Hatchet

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Hatchet

R

2007

1h 23m

Horror

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Ben (Joel Moore) and Marcus (Deon Richmond) are college students in New Orleans, enjoying Mardi Gras, when they decide to go on a boat tour of an allegedly cursed bayou. Meeting up with several other tourists, including quietly beautiful Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), they are entertained by their guide Shawn (Parry Shen), who regales them with tales of a ghostly serial killer who wanders the swamp. They laugh off the stories -- until someone, or something, starts picking off members of the group.

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Critics Consensus

The over-the-top gore, campy acting, and dim cinematography may be part of Hatchet's self-described old-school ethos, but irony alone can't sustain a horror film.

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MaryAnn Johanson

Film.com

Sep 22, 2010

Lacking the satirical bite of the first Scream... this is mere pastiche that doesn't even wink at what it is pointlessly xeroxing from the past.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Oct 5, 2007

Fun horror-comedy about tourists being picked off in the swamps. Tongues are firmly in cheeks; heads don't stay long on shoulders.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Oct 5, 2007

1/5

This low-budget horror spoof lasts only 84 minutes, but seems to take forever.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

4/10

The comedy is without feeling. The violence is without warrant. The concept is as old as film. Monster bad – but monster also tragic – but get out of my swamp.

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Emilie Black

JoBlo's Movie Network

Sep 21, 2023

4/5

It’s one of those films that shows when you put horror fans with talent in charge, you get something great. Yeah, it’s not perfect. Yeah, it’s oh so very 2006, but it’s also so much fun, so bloody, it doesn’t hold back...

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

Apr 21, 2023

If you’ve never witnessed bare breasts or blood spraying from severed limbs, you are in for quite a ride.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Janiece P

@RT59768375 Jul 31, 2026

trash not watching ever stupid

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Wayne K

@WayneKelso Jul 30, 2026

A horror comedy in a similar vein to Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, only less funny and with fewer likeable characters, Hatchet feels like the kind of film you dream of making when you’re 14 years old. Full of comically dumb characters, gory kills and women who are happy to flash their breasts on every occasion. I applaud the filmmaker’s determination to do everything as practically as possible, resulting in some of the films biggest laughs, and some of the characters, particularly Marcus, get a few great lines. The villain’s mortality is inconsistent, with the film never able to decide whether he’s powerful enough to shrug off bullets or weak enough to be incapacitated by a kick, but it’s biggest flaw is the ending. Basically, it doesn’t have one. It comes to a halt in the middle of an action scene. Not an open ending, just a complete stop, like someone sat on the remote. A fun enough way to kill 80 minutes, but nothing special overall.

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Gononan B

@biggononanotthelilone Jul 29, 2026

As my review I will say it’s worth watching but it do have some boring parts though

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Daniel C.

@Miles_2_geeked May 29, 2026

It's the first movie of the season

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David B.

@RT14283473 May 22, 2026

Stupid, bad and very watchable!

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Synopsis

Ben (Joel Moore) and Marcus (Deon Richmond) are college students in New Orleans, enjoying Mardi Gras, when they decide to go on a boat tour of an allegedly cursed bayou. Meeting up with several other tourists, including quietly beautiful Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), they are entertained by their guide Shawn (Parry Shen), who regales them with tales of a ghostly serial killer who wanders the swamp. They laugh off the stories -- until someone, or something, starts picking off members of the group.

Director: Adam Green
Producer: Scott Altomare, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal
Screenwriter: Adam Green
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Radioaktive Film, ArieScope Pictures
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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