The Demon Disorder

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The Demon Disorder

2024

1h 35m

Horror

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Graham is a man haunted by his past since the death of his father and the estrangement from his two brothers. Jake, his middle brother, contacts Graham claiming that something is horribly wrong. Phillip, their younger brother, is possessed by their deceased father. Graham reluctantly agrees to go and see for himself. With the three brothers back together, they soon realize they are unprepared for the forces against them. With Graham forced to accept that their younger brother is indeed possessed, they soon learn that the sins of their past will not stay hidden. But how do you defeat a presence that knows you inside and out? An anger so powerful it refuses to stay dead? A rage that wants revenge on the sons that murdered him....

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Put simply: if it sounds like something you would enjoy, it almost certainly is.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 11, 2024

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Body horror as possession squirms in the family.

Rated: B

Sep 10, 2024

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Steven Boyle's directorial debut evokes the early Cronenbergian body-horror tropes.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 7, 2024

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The effects here ... are the highlight of a movie that can't quite figure out what to do with them.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 6, 2024

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Cheryl Eddy

io9.com

The main reason to check out The Demon Disorder is for what Boyle brings to the table in the special effects realm.

Sep 4, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

A mixed bag, this film features excellent performances, strong production values, and an evocative sense of place, but it’s ultimately let down by a story that's burdened with a heavy-handed use of allegory and symbolism.

Sep 2, 2024

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Craig B

The Demon Disorder is actually not too bad a horror movie. Whilst it's nothing groundbreaking, it offers reasonable acting and the real star of the movie... exceptional practical effects. This is well worth a crack given its brevity.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/25

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Chris B

I mirror a lot of what has already been said here, good acting, great SFX, but slow and disjointed storytelling. The boring bits are dragged out but the exciting scenes are over too quickly, is this the editing or possibly budgetary constraints?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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inta k

quite boring, slow paced.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Sarfaraz A

Steven Boyle, a special effects specialist turned filmmaker co-wrote his directorial debut "The Demon Disorder," an Australian body horror film. The film tells the story of three brothers, one of whom experiences demonic possession similar to their father's. The film implies interesting humor into a serious story. The plot centers on brothers who are in turmoil yet have great bonds with one another, as well as their father, whom one of them killed following his demonic possession and who had asked them to never hesitate in getting rid of him. The film story paces fast without boring the audience, and the cast does not convey the impression of amateur artists. It is entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Hugo S

After the death of their father, three brothers reunite in their family's childhood farmhouse. The idea is to support the youngest of the simblings, who is showing signs of a violent demonic possession similar to the one shown by the late father. "The Demon Disorder" explores the generational trauma of a family cursed with an evil beyond comprehension. The drama of the three brothers is amplified with elements of body horror presented with grotesque physical mutations. The movie treats demonic possession as a hereditary physical disease, an original approach to this horror subgenre.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Jerod S

The demon is physical and slimy like the old horror movies - but somehow done pretty well. Tongues and eyeballs growing in your body.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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Graham is a man haunted by his past since the death of his father and the estrangement from his two brothers. Jake, his middle brother, contacts Graham claiming that something is horribly wrong. Phillip, their younger brother, is possessed by their deceased father. Graham reluctantly agrees to go and see for himself. With the three brothers back together, they soon realize they are unprepared for the forces against them. With Graham forced to accept that their younger brother is indeed possessed, they soon learn that the sins of their past will not stay hidden. But how do you defeat a presence that knows you inside and out? An anger so powerful it refuses to stay dead? A rage that wants revenge on the sons that murdered him....

Director: Steven Boyle
Producer: Steven Boyle, Kyle Lema
Screenwriter: Steven Boyle, Toby Osborne
Distributor: Shudder
Production Co: Formation Pictures
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2024
Runtime: 1h 35m

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