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A man (Corey Feldman) attends a bizarre birthday party at a fancy but sinister hotel.
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Leslie Felperin Guardian 02/18/2025
3/5
It’s easy to see why it would all hit del Toro, Tarantino and Peele’s sweet spots -- but it’s not quite the masterpiece some are hyping it as. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider 03/04/2025
The film’s suspense hinges on the sense that a big reveal could occur at any time, but it’s too uneager to please to actually indulge such a thing. Believe it or not, that makes The Birthday a better, smarter film. Go to Full Review
Jorge Loser Espinof 10/15/2024
5/5
The Birthday was the precursor of the cool self-aware movie with cinephile baggage and impeccable aesthetics that A24 or Neon would have loved to release... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Stephanie Malone Morbidly Beautiful 09/30/2024
5/5
A rare gift for lovers of unconventional cinema, The Birthday is a film that lingers in the mind long after viewing, inviting—perhaps even demanding—repeated viewings to unravel its many layers. Go to Full Review
Dan Scully ScullyVision 09/26/2024
This is the ultimate “go in blind” movie. Go to Full Review
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Day H. @day215 Mar 7 I watched it because of Corey Feldman, I think if you want to watch it you should, everyone has different perspectives. Not the best but definitely not the worst movie I’ve ever seen. See more z k @Zk666 Jan 3 Decided to watch as it was listed as a horror movie. Well I was surprised when Corey Feldman appeared for one,yea lost boys, but this movie was clearly slapstick humor. And hour and 45 minutes in and still NO HORROR yea there’s a subplot about a cult but no gore no killing no scares only slapstick humour . This is a non horror comedy. Feldmans voice is annoying as F. See more Raymond S @RT95182526 Apr 4 I thought it totally boring actually skipping forward to see if anything interesting happens onwards to the final scene. I can't recommend this film an don't know why anyone would. It's a confusing mess that is more a student stage play than actual movie. See more Angelo R @RT61287290 03/01/2025 Okay, the story left me scratching my head. But I totally got sucked into it. That's because of Cory Feldman's performance. I was totally was enraptured by his character Norman Forrest. Cory played this character totally committed to this very awkward fellow that's totally out of his element and sucked into this bizarre party/occult ritual. See more Austin D @RT12733772 02/25/2025 This movie was just so bad, the acting was subpar and personally I felt like none of the characters were likable. Kept waiting for something to happen but never did. Plot hardly made sense, only interesting part was the cult but wish it had a bigger role in the movie and that they delve more into the lore seems like a missed opportunity. The last scene was the only good part but the actual ending was mid. Other than that hated every second. Beyond boring. See more rockoperajon T @RT72141182 10/02/2024 Boring, obnoxious, annoying, pretentious, poorly acted, confusingly written. About the only decent things I can say about it are that the sets look nice and there’s some cool camera work. Otherwise, I feel like this was made to piss off its audience. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man (Corey Feldman) attends a bizarre birthday party at a fancy but sinister hotel.
Director
Eugenio Mira
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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