Hellraiser fingerprintRelentless energy, immersive world, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and terrifying
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Faith and meaning and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and performances
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Nerve-racking and terrifying
Hellraiser is nerve-racking, terrifying, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Faith and meaning and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around faith and meaning and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the score, visual style, and cinematography stand out.
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Hellraiser is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 72%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 h 33 min
Hellraiser runs 1 h 33 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Hellraiser higher (72) than critics (64). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $15 million worldwide, 14.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+34GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hellraiser in 48 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 78 storytelling tropes for Hellraiser, including Does This Remind You of Anything?, Related in the Adaptation, Touched by Vorlons.
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