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Bad Samaritan

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A young valet breaks into a man's home and discovers a terrified woman who's chained and gagged. After notifying the police, he soon becomes the target of the psychopath's wrath as he tries to rescue the victim that he left behind.
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Critics Consensus

Bad Samaritan delivers a handful of genre thrills -- and a stellar central performance by David Tennant -- that help offset iffy direction and a disappointingly mundane story.

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David Hughes Empire Magazine 08/27/2018
3/5
Dean Devlin finally steps out from Roland Emmerich's shadow with a tight, twisty little thriller. Go to Full Review
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh The Times (UK) 08/24/2018
2/5
The debut director Dean Devlin clearly has Hitchcockian pretensions, even if the sleazy thrills he offers lunge closer towards torture porn. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 08/24/2018
1/5
What is David Tennant doing in this fantastically charmless and unpleasant film? Go to Full Review
David Bax Battleship Pretension 12/10/2020
Bad Samaritan is the tale of an immigrant taking on a dangerous, out of touch, entitled, rich asshole. There's a dose of politically charged wish fulfillment in that, which makes an already fun movie even more of a blast. Go to Full Review
Alex Hudson Exclaim! 07/18/2020
4/10
Bad Samaritan has all the cleverness of a shovel to the head. Go to Full Review
Grady Bolding Cultured Vultures 10/29/2019
No one gives a dull performance and the story is compelling enough to keep you hooked from beginning to end. Go to Full Review
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Stephen G @patient1 Oct 9 Such a simple opening act, hints of shady poking is ugly head. The real adventure begins, our main characters are showing their hands slowly. The lead into the cat and mouse game is palpable, putting my heart in my throat for a moment. It's so tense that I'm giggling and holding my breath in anticipation of what could happen next. David Tennant can be freaking terrifying, I mean godly scary and beyond intense. Mr charming shows his game face now, so smug and yuck, making my skin crawl and the brutality is legendary and is worth mention. See more Janis E @JansEd Jun 22 A tight little film which does a good job of living up to its bold premise, Bad Samaritan delivers solid two hours of entertainment. See more Michael C Jun 12 Evil Awful Disgrace!!!!!! See more Iamwhoi M Jun 8 Fun movie, never boring. My only problem was keeping the fact that the bad guy kept reminding me of Charlie Sheen out of my mind. Moral of the story? Trust fun people SUCK. See more Kalissa H @kali_416 Jun 7 Tense and had some great jump scares. David Tennant is great in this, of course, although his American accent could be better. See more Will B @Wiggyb123 Apr 6 Brilliant movie, a real thriller. Great acting throughout, real suspense. Definitely worth a watch See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young valet breaks into a man's home and discovers a terrified woman who's chained and gagged. After notifying the police, he soon becomes the target of the psychopath's wrath as he tries to rescue the victim that he left behind.
Director
Dean Devlin
Producer
Dean Devlin, Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan
Screenwriter
Brandon Boyce
Distributor
Electric Entertainment
Production Co
Electric Entertainment
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Brief Nudity|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 4, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.4M
Runtime
1h 47m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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