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Terrifier

Terrifier

2016
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 25m
A maniacal clown named Art, terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way. (imdb)

Directed by:

Damien Leone

Screenwriter:

Damien Leone

Starring:

Catherine Corcoran, Katie Maguire, Jenna Kanell, David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi

Franchise:

Terrifier

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Terrifier

2016
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 25m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 10 Jun 2022
72
22nd
A unique villain performance and tons of gnarly gore don't compensate for the nonexistent story, moronic characters, lack of genuine scares, and cheap-looking digital photography. For gorehounds and Juggalos only.
Rated 10 Jun 2022
bofbof
Rated 06 Nov 2022
42
17th
Ugly, mean-spirited and about as clever as the title suggests. But you can't really deny the gore.
Rated 06 Nov 2022
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 14 Jul 2018
40
12th
love the optimism of putting "in memory of romero, craven and hooper" in the credits. as if this shit could withstand being mentioned next to those. i'm puzzled how someone with at least some degree of budget and creative freedom still tries so unerringly to adhere to the done to death tropes, themes and formulas, instead of giving things a memorable spin. but that's just me, obviously. if you're up for some cheap ultra violence, you can do worse, i guess. not a whole lot, though.
Rated 14 Jul 2018
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 27 Apr 2020
60
40th
I'm a believer in keeping in mind what a movie is while rating it, and so keeping in mind that Terrifier is a B movie, at best, I quite liked it. The use of practical effects is awesome fun, and it's easy to appreciate the crazy Art the Clown. I had a good time with this one.
Rated 27 Apr 2020
yoshinarutoYoshinaruto
Rated 29 Sep 2018
45
16th
Terrifier is like putting a bunch of horror movies into a Crock-Pot and seeing what you end up with, and as a result it’s pretty messy. It’s a throwback to 80s (maybe 70s and 90s too?) slashers, while being a darkly comedic b-horror bloodbath. The comedy and horror does not mesh at all, but I did enjoy the bizarre humor it displayed, and wished they went more in this direction. The characters were underdeveloped, the score was good. I didn’t dislike it, but I can’t recommend it.
Rated 29 Sep 2018
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 23 Feb 2022
72
30th
Grading on a curve b/c I admire the filmmakers: this was made independently & seems to have achieved its ambitions- make a cheap slasher that can stand against other slashers & still get noticed. While story-wise it's a standard & unremarkable slasher pic (there's some plotholes &several of the victims are young, annoying & do stupid things), the slasher himself is genuinely creepy looking & there's plenty of gore, especially one scene which I found unnecessarily repugnant, but it gets attention
Rated 23 Feb 2022
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 21 Feb 2022
100
94th
A flat out 
Balls to the wall unapologetic slasher 
The story is pretty non existent 
But with this movie 
(I don’t think it’s necessary)
 One word of caution 
It’s definitely not for the squeamish 
Consider yourself warned
Rated 21 Feb 2022
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 12 Sep 2024
52
4th
Very average. Has your standard moronic characters (most of whom are forgettable), paper-thin plot, and unfortunately, some really awful dialogue. This screenplay very much so reads like a first draft. But I’ll give credit where credit is due; the gore is realistic and very well done, especially given how over-the-top much of it is. Some of the kills actually feel very gritty and scary. Art is legitimately funny and is the one thing elevating this above mediocrity. I’m not likely to revisit it.
Rated 12 Sep 2024
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 01 Nov 2022
50
14th
Woof, what a mean movie. It succeeds in what it sets out to do, but Terrifier is a brutal watch. A plotless 80-some minutes of head stomping and bisections. The gore is impressive and the villain is quite upsetting.
Rated 01 Nov 2022
yiannosYiannos
Rated 15 Sep 2018
50
26th
