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- 2017
- TV-MA
- RLJE Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2017
- TV-MA
- RLJE Films
- 1 h 28 m
Summary Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Directed By: Alice Lowe
Written By: Alice Lowe
- 2017
- TV-MA
- RLJE Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2017
- TV-MA
- RLJE Films
- 1 h 28 m
Prevenge
71
5.8
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Summary Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Directed By: Alice Lowe
Written By: Alice Lowe
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
71
80% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
15% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
71
80% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
15% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Prevenge is a brilliantly conceived meditation on prepartum anxiety and extreme grief.
A pitch-black, blood-soaked comedy and phenomenal first feature by Alice Lowe, who also stars as Ruth, the pregnant heroine.
Covering depression, grief and pregnancy as body-horror, the end result is a palpably unusual mix of comedy, pathos and gruesome violence
Uneven though it is, and downright shaggy at times, Prevenge is valuable in that it plots so unexpected an expectant-mother story — one in which pregnancy is actually ultimately minimized in terms of its impact on the story.
While not every tonal downshift here is entirely fluid, this remains a smart, risky one-off, unconcerned with those (and there will be many) who can’t acquire its taste.
As the psychodrama of a lonely woman with a score to settle acquires seriousness it saps the misanthropic sense of mischief and madness, causing the movie to lose its way.
Lowe's attempts at getting into anti-heroine Ruth's head are largely unsuccessful, though her performance is sometimes effectively hysterical.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
5.8
54% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
5.8
54% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
23% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
23% Negative
3 Ratings
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Awards
National Film Awards, UK
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
FrightFest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Monster Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
