The Bye Bye Man

PG-13

Released Jan 13, 2017

1 hr. 36 min.

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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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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Lilianna P

The acting, the script and the special effects were concerningly bad. The ending and the music looked like something straight out of R.L Stines The Haunting Hour and don't get me started on the annoying ass little girl. The bye bye man did have some sick intro music going on for him and at least it wasn't boring

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Chadd J

A b-rated horror movie that makes actual b-rated horror movies look good.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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kate r

IT WAS SCARY BUT OMG DID I LOVE IT!!!! SOMEONE PLEASE RECOMMEND MORE MOVIES like THESE IM IN LOVEEEE

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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michael b

Absoulity -Fantastick Horror Movie.🌟🌟🌟🌟

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/23

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Ashlyn D

Idk what everyone else is talking about. I've been wanting to see this since I was 13. I think it's the most amazing movie ever. Seriously.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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Stacy Title

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Douglas Smith

Elliot

Lucien Laviscount

John

Cressida Bonas

Sasha

Doug Jones

The Bye Bye Man

Michael Trucco

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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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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
Executive Producer: Seth William Meier, Patrick Murray, Marc D. Evans, Donald Tang, Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Oren Aviv
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
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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