Art the clown has the makings of a potentially good new horror icon. He looks menacing and prowls dark streets and hallways with pure sadistic intent. It's a shame that Leone can't find much to do with him other than stalking and brutally mutilating his victims. The most effective moments are when Art is being mischievous and playing with his prey before attacking with extreme ferocity, but the rest of the film is a stock standard 80's throwback filtered through 'gorno'
Rated 15 Sep 2018
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 22 Jul 2018
60
63rd
okay movie
Rated 22 Jul 2018
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 18 Nov 2024
60
48th
Very wet and gross and excessive. However, it sets up its tone so effectively with comic book visuals that there is something to it that is very fun and very stupid. The biggest flaw is that, in its excess, the movie kind of languishes a bit too long on its set piece kill scenes.
Rated 18 Nov 2024
karakandKarakand
Rated 31 Oct 2024
5
8th
I have a hunch that the people who recoiled from this movie generally fell into one of two camps, those obviously put off by its violence and gleeful sadism, and those who worked on projects in film school.
Rated 31 Oct 2024
overratedoverrated
Rated 08 Nov 2023
27
18th
Art the Clown is an effective villain and the gore is impressive, but this lacks a vision and felt like it was mostly set in a warehouse. I wish Art remained unambiguously a real person and not supernatural.
Rated 08 Nov 2023
alanlaidlawAlan_Laidlaw
Rated 25 Oct 2023
61
27th
Twisted, gory and downright unpleasant, Terrifier does have one essential thing going for it that sets it apart from most modern slashers: an utterly unpredictable and unforgettable killer. Soundtrack and special effects are also memorable. Drips with macabre sleaze.
Rated 25 Oct 2023
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 15 Jun 2023
5
42nd
There is a lot to say about this. Terrifier showcases a lot of potential when it comes to its grindhouse presentation and grainy capture. The special effects in particular are quite impressive for its limitations as well and you can tell there is a lot of talent behind the camera. However, the lack of story elements and character investment is severely lacking. Not to mention, this has some truly disgusting sequences that are awful. Truly a mixed bag with plenty of potential.
Rated 15 Jun 2023
sfgse83rf3sfgse83rf3
Rated 26 Jan 2023
3
65th
While extremely flawed, this movie achieves its goals at being an interesting low-budget slasher movie. The characterization of the antagonist, which is the heart of any movie in this genre, is well made and even a little original -- everything this kind of movie can hope to be.
Rated 26 Jan 2023
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 26 Oct 2022
40
19th
Very low budget all round. The special effects are decent.
Rated 26 Oct 2022
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 23 Oct 2022
55
27th
Good lord lol and I get to do this all over again but ... a 2.5 hour long version what the heck I'm so glad I didn't have Tubi when I was younger, I'd be traumatized
Rated 23 Oct 2022
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 25 Aug 2019
65
45th
A pure shock-for-shock's-sake sort of movie, it does get points for the ridiculous amount of gore throughout- including one particularly gruesome scene that I can respect, even if I didn't enjoy it. The characters all only really exist to be killed by Art, the story is pretty weak, & the pace drags. There's a lot of potential in it, though, from its ideas to its villain, and it definitely does what it sets out to do- be insane, disturbing, and memorable. All in all, it's worth a look for that.
Rated 25 Aug 2019
badfurdayBadFurDay
Rated 10 Dec 2024
6
60th
Don't know what led me to this specific thought, but if David Lynch had made this movie, it'd have been called a classic for decades to come. It's not as bad as people are making it. Standard horror flick, doesn't try to reinvent anything, adheres to the rules of the genre, has a really creepy vibe, top tier sound design, properly sick visuals. Wouldn't be fair to criticize harshly a movie that is exactly what it claims to be.
Rated 10 Dec 2024
byderByder
Rated 03 Dec 2024
10
0th
This was awful.
Rated 03 Dec 2024
iconogassediconogassed
Rated 01 Nov 2024
55
33rd
