Mercy Black

2019

1 hr. 28 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

45%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

22%

50+ Ratings

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Fifteen years after stabbing a classmate to conjure a phantom known as Mercy Black, a woman is released from psychiatric care and sent to live with her sister and young nephew. Now, she'll need to confront her past to save her nephew's future.

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A woman is released from a psychiatric hospital 15 years after murdering a classmate in a ritual offered to a ghost known as Mercy Black (the audience will find similarities with the Slender Man). The tragedy becomes a viral urban legend and her nephew is among the ones who are obsessed with this myth. The woman is forced to confront her dark past one last time in a race against time to save the child from sacrificing another life. Is this entity an imaginary ghost created by her disturbed mind or is it actually real?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/12/23

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This movie was one of the worst horror movies I have ever seen. It looked and sounded very interesting, but they threw away an amazing story idea with a lack of understanding of mental hospitals, mental illness, and of how it is to live with PTSD. It had so much potential. It's very disappointing to see a story wasted with such terrible writing. the acting was horrible as well. Not sure if that is the actor's fault tho. Could just be poor directing. Altho it makes a great comedy! My friends and I watch it to get a good laugh at how bad it is. The ending had too many twists as well. It seemed like the movie was grabbing at straws the entire film. The reason Im not giving this film half a star is that the character design of mercy black was pretty well done. The mask, the look, the backstory, and even the name were very well done. The design factor was there, but the execution was not. It seemed like it was trying way to hard to be hereditary.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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Audience Member

As a lifelong fan of good horror movies and a person interested in true crime cases, I can say this movie is infamous, wrong in so many ways and utterly disrespectful. The writer is as grotesque as his own character Will. Most of all, is a very bad horror movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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It's weird that this is a Slender Man rip off that's better than the Slender Man movie. 😕 ↓ point rating ↓ 5.3 out of 12 = 44% ⚡️ acting - 0.4 ⚡️ cinematography - 0.4 ⚡️ costume design - 0.4 ⚡️ directing - 0.4 ⚡️ film editing - 0.4 ⚡️ makeup & hairstyling - 0.5 ⚡️ music - 0.5 ⚡️ production design - 0.5 ⚡️ score - 0.5 ⚡️ sound design - 0.6 ⚡️ visual effects - 0.4 ⚡️ writing - 0.3

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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It wasn't terrible. I will say that the movie felt like a decent B list Horror, but the "special effects" at the end were low C to D quality. Good for a decent laugh.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Wow, I can't believe Matthew Gray Gubler would do that

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Noel Murray

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The movie is nerve-wracking throughout, but especially terrifying in the final 20 minutes.

May 14, 2019

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

A real child's story of surviving a vicious attempt on her life is exploited by Egerton for the stupid and soulless spectacle that is Mercy Black.

Apr 9, 2019

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

If having their own Momo is Netflix's latest attempt to grab viewers, they're gonna need a much more disturbing monster.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 31, 2019

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

The story is seemingly inspired by the Slender Man but creates an interesting character all its own.

Jan 2, 2021

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Matt Donato

Flickering Myth

Egerton hones his focus into sharper screams, and audiences delight most of all. More of this Owen Egerton, please. Have we just found Blumhouse's latest in-house workman?

Rated: 3/5

Apr 12, 2019

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Rob Hunter

Film School Rejects

Netflix takes another stab at dropping a surprise horror movie, but the end result is the same.

Apr 7, 2019

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Synopsis

Fifteen years after stabbing a classmate to conjure a phantom known as Mercy Black, a woman is released from psychiatric care and sent to live with her sister and young nephew. Now, she'll need to confront her past to save her nephew's future.

Director: Owen Egerton
Executive Producer: Jennifer Dong, Figo Li, Zac Locke, Ryan Turek
Screenwriter: Owen Egerton
Production Co: Divide/Conquer
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2019