The Bye Bye Man

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The Bye Bye Man

PG-13

Released Jan 13, 2017

1h 36m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we're asking are wrong? What if the cause of all evil is not a matter of what, but who? When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover that there is only one way to avoid his curse: don't think it, don't say it. But once the Bye Bye Man gets inside your head, he takes control.

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Critics Consensus

The Bye Bye Man clumsily mashes together elements from better horror films, adding up to a derivative effort as short on originality as it is on narrative coherency or satisfying scares.

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

There's an art to being bad. The Bye Bye Man hasn't studied that art - but it's good enough to get you going.

Aug 10, 2017

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Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

The script teems with horror clichs (scribbled drawings, a creepy kid, the skeptical protagonist looking up the demon's origins on a library computer), and everything from the acting to the makeup to the special effects is atrocious.

Jan 19, 2017

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Clark Collis

Entertainment Weekly

Maybe all will be explained in the sequel. If so, your writer is happy to remain uneducated.

Rated: C

Jan 14, 2017

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

Is it possible The Bye Bye Man is actually a genre spoof?

Rated: 1/4

Mar 3, 2022

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

The Bye Bye Man is one of the worst horror films I've ever seen and the best advice I can give any cinephile thinking about watching this film is, "Don't think it. Don't Say it. Don't See it."

Rated: 0.5/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

It never quite develops itself nor does it explain a lot of avoidable mistakes. It's one of those films that is so painful to watch that you wonder, did they make it this bad on purpose?

Jan 2, 2021

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Spiker D

I absolutely think the movie was good, never understand why people hate it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Jelisije J

A decent horror film that kept me interested throughout its run time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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Audience Member

So bad, and not good. I genuinely cannot believe human beings were able to make something this bland and terrible. If I were the director I would go to bed every night asking myself “why did I have to make something that bad?” And then cry. .5/5 stars.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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NBL T

When this first came out it had me saying “don’t say it, don’t think it”. I think everyone was so over critical on the movie expecting a jump scare horror movie, but this movie requires more complex thinking. What made this movie a great scary movie was the fact that it attacks the minds of the victims not the actual people themselves which I think is absolute genius! It’s not a copycat or derivative of any other scary movie I have no idea why everyone was saying that. Fear is a powerful thing and with the right amount of crazy and fear struck into people this could be a real situation that to me is what makes this movie actually scary!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Michael P

The beginning earned these stars. Watch the beginning and forget about the rest.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Federico D

To me, it wasn't as bad as people and critics say. Yes, it was derivative from other well-known movies but not so much to be considered a copycat. It wasn't a masterpiece either and the CGI wasn't good, but c'mon, isn't it a bit hypocritical to praise other b-movie's bad CGI use for their kookiness but slandering this one so hard? I know this one didn't mean to be comical, but I don't think it wasn't that terrible either. Overall, it was entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Synopsis

People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we're asking are wrong? What if the cause of all evil is not a matter of what, but who? When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover that there is only one way to avoid his curse: don't think it, don't say it. But once the Bye Bye Man gets inside your head, he takes control.

Director: Stacy Title
Producer: Trevor Macy, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman
Screenwriter: Jonathan Penner
Distributor: STX Entertainment
Production Co: Huayi Brothers, Los Angeles Media Fund, Intrepid Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Horror Violence|Bloody Images|Teen Drinking|Partial Nudity|Thematic Elements|Sexual Content|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.4M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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