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GoodWatch score 63April 23, 1975 · 1 h 30 min · R
Bad Moon Rising, Body Horror, Bloody Horror +9
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In the United States, Messiah of Evil streams on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, AMC+, and Fandor, and it is free with ads on JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Darkroom, Fawesome, Cineverse, Mometu, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 138 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 69). Critics rate it higher (85 out of 100) than audiences (61).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 22 tropes for it, including Bad Moon Rising, Body Horror, and Bloody Horror.
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