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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Brad M

Not good, way slow and boring.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Gregg W

I don’t understand how this movie is not loved by true fans of the horror genre. It’s barely been rated by critics or fans! Florence Pugh shows off her incredible acting skills in an early offering in her career. The supernatural element is deftly used in key moments to keep the viewer unsettled and in a state of fight or flight. All of it comes together with the malevolent main storyline within that house. Measured and well executed - well worth a late night, lights off, popcorn and wine, viewing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Matthew Y

This movie had potential, but was ultimately *bizarely* bad. Specifically, the issue is that it felt like they changed their minds on what kind of movie they were making halfway through. It starts with "there's no real ghosts, we're scamming people." Moves on to "OMG, there are definitely real ghots!" And that is where you expect the horror movie about GHOSTS to start, but instead, the moment it becomes clear that there are ghosts...they run away, are captured by psychopathich humans, and tortured. The ghosts are seemingly forgotten altogether. Then with 5 minutes left, the ghosts pop up again. What on earth HAPPEND to this production?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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David D

Not awful but not good. My biggest peeve is near the end. When faced with 2 threats and you eliminate one, you don't ignore the second threat (who is in the same room) so you can hug and console your sister thereby getting bushwacked from behind. As former military, I would clear a room before I make any secondary assessments.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Pamela G

Malevolent is one of the best horror movies I’ve seen in the last year and I watch a lot of them. Florence Pugh is amazing, the movie works because her face is so interesting. Fantastic balance between character/backstory and pure horror (supernatural & torture horror genres combined). Nearly a perfect movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Sammer A

what's wrong with people, this is a good movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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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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