Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Self-Help

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Self-Help R Now Playing 1h 25m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 16 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A young woman infiltrates a dangerous self-actualization community after her mother becomes entangled with its enigmatic leader.
Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

Critics Reviews

View More (16)
Michael Gingold Rue Morgue Magazine It’s more dramatically oriented than an all-out horror show (though the scary stuff definitely lands), and also more psychologically ambitious than the Bloomquists’ previous movies. Oct 31, 2025 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru An often dull amalgam of psychological thriller, horror and drama with a few twists that aren't very shocking. Oct 31, 2025 Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Self-Help can be disturbing, but it's only so in strokes too broad to really succeed... Rated: 2/4 Oct 30, 2025 Full Review Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror You’ll just have to trust me when I say that this horror thriller has some sinister twists and gorgeously creepy surprises along the way. Also, it gets rather physical (with practical effects) for those in the... Rated: 3/5 Oct 29, 2025 Full Review Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania Landry Bender steals the show in Erik Bloomquist's mixed bag of cult horror and character-driven family drama. Rated: 3/5 Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome There’s a pitch-black, bubble gum silliness to Self-Help, demented in its blend of B-movie fun and character-focused drama. A little Halloweentime gem that’s as sweet as it is nasty. Oct 27, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More (5)
Juandi What did I just watch? I went in blind even though I could tell it was a low budget film based on the poster. Everything about it questionable, confusing & mediocre. I was falling asleep towards the end. I’m just upset I didn’t sleep through all of it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/25 Full Review K K. Wow. This movie was like one of those FAIR rides, not the big fancy polished amusement park, nor it is the local fair ride where think, OK, I'm not expecting much then get in and when they get out, go what the heck? Not sure what happened, but I had a blast. The ACTING was fabulous, across the board! Great job. Sure, a couple of actors really stood out, but I'm not naming names, only going to say great job, everyone acting in this movie, including the lady vacuuming! You all brought something to the scene and the story being told! This movie surprised me. I was thinking slash, gore or something. This is intelligent, funny, with some gross moments, an adult flick! Creative original script, story. Loved some of the music. Surely, a few scenes think, What the hell does this mean? Such as the bedroom scene may surprise some. Lol, I've seen things way kinkier in person, but then I went, ah got it, so some scenes like that one were not necessarily random as they showed something about the characters. I LOVED THE ENDING! ​Thanks for the Halloween treat! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 25 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in 2025 in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Celebrating 5 years in 2030!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Strong Violent Content and Sexual Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/31/25 Full Review Ryan F I actually really liked this movie. I'm always a sucker for stories about cults and exposing them for what they are. I also loved the cast, especially Landry Bender Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/31/25 Full Review Jon P. A pretty charming B horror movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/31/25 Full Review Read all reviews
Self-Help

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman infiltrates a dangerous self-actualization community after her mother becomes entangled with its enigmatic leader.
Director
Erik Bloomquist
Producer
Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist
Screenwriter
Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist
Distributor
Cineverse
Production Co
Mainframe Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Strong Violent Content|Sexual Content)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 25m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1