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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. JimG.
    Jan 10, 2009
    4
    Smug pretense about smug pretense is a whole bunch o' nothin.
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  2. JayH.
    Dec 18, 2008
    5
    Good effort, but overall it just didn't work for me. The cast does a good job, and the low budget doesn't hinder the film, I just never found it engrossing.
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  3. conschobhar
    Oct 4, 2010
    6
    I rather liked this film. The cast is awesome! Greta Gerwig is a charming scene-stealer here as she was in house of the devil. Ross Partridge and Steve Zissis are adorable as two long-time buds.
  4. D-Slice
    Apr 22, 2012
    9
    I really enjoyed Baghead, the first film from the Duplass Brothers that I have seen. It is a nice, simple premise film that makes it seem like a good enough filmmaker can make a movie out of any premise and still make it enjoyable. But Baghead's most positive factor is that the characters exist in a reality, full of awkward moments, humor, and surprising bursts of actually scary moments (although not overtly and not in excess) that I really enjoyed. Steve Zissis provides a particularly funny performance and Greta Gerwig is always fun to watch, especially because this was when she was in her early, breakout indie films. I feel like Steve Zissis could have gone on to bigger roles in bigger films, but, ah. In short, this is a breezy, funny, real, admirably small, and kinda scary film, and that is something to cherish.… Expand
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Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    78
    Kind of funny and kind of scary, Baghead's central horror motif is merely a structure on which to hang its four-character story about the depth of relationships and the drive to find meaningful work.
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  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    83
    Baghead has a nearly documentary quality that infuses it with a sense of heightened stakes and real peril. In a characteristically offhanded way, it's cunningly skillful.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    70
    Though its scares are scarce, Baghead provides what nine out of 10 dead-teenagers movies lack: specifically, a realistic sense of character that gives moviegoers a reason to identify with the would-be victims.
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