Mayhem

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Mayhem

2017

1h 26m

Horror

Action

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Derek Cho is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm's building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle the score once and for all.

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Critics Consensus

Mayhem delivers stylish violence by the bloody bucketful -- and grounds all the titular chaos in sharp humor and surprisingly effective real-world economic angst.

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Daniel Gallant

Time Out

Mayhem is an energetic genre flick that moves at a ferocious pace. But contrived dialogue and a bewildering narrative tarnish this otherwise enjoyable pulp effort.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2018

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Mayhem channels rage at an unfair society and the bullshit that trickles down from the Powers That Be into a paean to uncontrolled anger.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 10, 2017

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

"Mayhem" is a frantic, blood-splattered, rock 'n' roll action-horror-comedy that plays like a killer cross between "Crank" and "Office Space."

Rated: A

Nov 10, 2017

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Joe Lynch has fully embraced his enthusiasm and passion for genre cinema while also flexing his comedic chops, all thanks to the tour-de-force performance of his new muse, Steven Yeun.

Rated: 4/5

May 12, 2023

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Mayhem is one of those films that live up to their title. Here the mayhem and insanity is push up as much as it can without going overboard too much ...

Rated: 5/5

Apr 17, 2020

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

Mayhem is an absolute joy, not least because it finally, and definitively, marks Joe Lynch out as the filmmaker we always knew he was.

Rated: 9/10

Oct 4, 2019

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Jason L

Mayhem is a passable action horror with some solid moments. Unfortunately, the writer doesn’t trust his audience, hitting us with too much exposition too early on.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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Ryan H

A fired lawyer and a mistreated client team up to "talk" with the executives at the top floor while the red eye virus which invokes extreme impulses and grants impunity to the affected infects the law firm. It's a good plot with a couple solid actors, but the director ruined this movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/25

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STEVEN M

Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving are great in this Vengeance Against the Corporate Machine film. Steven Brand and Dallas Roberts are perfect as the rotten bosses. This film is perfect where the big bosses finally get theirs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Wyatt H

Absolute cinema, plus it has invincible and that hot chick from babysitter

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Craig W.

Very good movie, fast paced and entertaining

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Synopsis

Derek Cho is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm's building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle the score once and for all.

Director: Joe Lynch
Producer: Parisa Caviani, Mehrdad Elie, Lawrence Mattis, Matt Smith, Sean Sorensen
Screenwriter: Matias Caruso
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Circle of Confusion
Genre: Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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