The Legend of La Llorona

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The Legend of La Llorona

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Released Jan 7, 2022

1h 38m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico. Andrew, Carly and their son Danny travel to an isolated hacienda in Mexico for a much needed vacation. As they enter the town, signs showing missing children set an ominous tone. The family learns of the legend of "La Llorona," the evil spirit of a distraught mother who lurks near the water's edge and strikes fear in the hearts of all who see her. La Llorona torments the family mercilessly, snatching Danny and trapping him in a netherworld between the living and the dead. Aided by the resourceful taxi driver Jorge (Danny Trejo, Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn) the family races to save their only child, navigating the foreboding countryside held by menacing cartel thugs. Gaining strength and power and leaving a path of death and destruction in her wake, La Llorona is seemingly unstoppable. But a secret from Carly's past may provide an opportunity to finally defeat the spirit.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

[Trejo] and most of the rest of the cast deliver their lines with the flat, enthusiasm-free cadences of an ensemble cheesed off with the size of their paycheques and the quality of the catering.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 11, 2022

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Queue it up, watch the movie. Danny Trejo's in it.

Jan 7, 2022

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

This umpteenth time is not a charm.

Jan 6, 2022

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

A limp, alarmingly on-the-cheap horror production.

Apr 1, 2022

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Eric Langberg

Everything's Interesting

It's got a repetitive script, laughable special effects, an over-reliance on jump scares, and wooden actors who don't bother trying to elevate what little is on the page. It also has Danny Trejo!

Feb 11, 2022

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

This cheesy horror tale, which cashes in on a monster made famous in bigger-budget movies, glides confidently into the "so bad, it's good" realm, making ill-advised choices in nearly every capacity.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 22, 2022

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MaryAnn M.

Not scary hopes for more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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Korra N

At least The Conjuring spin-off was entertaining, whereas this made-for-DVD-looking mess isn't even so-bad-it's-good; it's just bad.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Stephen C

What the **** were you all thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Leydi L

This movie made my head hurt from how dumb the characters decisions were, feels like everyone was making the most incomprehensible decisions possible. This is the first movie that actually triggered me. (love Machete though)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Kyle M

The eponymous spiritual presence may never get a definitive replication expressed through film, hence considered a legend encrypted, but the scares are familiarly unsettling and mostly improbable through your ordinary subpar budgetary copy of a more decently frightening craft attempted via "The Conjuring" while mimicking dated supernatural manifestations. (C)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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steve d

I think the script was written by a computer that had no idea how human talked or behaved. Autumn Reeser deserves much better material.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico. Andrew, Carly and their son Danny travel to an isolated hacienda in Mexico for a much needed vacation. As they enter the town, signs showing missing children set an ominous tone. The family learns of the legend of "La Llorona," the evil spirit of a distraught mother who lurks near the water's edge and strikes fear in the hearts of all who see her. La Llorona torments the family mercilessly, snatching Danny and trapping him in a netherworld between the living and the dead. Aided by the resourceful taxi driver Jorge (Danny Trejo, Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn) the family races to save their only child, navigating the foreboding countryside held by menacing cartel thugs. Gaining strength and power and leaving a path of death and destruction in her wake, La Llorona is seemingly unstoppable. But a secret from Carly's past may provide an opportunity to finally defeat the spirit.

Director: Patricia Harris Seeley
Producer: Cameron Larson, Trevor Seeley
Screenwriter: José Prendes, Cameron Larson, Patricia Harris Seeley
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Ageless Pictures, Tonic Films, GHSTWRTR
Rating: R (Some Violence and Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 7, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 11, 2022
Runtime: 1h 38m

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