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A Blind Bargain

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Reimagining the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name, a desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, unknowingly offering his mother as a subject for the dark and twisted experiments of a morally ambiguous physician. However, he soon realizes that he failed to read the fine print and that every bargain has a price. Things at the Gruder Institute are far more sinister than he ever imagined in this evocative psychological thriller--a stylized throwback to 1970.
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Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 2d
2/4
At minimum, 'A Blind Bargain' will keep you scratching your head throughout, if not to ask yourself what it’s all about, then to wonder if maybe the filmmakers will eventually arrive somewhere unexpected. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 6d
A trippy, bonkers and unconventional horror thriller with stylish cinematography, but it's also tedious and exhausting. Go to Full Review Bradley Gibson Film Threat Apr 16
7/10
Bunnell’s re-imagined A Blind Bargain is a melodrama in the style of a 1970s exploitation film. He captures the essence of that time in a lively, entertaining celebration, while honoring the silent film roots of Lon Chaney’s earlier work. Go to Full Review Kat Hughes THN Mar 15
3/5
A beautiful, but somewhat confusing, movie A Blind Bargain is a visual delight, but the audience needs a little more purchase to fully invest. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

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Paul Bunnell

Director

Crispin Glover

Dr. Gruder

Jake Horowitz

Dominic Fontaine

Lucy Loken

Ellie Bannister

Annalisa Cochrane

Young Joy Fontaine

Amy Wright

Mature Joy Fontaine
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Synopsis Reimagining the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name, a desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, unknowingly offering his mother as a subject for the dark and twisted experiments of a morally ambiguous physician. However, he soon realizes that he failed to read the fine print and that every bargain has a price. Things at the Gruder Institute are far more sinister than he ever imagined in this evocative psychological thriller--a stylized throwback to 1970.
Director
Paul Bunnell
Producer
Paul Bunnell, Bing Bailey
Screenwriter
Paul Bunnell
Distributor
Vitagraph Films
Production Co
A Blind Bargain Productions
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 24, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)