Red Pill

2021

1h 27m

Horror

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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20%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

85%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Cassandra (Tonya Pinkins) is a black American woman fearful for the fate of her country in the next election. Election weekend 2020, she reluctantly accompanies her best friend Rocky, land preserver activist (Ruben Blades) and his wife Emelia (Luba Mason), her roommate Lily (Kathyrn Erbe), friend Nick (Jake O'Flaherty) and partner Bobby (Adesola Osakalumi) to canvas in newly blue Virginia. As the friends arrive at their "Super-Host" housing, they encounter signs that point to possible trouble and before the weekend is over their fight for the country becomes a fight for their lives.

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This thought provoking film that is horrifying in more ways than one is a must see. Don't go alone, for two reasons. It's scary. And it's a movie you want to talk about afterwards.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Disturbing. Provocative. Be prepared to question your core beliefs. Kudos to Tonya Pinkins! Can't wait to see what comes next for you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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I enjoyed the challenge this movie commands of me to step outside of my preconceptions and reactionary norms and take an honest look at what is being shared in this very in your face unapologetic look at some real deep seeded and on many fronts celebrated and wish they were hidden realities of this nation and the world society. I was very pleasantly amused to see such a challenging prospective of reality denied in Film. I enjoyed it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

This film has so many gems and not your typical watered down Hollywood production. Watch with an open mind and enjoy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

I thoroughly enjoyed this. The story line was stellar and the acting was superb.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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I'm not a horror movie fan so I can't speak to how it compares to others but I found the film odd in fun ways and thought-provoking. Tonya Pinkins is so talented.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Tonya Pinkins

Cassandra

Rubén Blades

Rocky

Catherine Curtin

Mercy

Kathryn Erbe

Lily

Tim Halvorsen

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

This wonky political horror movie turns out to be painfully earnest and gauche to the point of confusion.

Dec 2, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Awful.

Dec 29, 2021

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Tim Brennan

About Boulder

Pinkins also does good work cranking up the tension, the feeling of dread that just keeps increasing.

Dec 28, 2021

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

This is an earnest movie with an important message that gets lost in the flawed execution.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 16, 2021

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

With one exception, the cast is atrocious and kills any investment one might have had in these characters and their plight.

Rated: 4/10

Dec 4, 2021

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

This is a film with important points to make and some interesting ideas, but Pinkins' limited experience and low budget mean it has clearly fallen short of what she's aiming for.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 3, 2021

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Synopsis

Cassandra (Tonya Pinkins) is a black American woman fearful for the fate of her country in the next election. Election weekend 2020, she reluctantly accompanies her best friend Rocky, land preserver activist (Ruben Blades) and his wife Emelia (Luba Mason), her roommate Lily (Kathyrn Erbe), friend Nick (Jake O'Flaherty) and partner Bobby (Adesola Osakalumi) to canvas in newly blue Virginia. As the friends arrive at their "Super-Host" housing, they encounter signs that point to possible trouble and before the weekend is over their fight for the country becomes a fight for their lives.

Director: Tonya Pinkins
Producer: Doris Casap, Stephen Hendel, Gabriella Ludlow
Screenwriter: Tonya Pinkins
Production Co: Red Pill Movie 2020, Technicolor Postworks New York
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2021
Runtime: 1h 27m

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