Hell Fest

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Hell Fest

R

2018

1h 29m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns the horror theme park into his own personal playground.

Critics Consensus

Hell Fest might give less demanding horror fans a few decent reasons to scream, but it's neither clever nor frightening enough to leave much of an impression.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

11/16/2018

It wasn't anything new, it was old riffs done in a way that was actually quite efficient.... The nastiest is the right level of nasty, the silliness is the right level of silly.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

11/16/2018

2/5

Plotkin's relentless button-pushing, coupled to the script's cringe-inducing yooftalk, instead mark Hell Fest as unmistakably the work of middle-aged execs trying to jab suggestible teenagers back into cinemas.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

11/16/2018

1/5

They did this 40 years ago, and better, in 'Halloween.' It's getting really, really tired.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Jul 25

4/10

I can’t recommend seeing Hell Fest in theaters, but it might be worth watching at home when it gets to Netflix. Even then, you will probably enjoy making fun of it with friends more than actually watching it for scares.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

10/09/2024

3.5/5

Hell Fest is not a well-rounded film, but it meets expectations by steeping the viewer in spooky imagery and squeezing some suspense out of its premise making it a worthwhile October watch.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/11/2022

3.5/4

The movie remains satisfying because it's not trying to approach the slasher genre from a place of irony or nostalgia, as many have in recent years.

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Cassandra J.

@Cassie_J11 Jan 3

I JUST watched this movie, and it was great!! It wasn't what I was expecting like I was expecting they sign a waver and people are allowed to attack them and stuff.. legally. You know? But no I guess not lol. So but at the ending.. is he like obsessed over the main girl orrr?? And then he has a daughter!? Like.. well okay then. But over all the movie was extremely good!!!

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TheRealMyers 7

@TheRealMyers78 Dec 7

Hard to believe this is even a movie tbh

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Edwin O

@RT62193330 Oct 12

While predictable and formulaic this Halloween-time popcorn flick has enough blood and fun tropes worth the watch!

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Dom M.

@Dom1994 Sep 24

RIP to my guy Gavin. Taken too soon 🕊️ I enjoyed this one. Pretty fun slasher

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Pam P.

@BlueM00n Jun 30

One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Poor rip off of Final Destination meets Halloween. Bad acting, bad writing. Just bad.

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Frank J

@RT59071216 Apr 27

Keeps you guessing what is real or not. I love every minute of this movie and the lighting is so beautiful too.

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Synopsis

On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns the horror theme park into his own personal playground.

Director: Gregory Plotkin
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Tucker Tooley
Screenwriter: Seth M. Sherwood, Blair Butler, Akela Cooper
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, CBS Films
Production Co: Tucker Tooley Entertainment, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Lionsgate Television, CBS Films
Rating: R (Language|Horror Violence|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 21, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.1M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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