Deathstalker

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In Deathstalker, the Kingdom of Abraxeon is under siege by the Dreadites, heralds of the long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon. When Deathstalker recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield, he's marked by dark magick and hunted by monstrous assassins. To survive, he must break the curse and face the rising evil. Death is just the beginning... of great adventure!

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

It’s a playground for the filmmakers and audience alike, a fantastical space where anything can happen, whether it’s silly or badass or both.

Oct 10, 2025

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

There are too many points in Deathstalker where it feels like Kostanski has convinced himself that he’s making an honest-to-goodness epic, a genuine challenger to Conan’s skull-lined throne.

Oct 9, 2025

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

This remagining veers even harder into silly territory with aplomb, leveraging its rough edges in its favor, and brings tongue-in-cheek personality in spades.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 9, 2025

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Chris Sawin

Bounding Into Comics

Take the fantasy elements of Beastmaster and smash them together with the squeamish fatalities of Mortal Kombat and you’ve got the barbarically potent masterpiece known as Deathstalker.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 18, 2025

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Cody Leach

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Deathstalker feels like something I would have watched in the 90s...and I mean that as a compliment. The throwback nature of the set design and practical puppets bring a nostalgic edge and the blend of fantasy and horror is a lot of fun.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 17, 2025

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

A diverting and admittedly superior reboot that’s nevertheless thoroughly disposable.

Oct 13, 2025

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The Maunderer

Gory, Classic VFX, Tongue in Cheek Dialogue. A good ole B-Medieval Fantasy movie. A Bloody Fun time with beer!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/25

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Kalidor the Konqueror

I give it 10/10. I love sword and sorcery films. This paid a nice homage to the original Deathstalker series, the Masters of the Universe, the Army of Darkness, and some others. The film has great practical effects, gore, action, and just enough comedy. Unlike most films of this genre, there is no gratuitous sex or nudity. I drove a 3.5 hour round trip to see a movie with 1 hr 42 min run-time. That's how good it was.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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Eric

Best movie Ive seen since the Lord of the Rings.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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robert l

So good. A real love letter to the sword and sorcery films of the 80s.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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shayne

Great movie that knew exactly what it was. An awesome reboot of a sword and sorcery franchise that didn't fall into the trap of trying to be realistic or gritty. Not a single actor phoned in their performance, you can tell every one of them was having a blast making it. If you like sword and sorcery with awesome soundtracks, you'll love DEATHSTALKER

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/25

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Ruben C.

This movie pays homage to the 80’s & 90’s era of sword & sorcerer films! It’s fun and the acting delivers what you’d expect for a epic fantasy adventure movie to feel like. All analog effects and creature creations. Lots of muppets and spray foam glob creatures. All fun and all good vibes. I wanted it to have a post credit scene or something to elude there’d be another movie down the road. Bad song for the credits, makes it unbearable to stay while it hurts your ears (my only complaint).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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In Deathstalker, the Kingdom of Abraxeon is under siege by the Dreadites, heralds of the long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon. When Deathstalker recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield, he's marked by dark magick and hunted by monstrous assassins. To survive, he must break the curse and face the rising evil. Death is just the beginning... of great adventure!

Director: Steven Kostanski
Producer: Avi Federgreen, Pasha Patriki, Michael Paszt
Screenwriter: Steven Kostanski
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Production Co: Hangar 18 Media
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 42m