Hellraiser: Inferno

R

2000

1h 39m

Horror

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14%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

35%

10,000+ Ratings

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A Los Angeles detective (Craig Sheffer) wakes to find himself in hell, and his only means of leaving is with Pinhead's (Doug Bradley) puzzle box.

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Gabriel R

I have to start off by saying, this script clearly was not written to be a Hellraiser film. This is a police investigation thriller with a few cenobites slapped in and a Hellraiserish ending. That being said, it is certainly not the worst movie I've ever watched. The twist is obvious but I didn't mind it. Doug Bradley is great. Watch it if you like Hellraiser and police thrillers, skip if you don't

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Patrick K

It's like watching a budget TV show.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/23

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Simon F

This one was actually kinda decent. It's not amazing but it's way better than the previous four and my favorite so far.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/17/22

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Daniel C

This was a fantastic movie. It shows how Pinhead can really torture somebody

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/22

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john c

One of the more interesting offerings in the Hellraiser franchise, this one takes a turn into the genre of supernatural psychological horror. A corrupt detective investigating a series of murders finds the Lament Configuration puzzle box, plays with it, and soon finds himself in a hell that's partly of his own making. While I appreciate the film trying something different, and while this is a much better film than the earlier low point of Hellraiser 3, it still has its problems. The protagonist is so thoroughly unlikeable (and made deliberately so by the film) that you'd be hard-pressed to care what happens to him, and you may even find yourself rooting for the cenobites to do their thing to him. In a sense, they do, but it's not what you might expect. The film also has the issue of Pinhead now apparently wanting to punish this man for his "sins", which is a complete break from his usual character and motivation. In the first two movies, he and the other cenobites are completely amoral "explorers in the furthest reaches of experience", more likely to be encouraging "sin" than punishing it (unless perhaps it was in a BDSM kind of way). Hellraiser is a better and even a smarter film that the critics' score would have you believe, but I enjoy it nowhere near as much as the first two movies in the franchise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Michael

this is just christmas carol

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/19/22

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Scott Derrickson

Director

Craig Sheffer

Detective Joseph Thorne

Doug Bradley

Pinhead

Nicholas Turturro

Detective Tony Nenonen

Nicholas Sadler

Bernie

Lindsay Taylor

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...a pervasively interminable thriller...

Rated: 0/4

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Tim Brayton

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A movie whose heavy atmosphere might have been done better elsewhere, but it <i>has</i> a heavy atmosphere, and that's more than other <i>Hellraiser</i> sequels can claim.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 10, 2022

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Mike Massie

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The grisly violence and nightmarishly hallucinatory imagery returns, now accompanied by appalling sound effects that significantly amplify the brutality.

Rated: 2/10

Sep 29, 2020

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Calum Marsh

Esquire Magazine

Though it is sometimes plagued by the problems typical of low-budget horror, you can tell at all times that Inferno has a lot of ambition for a B-grade picture of its kind - and that sense makes all the difference.

Oct 17, 2018

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Consider watching it again and suddenly the idea of having your flesh torn apart by meathooks for eternity won't sound so bad after all.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 26, 2017

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Spence D.

IGN Movies

Rated: 2/5

Jan 24, 2004

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Synopsis

A Los Angeles detective (Craig Sheffer) wakes to find himself in hell, and his only means of leaving is with Pinhead's (Doug Bradley) puzzle box.

Director: Scott Derrickson
Screenwriter: Scott Derrickson, Paul Harris Boardman
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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