is smart enough not to pretend he could. That pairing, two people who have both lost something irreplaceable and are coping in ways that are quietly destroying them, gives the drama its real engine. Letterboxd users who caught early screenings called it a "surprisingly good local indie film," with specific praise for the cast, the scenery, and the audio design. That last note matters: Creamer apparently uses sound the way a good cinematographer uses light, and there are stretches of Goody where the silence between lines does more than the dialogue.
Honestly, I keep coming back to the home birth sequence. It's the film's most overtly horrific set piece, and it works precisely because by that point you're so invested in Guelia's psychology that the external catastrophe feels like a projection of everything she's been carrying. The Movie Waffler's festival review described the film as a "tense, novel take on familiar horror material" — which feels right, though it undersells how emotionally specific the whole thing is.
Where to stream Goody online right now
Goody is currently available on major OTT platforms following its festival run, which means you don't need to track down a screener or wait for a physical release. The Where-to-Watch widget at the top of this page lists every service currently carrying the title — that's the fastest way to see which platform has it in your region, since availability can shift. Movie OTT tracks streaming rights across services in real time, so if Goody moves platforms or becomes available in additional territories, this page will reflect that. Hard to say if it'll stay on its current platforms long-term given how indie acquisitions tend to move, so if it's on your watchlist, sooner is smarter than later.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Who directed Goody (2026)?
Goody was written and directed by Raymond Creamer. The film premiered on the 2026 indie festival circuit, screening at events including the Overlook Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival before its wider streaming release.
Q: What is Goody about?
Goody follows Guelia Pedat, a woman raised Catholic by an overbearing mother who unknowingly suffers from OCD expressed through compulsive religious rituals. After losing her faith and spending years blaming herself for her older brother's death, she seeks comfort from a provisional priest during a crisis — with unsettling results.
Q: Where can I watch Goody?
Goody is available on major OTT streaming services. The Where-to-Watch widget at the top of this page on Movie OTT shows the current full list of platforms carrying the title, including regional availability.
Q: Is Goody a horror film or a drama?
Goody is listed as a drama, but festival coverage consistently frames it within horror — specifically the atmospheric, psychological end of the genre. The Overlook Film Festival, which specializes in horror, screened the film and described it as comfort "weaponised as terror," which gives you a fair sense of where it sits.
Q: How long is Goody?
Goody has a runtime of 95 minutes. Some earlier festival materials referenced a shorter cut, but the version currently available for streaming runs 95 minutes.
Final thoughts on Goody — who should watch this film
Goody isn't for everyone. It's slow, it's cold, and it asks you to sit with a protagonist whose suffering is largely invisible to the people around her — which is the point, but it demands patience. If you're drawn to films that treat psychological horror as something that lives in the everyday rather than the exceptional, this is worth your time. Fans of quiet, character-driven dread — think less jump scare, more creeping unease — will find a lot to admire here. Check the current streaming options via Movie OTT and go in knowing as little as possible.