When the Screaming Starts

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When the Screaming Starts

2021

1h 26m

Horror

Comedy

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When Norman Graysmith is invited to the home of aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle, he thinks he's found the subject of a documentary that will save his failing career.

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Bee Delores

B-Sides & Badlands

As the film vaults to its third act, there’s a twist that makes the feature a surefire delight.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 11, 2024

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

When the Screaming Starts is filled with laughs, some genuine scares, and deserves a cult following.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 29, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…When The Screaming Starts is a surprisingly polished little film, best approached as a comic thriller rather than an out and out comedy, but genuine fun for those who can take it…

Rated: 3/5

Sep 28, 2022

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

Delivering fully on the potential of its premise, this witty, stylistically sharp mock-doc marks the arrival of a talented filmmaking voice in Conor Boru.

Sep 22, 2022

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

A fun and inventive mockumentary which plays with the public’s obsession with serial killers.

Sep 22, 2022

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Sarah Cartland

Caution Spoilers

Very funny, very British and drowning in fake blood. And unlike a murderous cult breaking into your house while you’re having a dinner party, it never outstays its welcome.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 21, 2022

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Aldis H

One of the most grasping, unfunny, worst movies in the history of cinema.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Jerod S

I didn't get the humor and there was definitely no horror. Just weird wanna be cultists.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/11/23

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brad p

When the Screaming Starts is a laugh-out-loud funny dark comedy, and the film breathes a lot of life back into the mockumentary subgenre.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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paul h

This was like "What We Do in the Shadows", but without the humor, imagination and fun.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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daniel t

Very difficult to watch. I even had to force myself to finish this film. One of the few films where audience and critics scores were high, yet this film was a huge disappointment. I felt the jokes went on too long in the scene as well as they were hardly funny.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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peter k

A gem of a mock documentary, mocking the obsession with serial killers. Humour and horror interplay around incompetent Aidan, an aspiring ‘serial killer' and the bizarre characters recruited to his family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

When Norman Graysmith is invited to the home of aspiring serial killer Aidan Mendle, he thinks he's found the subject of a documentary that will save his failing career.

Director: Conor Boru
Producer: Conor Boru, Ed Hartland, Dom Lenoir, Jared Rogers
Screenwriter: Conor Boru, Ed Hartland
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2022
Runtime: 1h 26m

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