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Tormented

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Darren Mullet (Calvin Dean) doesn't have it easy. He's overweight, uses an inhaler and is constantly bullied by his spoiled classmates. His suicide prompts Bradley (Alex Pettyfer), Darren's main tormentor, to host a wild party, where Justine (Tuppence Middleton) hooks up with Alexis (Dimitri Leonidas). With her entry into the school's popular group cemented, Justine figures life will be easy. But when Bradley and Alexis's friends start turning up dead, everyone starts to panic.
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It relies too heavily on American slasher cliches, but Tormented is a timely, funny, and even somewhat touching entry in the high school horror genre.

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Edward Porter The Times (UK) Jon Wright's film delivers its shocks as efficiently as the average American equivalent. Its British jokiness makes it less scary than it perhaps could have been, but it gains more from this trade-off than it loses. Rated: 3/5 May 28, 2009 Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard It's diverting, occasionally moving, and has two secret weapons, teen heart-throb Alex Pettyfer and newcomer Tuppence Middleton. Rated: 3/5 May 22, 2009 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out Solid storytelling, attractive cast and modish updates are let down by a lack of scares and jokes. IMHO not gr8, don't xpkt to LOL. Rated: 2/6 May 22, 2009 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Despite the movie’s negligible innovations, it’s little more than a familiar retread. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Nikki Baughan Roll Credits [T]he energetic performances from the young actors keep the film moving on regardless, and the climax is both bloody and satisfying. Rated: 3/5 Oct 30, 2019 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Tormented makes popular E4 drama Skins look like the work of Godard Rated: 1/4 Nov 4, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Glafira Regina O The film is downright boring: no humour, no horror. There are no unexpected twists, the plot is cliché, and the special effects look like something out of a Numberjacks. A third-rate production with so-so actors. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Thom G Tormented should have been better in all aspects: the story, the development of the story (if there is one?), the characters, the acting, the realism, the moral (the main point is understood from the beginning, uncontentious, and is not developed)... It's frustrating and boring. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Audience Member Some of the most genuinely satisfying horror violence I've seen in recent memory. And I feel pretty morally justified in my satisfaction. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member WOW......WOW.....WOW.....SO SO SO SO SO BAD......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH.......WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTNING EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL COSTS IT IS THAT BAD.....JUST DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IT IS SO AWFUL.......ITS GOT A GOOD SOUNDTRACK THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE.....BUT MAN THIS MOVIE IS SO SO SO AWFUL 2 WATCH....WARNING YOU HAVE GOT TO WATCH THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE AS SOMETHING HAPPENES AT THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE........ Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member British teen slasher movie that doubles up as an American homage to the genre. Focusing on blood and gore Tormented sticks to the original, rigid recipe dished out in plenty years ago in America. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Cast performs well all things considered, but the script underwhelms and the plot brings nothing new to the table. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jon Wright

Director

Alex Pettyfer

Bradley

April Pearson

Tasha

Dimitri Leonidas

Alexis

Calvin A. Dean

Darren Mullet

Tuppence Middleton

Justine

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Movie Info

Synopsis Darren Mullet (Calvin Dean) doesn't have it easy. He's overweight, uses an inhaler and is constantly bullied by his spoiled classmates. His suicide prompts Bradley (Alex Pettyfer), Darren's main tormentor, to host a wild party, where Justine (Tuppence Middleton) hooks up with Alexis (Dimitri Leonidas). With her entry into the school's popular group cemented, Justine figures life will be easy. But when Bradley and Alexis's friends start turning up dead, everyone starts to panic.
Director
Jon Wright
Producer
Cavan Ash, Tracy Brimm, Arvind Ethan David
Screenwriter
Stephen Prentice
Production Co
Screen West Midlands, Pathé, BBC Films, Slingshot Productions, Forward Films
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m