Random Acts of Violence

2019

1h 20m

Horror

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58%

78 Reviews

Tomatometer

26%

50+ Ratings

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Comic book writers discover horrific events are related to a character they created.

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Critics Consensus

Random Acts of Violence falls short as an intelligent analysis of its themes, but viewers looking for chance instances of brutality won't be let down.

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Jeffrey P

Looks like an attempt at a slasher horror road movie gone wrong before make-believe shakily becomes reality. There is a good idea here, it just didn't seem to come together.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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prawnda s

to quote the film itself: "that's why you can't come up with an ending for your book. you have nothing to say". this line could not more perfectly sum up my issues with the movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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tee s

Unnecessarily violent and disturbing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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IrateTyrant C

Score for DCU "superdark" genre Great dark action movie in the tradition of Se7en or Silence of the Lambs with a twist of its own that makes it unique. The themes of the plot are interesting, and its scenes are dark, graphic, and dynamic. It fits in the pattern of DCU movies along the lines of Road to Perdition and A History of Violence, or even Brightburn, and has enough haunting scenes of violence which make it memorable in its own rite.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/23

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Audience Member

This is one of the most honest horror films I have seen, with a clear vision and a well use of production gore in a way that kept it realistic, and not cinema real, but real in a way that audiences may not appreciate. The script is clean and straight forward, the cast and performances are also on point, so it saddens me to see many have not touched or given this a chance. In a lot of ways it is the embodiment of what horror should be which is showcasing the rage of the time of the era in which it represents. This film does that, and is unapologetic in it's course of thematic balance of violence and self expression, artist versus struggle and men versus himself. I've always enjoyed Jay's work, and I hope he continues to work and create.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Just bad, really bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

It’s a sordid publicity stunt that leads to disaster and forces the creator — a la Frankenstein and “Misery” — to face his own monster.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 23, 2022

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Robbie Collin

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It's as if the film can't find the ending it is looking for...I was really with this, and then suddenly I was not.

Aug 25, 2020

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Robert Daniels

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Random Acts of Violence explores artistic exploitation, inspiration, and consequence in a confused slasher bereft of a point.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 21, 2020

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

General audiences may find the film's imbalance of gore and aesthetic debates tiresome, whereas genre enthusiasts will surely embrace the discussion.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Frederick Blichert

Vice

Random Acts of Violence has the familiar slasher movie trappings...but theres a freshness to what Baruchel is going for too. A broad attempt to look at how violence manifests, not just within the film but in how were made to confront it as viewers.

Feb 13, 2022

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

...Baruchel the director knows how to execute (in both senses of the word) an unflinching set piece or two.

Sep 10, 2021

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Synopsis

Comic book writers discover horrific events are related to a character they created.

Director: Jay Baruchel
Producer: Jesse Williams, Lisa Wolofsky, Ken F. Levin, Matt Code
Screenwriter: Jesse Chabot
Production Co: Kickstart Productions, JoBro Productions & Film Finance
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2020
Runtime: 1h 20m

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