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'Cuckoo' got you confused? Let's dig into its big reveals.

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Dan Stevensfronted new horror-thriller, Cuckoo, has a big reveal that's proven to be quite divisive among critics.

On the surface, the movie appears to be the story of a young woman being chased by a monster.

But by the final act, it has morphed into something far stranger and more complicated.

Cuckoo is about a humanoid cuckoo creature that attacks humans through sound.

The creature can't speak like you or I, but their song can be "dizzyingly persuasive" The film's climax brings Gretchen to the hospital where Alma is being guarded by König 's conspirators.

Cuckoo opens in theaters Aug. 9 .

The movie stars Gretchen and Alma in a fight with a man who wants to keep her alive.

The sisters escape the hospital and find Ed , who drives them to safety.

Alma 's ear continues to twitch in the car a reminder she's not human.