Hell Fest

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Hell Fest

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Released Sep 28, 2018

1h 29m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns the horror theme park into his own personal playground.

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Critics Consensus

Hell Fest might give less demanding horror fans a few decent reasons to scream, but it's neither clever nor frightening enough to leave much of an impression.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It wasn't anything new, it was old riffs done in a way that was actually quite efficient.... The nastiest is the right level of nasty, the silliness is the right level of silly.

Nov 16, 2018

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Plotkin's relentless button-pushing, coupled to the script's cringe-inducing yooftalk, instead mark Hell Fest as unmistakably the work of middle-aged execs trying to jab suggestible teenagers back into cinemas.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 16, 2018

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

They did this 40 years ago, and better, in 'Halloween.' It's getting really, really tired.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 16, 2018

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Hell Fest is not a well-rounded film, but it meets expectations by steeping the viewer in spooky imagery and squeezing some suspense out of its premise making it a worthwhile October watch.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 9, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The movie remains satisfying because it's not trying to approach the slasher genre from a place of irony or nostalgia, as many have in recent years.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 11, 2022

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Keturah Kendrick

Mediaversity Reviews

While overly simplistic, Hell Fest does at least feature some nuances of female friendship.

Rated: C

Jul 22, 2021

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Emil P

Very underrated, great slasher movie!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Sarky C

I am giving this a 5/5! Don't get me wrong there are plenty of better horror movies out there. But as a lover of all things horror, I loved this. If you want something that is Halloween themed then this is right up your alley it was absolutely simple there was nothing hard about this film and it was just absolutely fun.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Mike O

The entire movie is a major filmmaking pet peeve of mine: when a story is set at a concert or sports arena or theme park etc, and completely ignores how those events actually play out with crowds/other patrons. Hell Fest, a movie about theme park haunts doesn’t reflect how those haunts really function in any way, shape or form. Entire haunt mazes just for you and friends?! It’s lazy in every aspect of the filmmaking process and completely destroys my willing suspension of disbelief.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Fab H

This movie was not bad I actually liked it idk why people rate it badly I enjoyed it lol

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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John H

This is NOT a groundbreaking movie, but it's classic horror done well. If you like slasher/horror movies this will certainly do the trick! It's a lot of fun!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Melissa L

A fairly good low-budget horror movie, with a twist. You may want to check this out for Halloween.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Synopsis

On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns the horror theme park into his own personal playground.

Director: Gregory Plotkin
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Tucker Tooley
Screenwriter: Seth M. Sherwood, Blair Butler, Akela Cooper
Distributor: CBS Films, Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Valhalla Motion Pictures, Tucker Tooley Entertainment, CBS Films
Rating: R (Language|Horror Violence|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 21, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.1M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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