Malevolent

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Malevolent

TV-MA

2018

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A brother-sister team that fabricates paranormal encounters for cash gets more than it bargains for when it takes a job in an estate with real paranormal activity.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

It's not going to be anyone's favorite new horror film this holiday season, but it's a solid enough start to the month when temperatures drop and it becomes cooler to tell ghost stories.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 5, 2018

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

"Malevolent" is based on the novel "Hush" by Konstantopoulos, although you'd never guess that this lightweight ghost story/slasher pic was based on novelistic source material.

Rated: TWO STARS

Oct 5, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Several smart decisions turns it into a surprisingly effective genre movie.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 23, 2022

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

Jackson and his reluctant sister Angela offer a fake ghostbusting service to "cleanse" the homes of gullible Scots. But when Angela starts to see and hear things, is she losing it, or are there really ghosts? And if there are, what could they want?

Rated: 4/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

While the premise of Malevolent might not be all that different than other general haunted house films, it still pulls you in as a viewer.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 2, 2021

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Charles Koplinski

Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam

A pleasant surprise as this horror film proves to be an uncommonly smart entry in the genre.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Nov 14, 2020

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Caitlin A

Highly confusing and at most points painfully boring. As someone who truly dislikes horror films, this lacked anything of substance to even get my heart rate up. A complete lack of direction and it feels as though they genuinely lost the plot somewhere in the middle of the film

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Robat H

This film should have been called the Jackson five hunt ghosts. The sheer number of times they say the name Jackson in this film is just outrageous. It is so jarring it completely ruins the film for me. A poor script with poorly executed ghosts. Apart from one or two decent scares in the beginning, this film disappoints as paranormal fare and ends up in an unbelievable hostel esque scene. Dull.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Dan D

This movie was predictable but still a good watch. Ghosts are never what they seem. Neither are little, old ladies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Brian M

Up until roughly the 3/4 mark this is a really engaging and creepy haunted house movie. Then it kind of goes off the rails and largely abandons the effective supernatural storyline for a twist that feels more like a cop-out. It was disappointing to see all that momentum go to waste.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Joey H

I am definitely on the “surprised by the low ratings” train on this one. I thought this movie was great. I think the plot is a good idea and was executed well. The pacing was perfect as we smoothly transitioned from what was happening in Angela and Jackson’s lives prior to the events at the house and into the actual events of the house with a great payoff. Every minute in this movie has reason and nothing feels like filler. The characters and their circumstances were likeable and relatable. Florence Pugh killed her part and showed how much of a star she could be even early in her career and I have no complaints with the acting done by any other members of the cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Brad M

Not good, way slow and boring.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Synopsis

A brother-sister team that fabricates paranormal encounters for cash gets more than it bargains for when it takes a job in an estate with real paranormal activity.

Director: Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Producer: Brian Coffey, Danny Sherman
Screenwriter: Ben Ketai, Eva Konstantopoulos
Production Co: Thruline Entertainment
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 5, 2018
Runtime: 1h 28m

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