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The Black Demon

Play trailer 2:12 Poster for The Black Demon R Released Apr 28, 2023 1h 40m Mystery & Thriller Action Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Yellowstone) stars in this edge-of-your-seat action thriller from the director of Rambo: Last Blood. Oilman Paul Sturges' (Josh Lucas) idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get his family back to shore alive before it strikes again in this epic battle between humans and nature.
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A small shark in a big pond of man-eating legends, The Black Demon bites off more than it can chew, leaving little carnage for the audience to feast on.

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Action-packed with cool effects and a real message behind the thrills, The Black Demon is destined for cult classic status.

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies while the selachian serial killer is known locally as ‘el demonio negro’, oil is the other black demon here, dredging up humanity’s insatiably self-destructive corruptibility Jul 6, 2023 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) Like Grunberg’s earlier work, The Black Demon might be called a B-movie, whatever that ancient term has come to mean. Or you might say that it was made by someone who remembers what genre movies in general were traditionally meant to look like. Rated: 3/5 Jun 14, 2023 Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian The Black Demon effectively sticks to [its] well-greased formula. Rated: 3/5 Jun 13, 2023 Full Review Cris Kennedy The Canberra Times (Australia) Grunberg has some terrific films under his belt including the Mel Gibson flick Get the Gringo and Rambo: Last Blood, but The Black Demon is that blip in your CV you try and brush over in job interviews. Rated: 2/5 Dec 29, 2023 Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine A film with a potent idea but fails to find the best way to develop it... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/10 Sep 12, 2023 Full Review Abhishek Srivastava The Times of India The kind of film that makes you wonder if someone lost a bet and had to make a film, no matter how terrible the idea was. Rated: 2/5 Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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M paul is my new blorbo Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/23 Full Review Randy R I like it. I did want more shark though vs the character be so dumb about what he did on the oil rig signing off the forms for inspection...kinda wanted to jump into movie and smach the dude like wake-up dude! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/23 Full Review Abigail That Movie Was INTENSE!! 10/10 Would Recommend!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/23 Full Review CesarCesarmonini Everything is predictable Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/01/23 Full Review PleaseBeKindPleaseRewind Disappointing. There's so much more to the legend than what is shown. And not nearly enough shark action. Huge let down. If you like shark movies, watch the Meg. Ten times better than this crud.👎 Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/01/23 Full Review Klaus R Entertaining. Positive.message Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Yellowstone) stars in this edge-of-your-seat action thriller from the director of Rambo: Last Blood. Oilman Paul Sturges' (Josh Lucas) idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get his family back to shore alive before it strikes again in this epic battle between humans and nature.
Director
Adrian Grunberg
Producer
Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, Jon Silk, Javier Chapa
Screenwriter
Boise Esquerra
Distributor
The Avenue
Production Co
Silk Mass, Lantica Media, Buzzfeed Studios, Diamond Films, Chocolatito, Mucho Mas Media
Rating
R (Some Grisly Images)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 28, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 30, 2023
Runtime
1h 40m
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