Although Initiation struggles to balance its gorier goals against the story's social commentary, that added maturity makes this slasher a slight cut above.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Berardo -
Producer -
Jon Huertas , Stephanie Stanziano , John Berardo , J.P. Castel , Lindsay LaVanchy , Brian Frager , Shivam Malhotra -
Screenwriter -
John Berardo , Brian Frager , Lindsay LaVanchy -
Distributor -
Saban Films -
Production Co -
Shatterproof Films -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller , Crime -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 7, 2021, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 7, 2021 -
Runtime -
1h 37m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)