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Maniac

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Maniac

Released Jun 21, 2013

1h 29m

Horror

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A serial killer (Elijah Wood) removes his victims' scalps and attaches them to the vintage mannequins he restores in his late mother's shop.

Critics Consensus

Shocking and bloody. Maniac is smarter than your average psychological slasher, but it's often undermined by its excessive gore.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

One for hard-core gore-hounds.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 1, 2017

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

Frodo Baggins as a psycho-killer? Why not?

Rated: 2/4

Jul 11, 2013

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

Beyond the killings, there isn't much mystery to Wood's Frank. He has Norman Bates Syndrome. The end.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 11, 2013

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Impressively stylish in all aspects and brutal in ways the original couldn't pull off. Effectively reimagines the core concept while also injecting it with fresh perspectives that feel organic as opposed to artbitrary.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 22, 2023

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Howard Gorman

NME (New Musical Express)

With its unique style, a career-redefining turn from Elijah Wood and insane levels of violence, this is not only one of the better remakes of recent years, but also one of the best horror films of the decade.

Jun 10, 2021

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

[Franck] Khalfoun's Maniac is about as human as one can get. A heart-pounding, heart-stopping cinematic experience.

Nov 27, 2019

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Arturs L

Great gore and interesting perspective in this psycho slasher horror!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Craig H

Elijah Wood does a great job here playing the super psychotic killer with major mummy issues. The vibes are creepy, the music is great and the kills are gory. An underrated little horror gem

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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d m

#NotRecommended 4/10

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Jerod S

Elijah is a hurt little boy turned slasher that puts scalps on his restored mannequins. An attempt is made to give some understanding for the poor guy, but it's mostly just deranged killing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Jay H

A great horror movie with excellent performances.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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S R

Not a patch on the original. Honestly I HATED the overly artsy feel they gave this one and the POV camera angles got old fast. The original bad me captivated and immersed. With this one I was just bored and wanted it to end. It's a shame too, since Elijah Wood is a genuinely great actor. But he just failed to capture the same vibes that the original movie had, not to mention the awful CGI gore and blood effects that looked terrible.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Synopsis

A serial killer (Elijah Wood) removes his victims' scalps and attaches them to the vintage mannequins he restores in his late mother's shop.

Director: Franck Khalfoun
Producer: Thomas Langmann, Alexandre Aja, William Lustig
Screenwriter: Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: La Petite Reine
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.8K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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