Summary
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 44
Audience score52%
IMDb4.9
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings2.4/5
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −8 min on the typical 95
typical 9587Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
Released
2025
September 15, 2025
Last year
Genres
HorrorThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Colin Krawchuk Director, Writer
Production · 4
- Yulissa Morales Executive Producer
- Jake Heineke Producer
- Patrick Ewald Producer
- Cole Payne Producer
Camera · 1
- Kevin Duggin Director of Photography
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- The Jester (2023)
GoodWatch score 34Film 1
- The Jester 2 (2025)
GoodWatch score 43You're here
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