Crush the Skull

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Crush the Skull

2015

1h 20m

Comedy

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A pair of thieves become trapped in a serial killer's house.

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

Easily the most thrilling thriller in recent memory, "Crush the Skull" seems destined for cult status.

May 12, 2016

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

The characters are fantastic. They're the reason to watch.

May 17, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Clever black comedy horror-crime thriller.

Rated: B-

Jul 5, 2016

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Timothy Tau

The Playlist

Extremely entertaining and well-crafted, Crush The Skull promises a bright future in genre films for Nguyen.

Rated: B+

Jun 15, 2016

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Featuring artful photography tightly edited by its director..."Crush the Skull" is far worthier of your time than most of what passes for commercial comedy these days - if you can take some splatter.

Rated: B

May 14, 2016

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Maitland McDonagh

Film Journal International

A sharp offering that should send savvy horror fans home happy.

May 11, 2016

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Audience Member

Great plot but most of the movie might as well as been on the radio.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Easily the second worst movie I've ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Dale B

Off-beat, unpredictable, and of its own kind, Crush The Skull is as unusual as its title. Gets off to a quick start and is a fun ride for as long as it lasts.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/20

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Audience Member

This was way better than it had any right to be. The shit title misleads one into thinking that this will be some cheesy gorey B- bullshit. Not so. The title is the only part of the movie that lacked creativity. The pacing was great and it's sharp turns will solidly written. The humour was just enough and, while it didn't take itself too seriously, managed to give it's charactres enough depth to make us want them make it through. FX were solid and visceral (the spatter in the opening scene was wrenching) but never relies on gore. Great solid story and look forward to see what this crew does next.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Terrible. Just awful. Wasn't scary when it was trying to be scary and wasn't funny when it was clearly trying to be funny. Acting was just as bad. Watched more like a high school indie flick on a $5000 budget.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Pretty entertaining and a little funny. It was alright but nothing great or that different from your average horror.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Chris Dinh

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Lincoln Hoppe

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Synopsis

A pair of thieves become trapped in a serial killer's house.

Director: Viet Nguyen
Producer: Jimmy Tsai, Aya Tanimura
Screenwriter: Viet Nguyen, Chris Dinh
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m

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