Bystanders

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Bystanders

2024

1h 22m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Abby and her friends attend a frat party, but it turns into a nightmare when they are drugged and hunted for sport. As Abby escapes, a mysterious couple arrives and they're ready to turn the tables on the predators.

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Bee Delores

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Bystanders is a wildly refreshing reinvention of the genre that packs on the humor and twists.

Jan 29, 2025

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Dan Tabor

Cinapse

Bystanders is a brutal and refreshingly feminist take on the rape/revenge sub-genre, that shows a complete grasp of how these films need to work, while updating the formula for a new generation.

Jan 23, 2025

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Bill P

Mostly just kill porn but towards the end gets really good about what killing does to the killers.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Lisa D

This movie looks to have had a limited budget and was filmed in a small Kentucky town, so it surprised me by being one of the most wildly entertaining movies I've seen for a while. I love horror and I really love revenge films, and this was super satisfying.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Charles L

Watch it if you like Bad acting and plastic knives

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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Alex R

This movie was a mad fun and a great bloody massacre with revenge kills and twists! Loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Emily F

I'm more than a little biased because my best friend wrote this and stars as Clare and I read every draft over the years, but Bystanders has always meant so much to me as a woman and as a creative. The cast and crew have put so much love into every second and have created absolutely something truly special. If you love the horror genre and/or want to support indie, women, survivor filmmakers, this is the movie for you. If you're angry at the state of the world, this is the movie for you. If you want to see terrible people get their comeuppance, this is the movie for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Synopsis

Abby and her friends attend a frat party, but it turns into a nightmare when they are drugged and hunted for sport. As Abby escapes, a mysterious couple arrives and they're ready to turn the tables on the predators.

Director: Mary Beth McAndrews
Producer: Jeff Seemann, Cole Payne, Mary Beth McAndrews, Patrick Ewald, Katie Page
Screenwriter: Jamie Alvey
Distributor: Epic Pictures
Production Co: Epic Pictures, Traverse Terror
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2025
Runtime: 1h 22m

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