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The Sacrifice Game

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The Sacrifice Game

2023

1h 30m

Holiday

Horror

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The Blackvale School for Girls, 1971. It's bad enough that students Samantha (Madison Baines) and Clara (Georgia Acken) can't go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a gang of cult killers arrives at their doorstep--just in time for Christmas.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

A perfect present for horror fans, a bloody homage to ‘70s horror and the tropes that defined it.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 13, 2023

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Alison Foreman

IndieWire

Chunky and imperfect, the over-the-top mashup of horror tropes is surprising enough to make streaming it at home feel engrossing, and imaginative enough to feel original in a seasonal subgenre with a limited window to find its audience.

Rated: B-

Dec 8, 2023

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

“The Sacrifice Game” wouldn’t feel like such a lumpy blend of genre conventions if its creators remixed the past with greater conviction or technical finesse.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 8, 2023

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Drew Tinnin

Dread Central

There’s a deeper subtext explored in The Sacrifice Game that never upends the sense of camp that this kind of setup needs to succeed.

Feb 17, 2024

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

The Sacrifice Game is like a blood-and-guts version of The Holdovers.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 17, 2024

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

But even if there had been more depth and mystery to Samantha, it still wouldn't have been enough to save this movie.

Jan 9, 2024

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Christopher H

The Sacrifice game is A surprisingly solid slasher flick. Despite the often-maligned reputation of Canadian horror, this one delivers. The pacing is well-handled, and the juvenile actors hold their own, creating a genuinely tense atmosphere. While the twist ending is somewhat predictable, the journey there is thoroughly enjoyable. If you're a fan of classic slasher films, 'The Sacrifice' is definitely worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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tm11999 M

very good devil/demon movie with a few twists. the little demon girl is very nice and does a great job being cute and dinky. don't get the ending, but OK, watch this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Craig B

What a truly beautiful, heart-rending Christmas movie... Sorry, the only truth in the above sentence is the movie takes place at Christmas time. This is a fantastic horror film. It's certainly not as straight forward as the first half would have you believe... no spoilers! The movie features a solid cast, particularly the 2 young girls, Georgia Acken as Clara and Madison Baines as Samantha, and Chloe Levine as Rose the teacher, who is looking after the girls at the school over the holiday break. A great story, quite violent, full of menace and some creepy moments, The Sacrifice Game is well worth your time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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Erik B

Engrossing and twisty; reminds me a little of "Let the Right One In"...love the old school feel with new school presentation.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Jenna G

Love a good holiday horror movie! Wasn’t necessarily scary but I liked it! Good story line with some nice twists and a great ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Hugo S

1971. Three days before Christmas. A cult gang invades a Catholic schoolhouse to perform a blood sacrifice in order to summon a demon. Unexpectedly, the serial killers soon become the targets of an ancient evil. A much greater threat than all these criminals together. "The Sacrifice Game" is a seasonal horror flick with a well-crafted setting and a stylish production. However, the movie gets increasingly uninteresting and tedious, falling short of its initial premise.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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The Blackvale School for Girls, 1971. It's bad enough that students Samantha (Madison Baines) and Clara (Georgia Acken) can't go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a gang of cult killers arrives at their doorstep--just in time for Christmas.

Director: Jenn Wexler
Producer: Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Albert I. Melamed, Heather Buckley, Todd Slater
Screenwriter: Jenn Wexler, Sean Redlitz
Distributor: Shudder
Production Co: Red Sea Media, Real by Fake, Doco Digital, Convoke Media, Amg Music Film Television
Genre: Holiday, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2023
Runtime: 1h 30m

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