Hellraiser

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Hellraiser

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2022

2h 1m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A new take on Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic in which a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.

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Critics Consensus

A gift for long-suffering fans after numerous subpar sequels, David Bruckner's Hellraiser unlocks the puzzle box for getting this franchise back on the right track.

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Audience Says

The 2022 Hellraiser is better than a lot of the other films in this franchise, but it's still nowhere near as scary or exciting as the original.

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

What works most about the new Hellraiser are its leads. Odessa A’zion’s performance makes up for a lot of what the script lacks.

Feb 9, 2023

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

The elaborate new Cenobite designs owe as much to Guillermo del Toro’s bioclockwork as Barker’s S&M body mods, but yet again the emissaries of Hell stand around being philosophically evil rather than doing much of anything.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 8, 2022

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

[Odessa A'zion] is just wonderful.

Oct 14, 2022

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It may be the third-best Hellraiser movie, but you really have to have seen fifth-through-eleventh best to know what a relief that is.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 23, 2024

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Federico Furzan

Movie-Blogger.com

In David Bruckner’s 2022 renditionof Hellraiser, things change. He has no intention of remaking the same film and goes with his own screenwriters to helm a modern version of a tale that isn’t easy to dig into.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 27, 2023

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Thouigh it may not tear your soul apart, it certainly has some grisly sights to show you.

Oct 26, 2023

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Audience Member

This is truly amazing, better than any sequel ever made. This is a modern CGI take and story on the original hellrasier and they did it justice, I only wish they'd redo the sequels next.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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C 2 R

Better than the original. Deeper, more thoughtful, more tasteful, and a type of horror that engages the mind as it excites it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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Phineas T B

The cenobites designs were absolutely f*king amazing! I want more Weeper. And I really hope they bring back Trevor’s sweet *ss as Chatterer 4.0. Best addition to the franchise since the second movie hands down. My one critique would be More Gore!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Andrew E

Despite a a few of the usual annoying tropes in modern moives, I actually enjoyed this one. This especially true when compared to some of the other sequels.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Carlos I

While Jamie Clayton's portrayal of Pinhead offers a refreshing and intriguing take on the iconic villain, the 2022 Hellraiser reboot is ultimately hampered by a hokey plot and a villain who feels so arch they could have stepped out of a bad 1950s comic book. The new Cenobite designs, regrettably, are overdesigned to the point of resembling generic monsters from a Silent Hill or Resident Evil video game, losing the chilling, elegant horror of their predecessors. Furthermore, it's difficult to truly root for the protagonist when her abrasive personality makes her such an unlikable character.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Miss G

Habiendo visto todas las películas y habiendo leído los libros, esta película ha sido mi favorita de toda la franquicia. El rol de Pinhead es perfecto, el diseño de los cenobitas es realmente original y sin lugar a duda los efectos especiales son mucho mejores. Como amante del terror, esta fue la única de la franquicia que me hizo sentir escalofríos y verdadera emoción.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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Synopsis

A new take on Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic in which a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.

Director: David Bruckner
Producer: Clive Barker, David S. Goyer, Keith Levine, Marc Toberoff
Screenwriter: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski, David S. Goyer
Production Co: Phantom 4 Films, Spyglass Media Group, 20th Century Studios
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2022
Runtime: 2h 1m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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