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At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, three women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted past... and present.
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It can be didactic rather than truly suspenseful, but Master is an impressively well-crafted horror outing with a lot on its mind.

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Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review 04/15/2022
A really interesting film, with more than a little Jordan Peele in it. Go to Full Review
Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 03/30/2022
What this film wants to do is convey how all of this feels like a horror movie... It maintains that tone throughout. Go to Full Review
Robert Levin Newsday 03/28/2022
3/4
"Master" is a genre picture that works as well as it does because it's rooted in everyday horrors. Go to Full Review
Brooke Obie Black Girl Watching Oct 28
Master doesn’t stick the landing, but it is a good warning for those who believe ascending to the heights of these anti-Black institutions (that were literally built on slavery) will be worth what it costs of your humanity to climb. Go to Full Review
Daniel Allen Loud and Clear Reviews 07/25/2024
3.5/5
The film does drag in the second act, as the mystery slowly builds and builds... However, Master has a decent final note and is a confident, chilling campus horror from Mariama Diallo. Go to Full Review
Gautam Sunder The Hindu 07/18/2024
A fantastic Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi try hard, but a so-so screenplay makes their job difficult... Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 2 Meant to be scary in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more David F 06/05/2024 This horror movie set at a small, ivy-ish college gets a lot right about tone and setting, and it is scary, but the racial angle it brings to the genre comes off as self-important rather than fresh or new. See more Cemi H 04/13/2024 One of the best movies I've seen. See more Dave C 03/13/2024 It's a shame this isn't hitting higher than 3.5*. The three leads are superb in their roles, and the story itself is a good one. Unfortunately the execution is lacking. The delivery of something truly ominous and scary isn't enough without a cohesive backstory, and this film lacks just that. It leaves the scares and tension listless and less effective See more Kyle M 10/22/2023 Agreeably didactic that only contributes to an ongoing discussion as slowly demonstrated, positioning this better purposed as psychological drama except it tried to sell horrifically by atmosphere and visual cues which were crafted irrelevantly and disjointedly, therefore lessening the impact Regina King aimed for in her performance. (C+) See more Jacob B @Jbruno 08/31/2023 Another leftist-pandering propaganda piece about a black savior protagonist surrounded by a sea of "racist white republicans" classmates. Your basic leftwing cookie cut-out "horror" trope, shoving the same-old systemic racist propaganda bullcrap down your throat by insinuating that America is deeply rooted in racism at the hands of the evil caucasians (all republican of course) The only "decent" white people in the film are white liberals who can do no wrong. At any rate, this review probably won't even make it on the review page because Rotten Tomatoes is rotten to the core and doesn't like it when the audience disagrees with their leftist pandering reviews, which always upvotes liberal trash and downvotes anything that is wholesome, conservative, family oriented or based on Christian values. If you like politically correct steaming turds disguised as movies than this flick is definately for you! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, three women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted past... and present.
Director
Mariama Diallo
Producer
Joshua Astrachan, Brad Becker-Parton, Andrea Roa
Screenwriter
Mariama Diallo
Distributor
Amazon Studios
Production Co
Big Indie Pictures, Animal Kingdom
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 18, 2022
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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