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Summary
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+22)
Critics 76Audiences 54GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer88%
Metascore63
IMDb6.0
Audience score60%
User score4.1
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109105Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2017
January 24, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
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.
19 of 19
Trevor JacksonZurich
Alfre WoodardProfessor Hughes
Steve HarrisDean Richardson
Tosin ColeFrank
DeRon HortonSquare
Trevante RhodesFernander
SerayahAngel
Imani HakimRochon
Mitchell EdwardsStephon
Nafessa WilliamsToya
Racquel Bianca JohnJoy
Michael KingLambda Brother
Octavius J. JohnsonRon
RotimiEdwin
Malik BazilleDwight
Christian RobinsonBig Cee
Chiké OkonkwoBig Brother Breyton
Deji LaRayBig Brother Thad
Muslima MusawwirChatting Probate Friend
Directing · 1
- Gerard McMurray Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Christine Berg Writer
Camera · 1
- Isiah Donté Lee Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Evan Schrodek Editor
Sound · 4
- Kevin Lax Original Music Composer
- Mac Smith Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Danielle Dupre Sound Re-Recording Assistant
- Jonathan Christiansen Music Supervisor
Art · 1
- Erik Louis Robert Production Design
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