Summary
When a tough-as-nails reporter is lead to a mysterious cult and the evil Pinhead, any moment could be her last.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 10Audiences 33GoodWatch 23
Tomatometer10%
IMDb4.3
Letterboxd · 20 K ratings1.8/5
User score2.9
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for horror movies, −6 min on the typical 95
typical 9589Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 38 more
Released
2005
June 7, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Romania- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 2
- Rick Bota Director
- Tudor Cotovelea Third Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Neal Marshall Stevens Writer
- Tim Day Writer
- Clive Barker Characters
Production · 7
- Nick Phillips Executive Producer
- Stan Winston Producer
- Ron Schmidt Producer
- Carrie Hilton Casting
- Adrienne Stern Casting
- Karen Meisels Casting
Camera · 1
- Vivi Drăgan Vasile Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Anthony Adler Editor
Sound · 1
- Henning Lohner Original Music Composer, Music Director
Art · 3
- Christian Niculescu Production Design
- Dan Toader Set Decoration
- Șerban Porupcă Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Oana Păunescu Costume Design
- Gary J. Tunnicliffe Makeup Effects Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Jamison Scott Goei Visual Effects Supervisor
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