Synopsis
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
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Cast
- Odessa A'zionRiley McKendry
- Jamie ClaytonThe Priest
- Adam FaisonColin
- Drew StarkeyTrevor
- Brandon FlynnMatt McKendry
- Aoife HindsNora
- Goran VisnjicRoland Voight
- Hiam AbbassMenaker
- Kit ClarkeJoey
- Jason LilesThe Chatterer
Recommendations
- 85
TheWrap
In Bruckner’s directorial hands and David Marks’ editing, more information is delivered than ever before, but no plot point is over-explained. Mysteries are allowed their ambiguity. - 83
The A.V. Club
Bruckner, Collins, and Piotrowski plant their vision in fields that are no less rich, terrifying, or gorily violent than the hellbound story that started it all. - 80
IGN
Hellraiser is a reinvigorated reboot that gets the blood pumping, starting with Jamie Clayton’s worthy Pinhead performance that sets a fresh tone with immense reverence paid to Clive Barker's works. - 75
Consequence
The latest Hellraiser is a massive step forward for the franchise after over 20 years of low-budget, half-hearted misfires. Old fans of the franchise and newcomers alike will no doubt rejoice in Bruckner’s respectful, albeit updated approach to the series, and of course its entertainingly extreme violence. - 75
IndieWire
It’s perfectly entertaining, using Barker’s inventive tropes to tell a solidly gory nightmare, but it’s a pale vanilla shadow of the original. - 70
We Got This Covered
Hellraiser is a fresh entry to the decades-old franchise and it's also a fresh breath of air to the many fans that have long suffered from below-par sequels. - 65
Slashfilm
Hellraiser was in bad shape, and what Bruckner has done here is lift the series out of the gutter to give it a touch of old-school charm. But I know he can do better, and I just wish this revival was more of an icky, gooey success rather than a moderately okay horror pic. - 42
The Playlist
It’s impossible to watch Bruckner’s adaptation without comparing it to Barker’s. Barker tapped into the darkest locus of human desire and expressed it on screen as shocking carnal violence. Bruckner sands down that perverted, forbidden lust into an accessible blueprint: Setup, kill, exposition, repeat.
