Suitable Flesh

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Suitable Flesh

Released Oct 27, 2023

1h 39m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient suffering extreme personality disorder. But it leads her into dark occult danger as she tries to escape a horrific fate.

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Campy and creepy, Suitable Flesh delivers visceral, '80s-inspired horror topped off by game performances from Barbara Crampton and Heather Graham.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

This material? Not very strong. These actors? Doing what they can with it and actually getting it to a pretty creepy place.

Nov 29, 2023

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Kimber Myers

Crooked Marquee

Lynch never nears the gleefully demented levels of gore and black humor that were Gordon’s hallmarks, but Suitable Flesh is still a fun if relatively mild homage.

Rated: B-

Oct 30, 2023

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Adam White

Independent (UK)

There are flashes of HP Lovecraft, but the film is otherwise steeped in tributes to Stuart Gordon, the late king of scuzzy, made-for-VHS horror... Here, that manifests in a splurge of self-parodic fun.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2023

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Suitable Flesh gets repetitive fast. It lacks an emotional core. By the third act, rather than wondering how things would get resolved, I simply found myself eager for an end to the villain's uninspired rants.

Rated: 2/5

May 15, 2025

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Rocco T. Thompson

Daily Dead

Suitable Flesh is less suitable than it is superlative: a playful, gleefully horny Lovecraftian thriller

Rated: 4/5

Jul 2, 2024

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

It's difficult not to grin as a possessed Heather Graham grinds away on top of her dumbly delighted husband to the strains of some vintage softcore sax

Rated: 4

Feb 28, 2024

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Melissa R

Blew my mind throughout the whole movie about how the characters were made out to be so naiive and dim witted. Ruined the whole movie for me. I'm not one to stop a movie midway but I was so close in doing so. Not the worst ending, however, but wouldn't watch again or recommend to anyone.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Hugo S

A psychiatrist becomes obsessed with a young man suffering from a serious personality disorder. The mysterious new patient claims an older man is attempting to steal his body. The woman is dragged into a magic ritual that allows a sinister entity to take possession of her body, launching chaos in her life. "Suitable Flesh" is an old-fashioned horror comedy movie with an 80's vibe. The viewer is invited to witness the mental breakdown of the protagonist while we see a supernatural evil take control of her life beyond any limits.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Aldo G

This film has me reflecting on the career of Heather Graham. What a fearless, risk-taker! She's played in over 100 roles and I hope to see as many as possible

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Michelle K

Respectable Lovecraftian piece. As good as a body snatcher movie can be, and I'm typically not a fan of those kinds of movies.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Sarah B

This movie is a hot mess. Confusing storyline and bad acting. It was so bad that it was almost comical.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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Daniel B

Well made and acted that gets intense at the end, but still just another spiritual possession movie except with more sex.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Synopsis

Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient suffering extreme personality disorder. But it leads her into dark occult danger as she tries to escape a horrific fate.

Director: Joe Lynch
Producer: Barbara Crampton, Bob Portal, Inderpal Singh, Joe Wicker
Screenwriter: Dennis Paoli
Distributor: RLJE Films / Shudder
Production Co: AMP International, Eyevox Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 27, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.1K
Runtime: 1h 39m

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