Tone-Deaf

R

Released Aug 23, 2019

1 hr. 27 min.

Horror

Comedy

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After a string of bad relationships and work failures, Olive leaves for a weekend in the country, only to discover the shocking dark underbelly of rural America.

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Critics Consensus

A messy horror-comedy hybrid that makes poor use of a talented cast, Tone-Deaf aims for social commentary, but tumbles down the generation gap.

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Mark B

At times it almost works, almost funny, almost tense, and almost good, but it just does not get there.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Jeffrey P

Psycho boomer with dead wife issues vs. hipster millennial with dead daddy issues. Takes some odd paths to get where it's going, and introduces quite a few side characters along the way without much purpose. There is a good movie to be had from this idea, this just isn't it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Audience Member

I know I saw this movie I musta forgot to rate it 🥺 so I’m just gonna say 2.9

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/15/21

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Audience Member

There's quite a few amusing gags in this killing spree for the hell of it movie. Some of it is clever and fun and some requires a stronger-then-normal suspension of disbelief. The meta gag is the "everybody gets a trophy" mind-set of the Millennials and the sour misplaced disappointment of the Boomers. I'm smack dab in the middle of the Baby Boomers but I was more sympathetic to the Millennial final girl in the movie. Amanda Crew is terrific as the put-upon lonely woman who only wants to get away from the city for a weekend, and she's not suspicious that a house that looks like it rents for $2,500 a night is available for $500 for the weekend. Robert Patrick is wonderful as the bitter old guy who feels taunted and threatened by the young (in garishly funny dreams). There are missteps, to be sure, but it's a fun watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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susan j

Stumbled on the last 37 minutes of this flick, and it was funny, mildly scary,mildly suspenseful, and satirical--focusing on rural vs urban, social class, and Milenniels vs Baby Boomers. Heavy-handed and not brilliant amusing, but pretty original.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Watched this more or less by accident, with no expectations. Turned out to be very good, a lot of fun and with great performances. It might be missing one last punch at the end, but it's definitely worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Richard Bates Jr.

Director

Robert Patrick

Harvey

Amanda Crew

Olive

Hayley Marie Norman

Lenore

Johnny Pemberton

Uriah

Nancy Linehan Charles

Agnes

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

This is a quirky, cutting story of generation versus generation, refereed by a filmmaker who seems to find both sides fairly ridiculous.

Aug 24, 2019

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

A monotonous horror-comedy.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 23, 2019

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Tone-Deaf goes from 'interesting' to 'messy' too quickly for my tastes.

Apr 22, 2019

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Continually ignores opportunities for logical explanations, defaulting on a blame game between boomers and millennials as a reason for a literal clash in a haunted mansion.

Rated: 1/10

Dec 7, 2020

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Ryan Larson

Ghastly Grinning

Ultimately, Tone-Deaf is brilliantly crafted, Crew and Patrick need to be applauded, Bates is at an all time high. It's sleek, smart, visceral, trippy and scary, Tone-Deaf has everything you could ask for.

Jun 24, 2020

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Kat Hughes

THN

Richard Bates Jr. continues his quirky brand of blended genre in this entertaining look at the war of the generations.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 2, 2020

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Synopsis

After a string of bad relationships and work failures, Olive leaves for a weekend in the country, only to discover the shocking dark underbelly of rural America.

Director: Richard Bates Jr.
Executive Producer: Andrew Brown, James Scott, James C. Walker
Screenwriter: Richard Bates Jr.
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Best Medicine Productions, Circle of Confusion
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language Throughout|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 23, 2019

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