2010
R
New Films International
1 h 28 m

2010
R
New Films International
1 h 28 m

Summary A group of six friends from Carlson High School who receive a mysterious chain letter that moves from their email accounts and text messaging to a creepy little icon that begins haunting their My Space pages. Who knew they should take the threats of these messages seriously? Or that chain letters can kill? As the friends battle the curse...

Horror

Directed By: Deon Taylor

Written By: Michael J. Pagan, Thomas Fenton, Diana Erwin, Deon Taylor

2010
R
New Films International
1 h 28 m

2010
R
New Films International
1 h 28 m

Chain Letter

Name: Chain Letter
Genre: Horror
Released: 2010-10-01
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Nikki Reed, Keith David, Brad Dourif, Madison Bauer, Mark S. Allen

Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 29 User Ratings

6.4

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Directed By: Deon Taylor

Written By: Michael J. Pagan, Thomas Fenton, Diana Erwin, Deon Taylor

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Variety

Yields few surprises, compensating with de rigueur false scares, unmemorable deaths and the kind of improbably exaggerated gore.

By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Chain Letter is a nonsensical, bloody mess that, well, is missing a few links.

By Michael Ordoña FULL REVIEW

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6.4

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6.4

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pakj34

Oct 20, 2010

Despite of all the bad reviews that I have been reading, Chain Letter isn't the worst movie that I have seen. There were a few cheesy lines here and there, but they delivered gore in the movie pretty well. I am a huge fan of gore, so it worked out for me.

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FilipeNeto

Jul 7, 2018

This is another horror movie that should never have been shot because it's really bad. Whole story is based on the most perennial urban myth: an e-mail chain that kills when it's not forwarded by the recipient. If the idea is absurd and unbelievable for a normal person, make this real in a movie, even if it's just a horror motto, is surreal. Didn't they have a better idea or excuse to make a movie with teenagers being shredded? The film is full of gore and macabre murders, but this is not enough to make a good movie because there is no real plot behind, giving coherence to all work. What saves the film from being total crap is the cast's almost decent performance. The actors strive to do a good job, but it's almost impossible, given the bad stuff they have to work with. I respect that effort, but it's simply not enough to make the movie worth-watching.

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csw12

Mar 2, 2013

A gruesome, bloody, disgusting, unrealistic disaster of a film. Since there is no sane way of looking at this film intelligently might as well laugh when someone dies since the characters are so irritating.

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Trev29

Sep 7, 2012

This is the ugliest most twisted thing ever. How can anyone enjoy something that is so sickly to watch. This is so terrible and gruesome. This should not be allowed to be seen. Just ewwww.

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Production Company Deon Taylor Enterprises, Tiger Tail Entertainment

Release Date Oct 1, 2010

Duration 1 h 28 m

Rating R

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Horror

Tagline If you don't forward it, you die

Chain Letter

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Nikki Reed

Jessie Campbell

Keith David

Detective Jim Crenshaw

Brad Dourif

Mr. Smirker

Madison Bauer

Jane Campbell

Mark S. Allen

TV Announcer

Phil Austin

Jeff Campbell

Michael Bailey Smith

Chain Man

Michael J. Pagan

Michael Grant

Matt Cohen

Johnny Jones

David Zahedian

Brad

Cherilyn Wilson

Rachel Conners

Cody Kasch

Neil Conners

Noah Segan

Dante

Roshan Cook

Emo Girl

Eliot Schwartz

Kevin

Betsy Russell

Sergeant Hamill

Matthew Mongillo

Priest

Patrick St. Esprit

Dean Jones

Kate Enggren

Debra Jones

Jonathan Hernandez

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