Better Watch Out

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Better Watch Out

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2017

1h 29m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival.

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Critics Consensus

Carried by its charismatic young cast, Better Watch Out is an adorably sinister holiday horror film.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

12/11/2017

3/5

... Better Watch Out is a delightfully nasty seasonal inversion, replete with carollers, decorations, themed jumpers and booze.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

12/10/2017

2/5

A Yule-themed comedy horror that is neither funny, nor particularly horrifying, Better Watch Out feels like a malicious spin on Home Alone.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

12/08/2017

3/5

Better Watch Out, directed and co-written by Chris Peckover, is a clever horror film that gets cleverer

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

7/10

The concept was interesting, and they did do a lot with it. I think it could have gone farther with the set up and delay the twist a little longer. Another gripe was that the villain was way too broad a lot of the time.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Dec 23

Bold, exhilarating and genuinely heartfelt. It's a musical biopic unlike anything you've seen before.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

04/22/2021

6/10

I think it's a fantastic storyline but it may have taken it a step too far to be believable for me.

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@Agnesisdead 12h

It's an incredibly weird and uncomfortable movie. Not in a "this horror movie gives me the heebie jeebies I love it!" Kinda way, more like "what purpose does this movie fill and how in the world did the creators come up with it?" It feels like a sick fantasy, gross

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Jackson B.

@unyion 20h

0/10. This is the worst movie I’ve ever seen and there is absolutely nothing redeemable about it. I genuinely worry about the people who created this piece of garbage.

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1d

Zero stars. A perfect blend of moral apprehension and sheer irritation, featuring an incredibly low suspension of disbelief. This film is a repulsive embarrassment to the species; the kind that makes you want to start a Rotten Tomatoes account simply to warn your fellow humans: avoid at all costs.

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David G

2d

Tedius overall but had a distictive style that provided some entertainment.

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revolver.0 8

@Revolver08 4d

nothing adorable and charismatic here, only dumb sadism

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McKenna S

@winterstorm2025 6d

it was just so bad,

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Synopsis

Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival.

Director: Chris Peckover
Producer: Sidonie Abbene, Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen, Brett Thornquest
Screenwriter: Zack Kahn, Chris Peckover
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Storm Vision Entertainment, Eclectik Vision, Best Medicine Productions
Rating: R (Crude Sexual References|All Involving Teens|Disturbing Violent Content|Drug and Alcohol Use|Language Throughout)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3K
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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