Delirium

R

Released Sep 30, 2016

1 hr. 36 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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5 Reviews

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52%

250+ Ratings

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A man inherits a haunted house after spending time in a mental institution.

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Delirium is a horror mystery that follows Topher Grace as Tom, after being released from a psychiatric hospital, he comes into inheritance when his parents die. While on house arrest, and after a series of mysterious events, Tom comes to the conclusion that the house his parents left him is haunted. I honestly had no idea what to expect from this movie going into it. I just knew it was a psychological horror movie with Topher Grace and the only other role I saw him in was Eddie Brock in Spider-Man 3. I will start off by saying his performance in this film is what really carries the movie as he seems likable and charming. This movie is a slow burn type of horror where little things happen and then the big twist towards the end is the part to stay for and I will admit that this movie does drag and the little horror elements feel cheap and weren't executed well. But there are some gorey visuals and I did enjoy the little things that we'd learn about Tom, his family, and why he was in the hospital and those little details really make the payoff towards the end much better and so as I think this movie does have problems with how they used the horror and really holding back on using it to elevate the story, the actual story itself is pretty good and I have to give this movie a C+.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Tom's been in a mental institution, and when's he's released to his haunted family home, things begin to come out about the family history. Daddy had mom captive in the basement and big brother's a killer. But, mixed with mental issues and 'needing his pills' - you're not really sure what's reality or what is in his head.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Wow. I went into this movie expecting little and boy was I pleasantly surprised. I don't know how I never knew this movie existed until now but this is a great movie. It's so good compared to most of the trash that comes out. Why are so many other Blumhouse movies marketed and receive so much fanfare but I heard nothing about this movie?! Forget the Annabelle movies, why wasn't this marketed to all hell?! This is the best Blumhouse movie I've seen so far. It's not perfect but it's a great movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Contrary to many of the reviews left, Delirium brought a huge turn of events in a thriller-packed movie. A twist on many other recent horror-thrillers that keeps audiences on their toes and constantly has us at the edge of our seats. Quite refreshing to see a director taking a different approach to scaring its viewers.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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As a horror fan I cannot resist seeing a film with a 0% fresh rating from the critics. Is it possible for a film to be that bad? Yes, but not this one. It's worth at least 50-60% -- it's not a great film and to be fair, I'm not a fan of the "found footage" genre, in part because it's so impossible to create the whole narrative with the characters filming everything so they have to cut to conventional shots and then back to the "found footage" but that's not the worst thing in this film. The sequence that bores me the most is the "walking slowly in the dark" thing which happens to often and goes on too long in horror films and this film is little else bit that. Other that that, it's not a bad gag, that characters are just unlikable enough (basically young jerks punking each other constantly) to make sense in the film's world. Definitely not a 0% movie and if you're a fan of "found footage" you'll probably like this a lot.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Another example of trusting audience reviews over critics. I enjoyed this movie a lot. Effective scares and believable characters. And a great twist. Worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Dennis Iliadis

Director

Topher Grace

Tom

Patricia Clarkson

Brody

Genesis Rodriguez

Lynn

Callan Mulvey

Alex

Robin Thomas

Father

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Kristy Strouse

Film Inquiry

There are narrative aspects that are inventive, but unfortunately, the movie overextends its grasp.

Aug 2, 2019

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

Predictable horror-thriller has some gore, strong language.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 12, 2018

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

A good-looking thriller with barely a fright in it.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 5, 2018

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David Nusair

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An often extraordinarily tedious horror effort...

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 10, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Dull take on encroaching madness and single location hellraising, rendered incomplete by choppy storytelling and an overall drowsiness that makes it difficult to maintain patience with 90 minutes of routine frights.

Rated: D

May 31, 2018

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Synopsis

A man inherits a haunted house after spending time in a mental institution.

Director: Dennis Iliadis
Executive Producer: Marianne Maddalena, Denis O'Sullivan, Couper Samuelson, Jeanette Volturno
Screenwriter: Adam Alleca
Distributor: High Top Releasing
Rating: R (Disturbing Images|Some Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2018
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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