Leatherface

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Leatherface

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Released Oct 20, 2017

1h 30m

Horror

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A violent teen and three others kidnap a young nurse while escaping from a Texas mental institution. Pursued by a vengeful sheriff, the disturbed young man embarks on a murderous rampage that shapes him into a legendary killer known as Leatherface.

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Critics Consensus

Leatherface may wear the skin of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel, but it proves gutless as an origin story and finds little invention in the horror tropes it's cannibalizing.

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

Leatherface ... falls squarely in the tradition of a series that's failed, movie after movie, to recapture the raw, reptilian power of its first entry.

Rated: D

Oct 23, 2017

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Sadly, the makers of Leatherface didn't put enough thought into a sleepy story that could easily be titled 'I Was a Teenage Leatherface.'

Rated: 1/4

Oct 20, 2017

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John Semley

Globe and Mail

Like the film's punishingly gory set pieces, the storytelling itself is meaty.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 20, 2017

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Manages to bring in the extremely unpleasant, unrelenting energy of the New French Extremity horror movement into the United States mostly intact.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 1, 2022

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

For all the buildup for the big reveal, the ending of Leatherface makes little sense and isn't terribly satisfying, for hardcore fans or otherwise.

Rated: 4/10

Oct 4, 2019

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Most egregiously, it attempts to chart a rational evolution of an incomprehensible monster.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 20, 2019

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Adam R

It's so awful I started an account on here just to tell people how horrible it is. There's zero plot progression & I've never been so relieved to see end credits

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Ezekiel G

This movie was so enjoyable, genuinely my favorite movie ever, I definitely recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Audience M

Leatherface is an interesting addition to the franchise, on one hand, almost all of its character development is overshadowed by shock-value gore, however on the other hand, its greatest strength is cinematography. The visuals and atmosphere are gritty and oppressive, capturing the grim world of the Sawyer family and the bleak landscape of Western Texas.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Audience Member

Nothing compares to the 1st movie, a horror classic, but this wasn't terrible for a prequel. Kept me entertained and no time checks.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Early W

This movie was just horrible and not in a good way. It tries too hard to be gory and shocking but only winds up being boring. It has little to do with Leatherface until the very end when he finally uses a chainsaw. Why the hell would you call this movie Leatherface and wait until the last few minutes of the movie to show him in his "Leatherface"? The movie follows a group of mental asylum patients who escape and manage to snag a nurse hostage. The rest of the film is a series of gory kills that is connected to a plot about them running from the law. We are made to assume one of the group is Leatherface until a predictable twist near the end reveals who actually is Leatherface. The whole plot is just dumb and cringe. The writers created a half ass script and stamped a well known IP onto it to attempt to milk out a few more dollars from the Horror-Lover fan base. Just watch the original classic.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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stephen b

A little too much violence in comparison to the substance. The throwback feel to the movie would have made up for it if there had been a more sensible transition to the title character.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Synopsis

A violent teen and three others kidnap a young nurse while escaping from a Texas mental institution. Pursued by a vengeful sheriff, the disturbed young man embarks on a murderous rampage that shapes him into a legendary killer known as Leatherface.

Director: Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
Producer: Carl Mazzocone, Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman, Les Weldon
Screenwriter: Seth M. Sherwood
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Mainline Pictures Inc., Millennium Films, Campbell Grobman Films, Lionsgate Films
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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