The Bye Bye Man fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Tense and scary
The Bye Bye Man is tense, scary, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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The Bye Bye Man is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV, and Paramount+ with Showtime in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 32/100 (IMDb 4.3, Rotten Tomatoes 19%, and Metacritic 37). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 36 min
The Bye Bye Man runs 1 h 36 min.
Yes. Critics average 28 and audiences 32 out of 100, so both groups see The Bye Bye Man much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $27 million worldwide, 3.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+37GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Bye Bye Man in 51 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 54 storytelling tropes for The Bye Bye Man, including Generic Doomsday Villain, Silent Antagonist, Ate His Gun.
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