Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But, when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate.
Cast
Lili Reinhart
Apple
Lola Tung
Pumpkin
Victoria Pedretti
Cherry
Alexandra Shipp
Fig
Emma Chamberlain
Pickle
Gabrielle Union
Sharon
Hailey Summer
Arizona Latte Barista
Jordan Duarte
Texas Dad
David Pinard
Cookie Shop Guy
R Austin Ball
Johnny Montgomery
Charlie Larsen
Ashton
Siddharth Sharma
Jeff Sinasac
Kwaku Adu-Poku
Cop #1
Videos
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Official Trailer for FORBIDDEN FRUITS
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- Release Date 03/27/2026
- Language English
- Director Meredith Alloway
- Writers Meredith Alloway, Lily Houghton
- Cinematographer Karim Hussain
- Producers Trent Hubbard, Mary Anne Waterhouse, Mason Novick, Diablo Cody
- Companies MXN Entertainment, Madhouse Films, Lollipop Woods, 100 Zeros, Range Media Partners
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Mar 16, 2026 | Premiere (SXSW) | R |
| United States | Mar 27, 2026 | Theatrical | R |
| Russia | Apr 23, 2026 | Theatrical | — |
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