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Bloody Axe Wound

Play trailer 2:04 Poster for Bloody Axe Wound Released Dec 27, 2024 1h 23m Horror Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family's bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie's father, Roger Bladecut, has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it's time to take the family tradition in a new direction.
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Catherine Bray Guardian You’re left with the sense that these ingredients, mixed slightly differently, could have added up to something rather more delicious, but as it is, your attention is drawn repeatedly to the artificiality of it all. Rated: 2/5 Mar 20, 2025 Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com “Bloody Axe Wound” has a lot of incidents and a clear idea of where its characters should end up, but not much style of its own or a knack for connecting one formulaic dot to the next. Rated: 2/4 Dec 28, 2024 Full Review Abbie Bernstein Assignment X Once Bloody Axe Wound properly gets underway, it’s worthwhile, but the way it ties its narrative shoelaces together on some points is noticeable. Rated: B Mar 31, 2025 Full Review Chris Joyce Movies and Munchies (YouTube) The makeup and practical effects are certainly the highlight of the movie, bringing disgusting and nauseating imagery to our eyeballs in gag-inducing clarity. Rated: 3/5 Mar 31, 2025 Full Review Jasneet Singh Collider Bloody Axe Wound had all the potential for a hilarious and even sweet horror-comedy, but its main issue was being unable to fully commit to its ideas. Rated: 5/10 Mar 20, 2025 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast The central romance is compelling, but Bloody Axe Wound falters when it comes to its recycled meta horror comedy. You've seen this done much, much better a thousand times before. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 21, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mr. Hollywood Done so cheap it is hard to take seriously. I get the concept and what it was doing but man it was like a student film you really do not want to watch but just watch it because a someone you know directed it Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/03/25 Full Review Neil H. The acting was actually quite good. Probably one of the better shot shudder originals I’ve seen loved all the music, and all the callbacks to slasher from the 80s it’s homage to video stores and horror comics Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Craig B Look, Bloody Axe Wound is not too bad. Interesting premise, generally well-acted, and plenty of gory fun. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Shields F A fun movie made by horror fans for horror fans. It won't be topping any lists but it very well might put a smile on your face. It's a meta comedy horror that doesn't rely on jokes and punchlines. Instead it gets its laughs from its nonchalant attitude towards the dark and macabre. Cult classic potential here. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/25/25 Full Review Pam S Would never have watched it without Jeffrey Dean Morgan's name attached to it. Pure absolute schlock. Think toxic avenger/ meets/ day of the comet/ meets/leatherface/meets/norman bates and every other horror film trope. Truly awful. However really good straight up gore fest with the worst script ever. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/22/25 Full Review Audience Member Out of all the Shudder movies they did, this was actually one of my favourites. It was different and unique for a slasher film. I love the tone and vibe the movie gives and love the fact it set around the 80s it really gives u that vibe and nostalgia of those really old 80s slasher horror films. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family's bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie's father, Roger Bladecut, has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it's time to take the family tradition in a new direction.
Director
Matthew John Lawrence
Producer
Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Liz DeCesare, Jordan Manekin, Cassandra Del Viscio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Knapp
Screenwriter
Matthew John Lawrence
Distributor
RLJ Entertainment / Shudder
Production Co
Mischief Farm, Off Label HV
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 27, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2025
Runtime
1h 23m
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