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Tone-Deaf

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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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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 08/24/2019
This is a quirky, cutting story of generation versus generation, refereed by a filmmaker who seems to find both sides fairly ridiculous. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 08/23/2019
1/4
A monotonous horror-comedy. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 04/22/2019
Tone-Deaf goes from 'interesting' to 'messy' too quickly for my tastes. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/07/2020
1/10
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. Go to Full Review
Ryan Larson Ghastly Grinning 06/24/2020
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. Go to Full Review
Kat Hughes THN 06/02/2020
3/5
Richard Bates Jr. continues his quirky brand of blended genre in this entertaining look at the war of the generations. Go to Full Review
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Mark B @Mbindon 04/02/2024 At times it almost works, almost funny, almost tense, and almost good, but it just does not get there. See more Jeffrey P 06/25/2023 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. See more 08/15/2021 I know I saw this movie I musta forgot to rate it 🥺 so I’m just gonna say 2.9 See more susan j @CallMeLulu 02/06/2021 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. See more 01/28/2021 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. See more 01/28/2021 It doesn't work very well as the slasher film it's sold as, but as the social satire of Boomer vs Millennial it's actually pretty damn funny. It's a little ham-fisted in it's delivery, and the main girl is a bit of an obnoxious brat, but overall it's a really entertaining skewering of the generational divide. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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.
Producer
Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen, Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn, Matt Smith
Screenwriter
Richard Bates Jr.
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
Circle of Confusion, Best Medicine Productions
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
Runtime
1h 27m
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