Limp direction and eyesore photography, but the obvious care put into the effects is guilt-inducingly endearing. One kill seems like a call-it-homage to BONE TOMAHAWK; that it's much more effective there testifies to the importance of other crafts. (The stompcapitation makes me wonder if Zahler paid it back in BRAWL.) Some memorable imagery, and a development or two might even be said to possess wit (gun). But doesn't the non-chronology kinda hobble the thing? Was it supposed to be a surprise?
Rated 01 Nov 2024
kushkush81Kushkush81
Rated 16 Oct 2024
64
40th
The gore was great. Creepy movie and vibe.
Rated 16 Oct 2024
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 11 Oct 2024
60
54th
Costumed slasher movies never really died out since their 1970s-80s heyday - they only smell that way - and Leone doesn't really reinvent the wheel in any way. Being a makeup effects artist by trade, though, he turns the killer and the splatter into a true labour of love. Even the acting isn't terrible. The Terrifier franchise belongs to a very tired and largely silly genre, but therein it does set the bar.
Rated 11 Oct 2024
topaz024topaz024
Rated 27 Sep 2024
60
12th
cheaper, weirder, and creepier than the second, and all the better for it
Rated 27 Sep 2024
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 14 Sep 2024
0
1st
Lol a clown kills people and it's gory.
Rated 14 Sep 2024
eliesrbieliesrbi
Rated 25 Jun 2024
70
38th
vraiment glauque
Rated 25 Jun 2024
pistolpetePistolPete
Rated 16 Apr 2024
40
6th
Shock gore galore with a well played villain even if the lack of any plot brought it down. Art the clown is pretty spectacular w the expressions. I'm not a huge fan of obsessive shock gore, but for a 45k budget they did pretty well. A lot of it is so overkill to a super campy level that you can't take it seriously and I suppose that is the point, but at 1hr25 it was still too long. The sequel is apparently significantly better, but also an hr longer. Still just not my bag. 4.0 here.
Rated 16 Apr 2024
ceyhunk26ceyhunk26
Rated 06 Dec 2023
15
5th
Plot 4/20 Fiction 3/20 Casting/Acting 3/20 Worldbuilding 2/20 Entertainment 3/20
Rated 06 Dec 2023
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 09 Sep 2023
3
24th
Goofy fun
Rated 09 Sep 2023
karlsonkarlson
Rated 01 Jul 2023
15
1st
'The efforts... the efforts...' (Office version of Colonel Kurtz).
Rated 01 Jul 2023
khamulKhamul
Rated 23 Jun 2023
38
2nd
I always find it difficult to rate these 0-50-rating films. Exactly how bad should it be to reach 10 and how much better should it be to reach 50 then? I don't know. This film was absolute garbage in a very bad way. Meaning: I don't mind a B horror movie and they can even be quite good but this is barely a movie. It has absolutely zero story. It's just a sequence of clicheic scenes that have a scary clown that you can screenshot. If you've seen the poster, you've seen the movie.Absolute trash
Rated 23 Jun 2023
yawgmothYawgmoth
Rated 28 Apr 2023
5
22nd
It's pretty much what you would expect from a typical slasher. Where the movie shines is in its gnarly practical effects and the oddly compelling antagonist.
Rated 28 Apr 2023
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 18 Feb 2023
53
26th
Objectively not great, but aspirational, still. Sawing a woman in half isn’t all that much… but doing all your own gore and creating your own slasher icon in your basement is. Glad I watched the sequel first because I wouldn’t have cared otherwise: it’s very much a dry run for better/terrifingier things and we should all have the space to try things out before going all Art.
Rated 18 Feb 2023
darknightsDarkNights
Rated 14 Jan 2023
45
24th
C'est gore et c'est tout.
Rated 14 Jan 2023
troothTrooth
Rated 24 Nov 2022
69
49th
Art makes for a kind of fascinating slasher villain because (for the most part) it's questionable whether he has any supernatural aspects. He doesn't appear super-strong or indestructible, and very well might be just some sadistic dude slipping through the cracks of society. For its low budget, this movie is disgustingly gory, and I'd be fascinated to see it develop into some long-running bizarre franchise like Halloween or Hellraiser.
Rated 24 Nov 2022
stoicorumSTOICORUM
Rated 11 Nov 2022
78
87th
The commitment to practical effects was so impressive.
Rated 11 Nov 2022
obdurateObdurate
Rated 31 Oct 2022
90
91st
Watched the sequel first. This is still entertaining because Art is such a compelling character, who is performed immaculately. However, he doesn't express his personality as much in this one. When he does, it's great (the horn bit). But what hurts this a little is that while the second does have a surprisingly intriguing story, this does not. You're just watching him go from kill to kill. But thinking about it, I've realized that this is short enough where that doesn't bother me.
