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Bad Hair

Play trailer 2:22 Poster for Bad Hair 2020 1h 42m Horror Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Terror strikes when a woman's new hair weave seems to take on a life of its own.
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Bad Hair's unwieldy ambitions are easy to respect -- even if the film's tonal jumble and uneven execution are impossible to ignore.

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Shelli Nicole Autostraddle 04/13/2022
Whenever I watch horror my fascination is the actual gore. My favorite horror genres are Body & Revenge and in some way Bad Hair encompasses both. Go to Full Review
Cate Young Bitch Media 02/27/2021
In his quest to create a fable about Black women's hair, Simien overlooks the actual function it plays in Black women's lives, opting instead for a superficial finger wag about the value and importance of natural beauty. Go to Full Review
Angelica Jade Bastién New York Magazine/Vulture 10/30/2020
A banal, sepulchral tour through the failures of the Black male imagination supported by an industry that bleeds Black folks for inspiration but doesn't care for their very humanity either. Go to Full Review
Patrick Beatty ABC4 Utah Jul 23
This is kind of a horror film, but it’s a lot more of a social commentary, specifically on cultural stifling and being in the spotlight. Go to Full Review
Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Pop Culture Reviews 07/14/2024
2/5
...the entire script feels like one giant mockery that aims to crowd-please over educating the ignorant and/or condemning the system responsible. Go to Full Review
Paul Lê Nightmare on Film Street 07/20/2023
8/10
Justin Simien braids a clever and funny allegory whose central themes are intelligible without being pushy. Go to Full Review
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Zema K Sep 3 In Justin Simien’s satirical slasher, a weave becomes the monster, but the real villain is the pressure Black women face to fit Eurocentric beauty standards. Set in a glossy, image‑obsessed 1989 TV world, it’s funny, messy, and sharp about how “professionalism” can be code for assimilation. The killer hair is absurd; the microaggressions and cultural compromises are all too real. It’s School Daze meets The Ring, with a side of truth that lingers longer than the jump scares. See more Dennis L 10/30/2022 Es una pelicula que tiene una trama original, muy diferente a las tramas de siempre, es una pelicula buena en terminos generales, muy buena para ver en estas fechas de halloween. See more 10/08/2021 I absolutely loved it! An excellent 90s style horror with some cultural commentary. A little bit of comedy and a little gore to keep the story going. See more 10/06/2021 Loved it, people say it's a finger wagging at black womens protective styles. It's not. It's a camp horror. I'm a black woman who has worn weaves, and who no longer does. I can laugh at it without it being a criticism of black women. It has a message, I got that message. Interpret how you will but I thought it was fun! See more 07/09/2021 super cringe execution. premise a bit lame. See more 06/11/2021 Was like watching a lobotomy See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Terror strikes when a woman's new hair weave seems to take on a life of its own.
Director
Justin Simien
Producer
Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Justin Simien, Eddie Vaisman
Screenwriter
Justin Simien
Production Co
Sight Unseen Pictures, Culture Machine
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 23, 2020
Runtime
1h 42m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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