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- 2017
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 29 m
- 2017
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 29 m
Summary On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.
Directed By: Chris Peckover
Written By: Zack Kahn, Chris Peckover
- 2017
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 29 m
- 2017
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 29 m
Better Watch Out
67
6.2
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Summary On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.
Directed By: Chris Peckover
Written By: Zack Kahn, Chris Peckover
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
67
77% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
67
77% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It’s only October, but Christmas has come early for horror fans.
Peckover’s sharp directing keeps things nicely nasty without ever going too far over the top — though it’s possible some gore-averse Scrooges may disagree. If you want to gift yourself a holiday film that decks the halls with blood, this is one to put under the tree.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 85 User Ratings
6.2
58% Positive
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
26% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
16% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 85 User Ratings
6.2
58% Positive
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
26% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
16% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
I got into this movie without knowing too much about it,i only watched first 20-30 seconds of the trailer and realised that it is a home invasion type of a **** boy was i wrong.I am really glad that i didnt finish watching the trailer because i think it reveals too much.Movie really suprised me in a positive way and i enjoyed it WAAAAYY more than i thought i would.Cast was amasing,especially Levi Miller.I dont want to include spoilers here so i wont go into story too **** a pretty good horror/comedy christmas movie that has a lot of foreshadowing of Scream,Home Alone and The Strangers that i found really nice.Highly recommend this movie to anyone looking for a decent psychological horror **** is definitely going to my christmas movies list!! And also please watch this movie without watching the trailer first or reading too much about it,the twist is really big and you will be shocked if you dont know too much about it.
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Delightfully unpredictable and surprisingly shocking, this is the kind of wintry wickedness that will see you through both Halloween and Christmas, especially if you like those holiday flavors together.
Co-writer and director Chris Peckover clearly knows his way around both the holiday and horror genres, and while this isn’t the first time someone has blended the two, it is one of the more-effective efforts. It’s scary and fun, if your idea of fun involves occasional gore and torture, things like that.
What starts out looking like a prank run amuck gradually grows more sinister, with director Chris Peckover (“Undocumented”) nicely handling the swerves toward dramatic peril and fatal consequences while still maintaining a confectionary “family entertainment” veneer of antic doings in a glossy suburban setting.
Only when I was certain of the stakes could I sit back and let the proceedings unfold, my skepticism evaporating to appreciate the sadistically laid plans.
A horror “comedy” about a deranged 12-year-old boy with a script that feels like it was written by a deranged 12-year-old boy.
This was in my top 3 movies for 2019, behind Freaks and Joker. I was seriously left with knots in my stomach by the end. Roger Corman said once that rule #1 is to have a good script, and this one is excellent. This movie was a real surprise. It steadily ratchets up tension little by little like a pressure cooker. It was very well photographed, the lighting and color pallette were extremely well organized. The camera is always in exactly the right spot, moving when it should, the way it should. The performances were all very effective, a real accomplishment considering the age and experience level of everyone involved. All in all I was really impressed by this thrilling little movie.
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Surprising, well-acted which is something incredible, consistent, well-directed, funny and humorous and I can say that despite its simplicity it manages to catch you and give you something a little bit more different than what you expected.
Nothing remarkable but for 88 minutes is entertaining enough.
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Well, that subverted my expectations.
Go into this blind like I did. Kept me glued to the screen.
Also, there's a lot of voice breaking in this movie from the young two boys. And I do mean A LOT.
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It's been a while since a movie's made me feel physically ill, to the point where I wish this movie came with a warning- "Viewers must like torture porn & deplorable characters". I love horror and sinister characters, but I'm having a hard time thinking of anyone finishing this movie and saying 'Wow, that was a BLAST!'. It's not. It was hard to sit through, and it only sunk lower. Filmmakers have a choice to consider their audience, and even if a story is told well: Is it WORTH telling? Is there comeuppance? The blow at the end of the movie that leaves audiences with a sense of satisfaction? In the case of Better Watch Out, no, there isn't.
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Production Company
Storm Vision Entertainment,
Best Medicine Productions,
Eclectik Vision
Release Date Oct 6, 2017
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating R
Tagline You Might Be Home But You're Not Alone
Awards
FrightFest
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Monster Fest
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