Rated 31 Oct 2022
iamianimaniamianiman
Rated 30 Oct 2022
38
18th
Art the Clown gives me nightmares but the rest of the aspects are bad.
Rated 30 Oct 2022
braddad68braddad68
Rated 24 Oct 2022
88
36th
Had to see what all the fuss was about with Art the Clown. This movie would be scary, even without the incredibly graphic scenes. However, a warning don't watch if you are squeamish at all. Some of the most extreme acts of violence i've ever seen on film.
Rated 24 Oct 2022
zanginZangin
Rated 17 Oct 2022
70
61st
The biggest problem is that it just isn't really that terrifying. It does everything else right: great atmosphere, proper build-up of tension, fun retro grainy look, and - most notably - possibly the best slasher villain in decades. Still, although the clown creeps me out and the various gore scenes are certainly shocking, not one of the proper scares landed with me. It's otherwise effective and fun but with the plot being so thread-bare the film's limitations really do stand out.
Rated 17 Oct 2022
jarobmuljarobmul
Rated 28 Sep 2022
39
9th
It's not good, but the clown design is cool.
Rated 28 Sep 2022
cetincelikcetincelik
Rated 28 Aug 2022
80
75th
2022'de #IzlediğimFilmler ; 204. Terrifier (2016) Devam filminin geleceğini görünce bu sefer kayıtsız kalamadım. Dehşet bir korku filmi!
Rated 28 Aug 2022
nobambanobamba
Rated 29 Nov 2020
30
15th
I have mixed feelings about this. The film is good in making me dread what gruesome death's going to happen next and the feeling I discover there's a lot more time left. The film is terrible in the bad character decisions---how many times are we going to see people walk away from a stunned Art? You just saw him kill people. Kill him. Knock him out. Tie him up. Don't just walk away or ignore your cell phone. I don't get why final girl doesn't run away. Fav scene: sawing a girl in half was gross.
Rated 29 Nov 2020
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 13 Apr 2020
1
7th
Trades on cheap and cliched iconography without any thought or care given to character, staging, plot...really, anything. Trash.
Rated 13 Apr 2020
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 08 Mar 2020
56
21st
56.1
Rated 08 Mar 2020
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 31 Jul 2019
68
49th
Feels like this should have been Halloween III (1984)
Rated 31 Jul 2019
hotsakehotsake
Rated 24 Jul 2019
60
51st
Not bad a definite improvement of the original short. The clown is different but I'm not sure if I like it better or not. Now the actor that place Art here is much better than the first guy and does well with his role. Everyone else ranges from average to bad. The effects are well done for the most part but there are a couple really bad moments. My biggest complaint really is that it felt a little long.
Rated 24 Jul 2019
mrolivierMr.Olivier
Rated 12 Jan 2019
53
35th
Art the clown is great & the practical gore effects are well done, but the "plot" is a mess of horror clichés & all the characters are idiots making the worst possible choices, eliminating any prospect of tension or suspense.
Rated 12 Jan 2019
sallystormsally_storm
Rated 22 Nov 2018
95
90th
cudny
Rated 22 Nov 2018
britneeeebritneeee
Rated 03 Oct 2018
50
10th
If anyone knew I was talking this way about this movie, I'd probably get some serious guff, but I just don't get it. This was hyped up way too much by more obscure horror fans and I was really disappointed right off the bat. Art is a little bitch and there are much cooler horror movie clowns out there.
Rated 03 Oct 2018
jonmasejonmase
Rated 09 Sep 2018
30
16th
Art the Clown is the only highlight of this movie. The actor portraying him does a great job. Everything else is boring, gory, and a real lack of scares.
Rated 09 Sep 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 05 Sep 2018
65
27th
This was a pleasant surprise. A brain-damaged rock could have written better dialogue, it lacks any sense of suspense, and it's more than trope-heavy, but the washed-out neon Instagram filter color grading actually looks really nice, the clown character's design is great, and the gore is plentiful and well done.
Rated 05 Sep 2018
tipartipar
Rated 06 Jul 2018
55
53rd
Not a great great movie but you want to see the end and the clown character/actor wins a lot.
Rated 06 Jul 2018

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