Countdown

Name: Countdown
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: October 25, 2019
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 31
Cast: Anne Winters, Austin Zajur, Charlie McDermott, Dillon Lane, Elizabeth Lail

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Countdown

Movie Details & Credits

STX Entertainment | Release Date: October 25, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Anne Winters, Austin Zajur, Charlie McDermott, Dillon Lane, Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Lana McKissack, Matt Letscher, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, Tom Segura

Summary: When a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.

Director: Justin Dec

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

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William Bibbiani

Oct 25, 2019

Countdown can never be taken seriously enough to work as a conventional horror thriller, and it’s never quite funny enough to be a great horror comedy. But it’s got just enough eccentricity and self-awareness to entertain despite those obvious deficiencies. Read full review

Kimber Myers

Oct 24, 2019

This isn’t a subtle, moody film filled with a sense of unease; instead, jump scares are around every corner. If that’s all you want from a horror movie, you’ll have a very good time — and an elevated heart rate for its speedy 90 minutes. Read full review

Matthew Monagle

Oct 30, 2019

Surprisingly, Countdown works best when it operates less as a Nineties horror homage and more as a modern horror-comedy. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Oct 24, 2019

In Countdown, it’s the audience that really gets cheated. Read full review

Derek Smith

Oct 24, 2019

If there’s an ethos that Justin Dec’s film believes in, it’s only that “death sucks.” Read full review

Tim Grierson

Oct 26, 2019

The downside to a film that includes multiple shots of a clock counting down is that it provides audiences with an unintended rooting interest: we’re just hoping it gets to zero soon so we can leave the theatre. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Oct 24, 2019

Bombastically dumb new chiller that probably would have been called "Killer App" if that title hadn't already been used several times. Read full review

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DhonnyJepp

Nov 25, 2019

This movie was far worse then any expectations I had, but it was just so bad that it's just so entertaining to watch with friends.

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Stallone

Feb 10, 2020

This movie perfectly shows how dangerous it is to download unknown apps. Of course it will not lead to death, but you can lose a lot of personal info. That's why I always check the reviews of the apps. I did the same with Utopia p2p and now I'm secured online as never before. Always beThis movie perfectly shows how dangerous it is to download unknown apps. Of course it will not lead to death, but you can lose a lot of personal info. That's why I always check the reviews of the apps. I did the same with Utopia p2p and now I'm secured online as never before. Always be careful, even being online.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Jan 17, 2020

(Mauro Lanari)
Struggling with our own destiny in the Smart era, discovering that neither spirituality (the exorcist demonologist) nor technology (the millennial a bit geeky, a bit nerdy) are salvific. Amazing but true: original (!) variation on the theme, cast of TV provenance and yet up to it.

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BradMorgan

Nov 4, 2019

I give a 5 for the shock moments. Because the film was really creepy. However, the film also suffered from an identity crisis. The film wanted to be scary, funny and romantic. This led to painfully bad scenes that seemed out of place.

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Panchogul

Jan 30, 2020

En cierto modo es una película entretenida, tiene un poco de la atmósfera de Feliz Día de tu Muerte, de terror no tiene nada, suspenso mucho menos ya que es bastante predecible, los momentos de humor son bastante apagados y no causan gracia alguna, pese a ello, pasé un buen rato viéndola,En cierto modo es una película entretenida, tiene un poco de la atmósfera de Feliz Día de tu Muerte, de terror no tiene nada, suspenso mucho menos ya que es bastante predecible, los momentos de humor son bastante apagados y no causan gracia alguna, pese a ello, pasé un buen rato viéndola, genérica y de poca fe.

Ni tuve que ir al cine a ver esta cosa, lleva un par de meses online y el bluray estaba en venta un par de semanas antes de su estreno en Chile.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Stream2BigScree

Jan 28, 2020

Countdown to Your Final Destination

5, 4, 3, 2, and welcome back to Stream to Big Screen! This week the clock ran out and we found ourselves at a premier showing of Countdown. Just in time for Halloween season, Countdown brings us a horror/thriller film with a familiar feel. Justin Dec bothCountdown to Your Final Destination

5, 4, 3, 2, and welcome back to Stream to Big Screen! This week the clock ran out and we found ourselves at a premier showing of Countdown. Just in time for Halloween season, Countdown brings us a horror/thriller film with a familiar feel. Justin Dec both directed and wrote this money grab of a movie. Countdown follows Nurse Quinn, played by Elizabeth Lail, as she struggles with her own mortality due to a new popular app. The new app, countdown, is becoming very popular with people who are curious, jokingly or actually, about when they will die. Unbeknownst to those who accept the app, this is no joking matter. We follow Quinn as her time runs out.

While Countdown has a nice contemporary and technological aspect, the movie keeps it old school evil as well. Similar to the reboot of Chucky, we get a new technology spin on a familiar horror storyline. This spin is both a positive and a negative. While we leave the movie appreciating the use of the app as a device, we also realize this is the same exact storyline as other horror movies. Picture a mixture of Final Destination, Truth or Dare, Ouija, and Lights Out. It’s like Director Dec sat down and said, “How can I direct a film that people feel they’ve already seen before but has a couple new pieces and people will pay for?”

Honestly, the movie had a few eerie moments (jumps) throughout it but for some reason we felt left wanting. It felt as if I never got scared like I should’ve been. You know a movie isn’t truly scary when you can walk out of the theater without watching behind you or staying out of the shadows. They cheated the audience out of the fright they deserved. Particularly in my theater, I felt the patrons were watching the movie as a team. We giggled at parts together. We whispered, “don’t turn around” and “if you don’t run” together. It felt like we were in our living room watching a horror movie marathon.

Needless to say, this is a movie you can wait to see on a streaming service. This is the perfect movie to catch on FX near Halloween. Not because it’s bad but because it’s got enough humor to keep you entertained and not scary enough to ruin your evening. Catch Countdown when it hits any streaming service. You’ll enjoy this movie if you pay for a rental or the cheapest possible matinee, but you’ll truly enjoy this movie, if you don’t pay for it.

The Stream: Not scary enough or innovative enough in the horror genre.

The Big Screen: Good humor and evokes stress throughout the movie.

The Final Bill: Countdown is a stressful ordeal that provides you with familiar frights for a night in.

P.S. Save your money for the sequel… if this movie grabs enough money this time around

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corinthians

Oct 25, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I went and saw this film because it's spooky season as well as the fact that this film looked like an upcoming classic..............I'm kidding. So the basic plot of this movie is it's a more mobile version of Final Destination. Only this time the characters have an app that tells them when they're going to die so it's easier to attempt to cheat death. If they do there's a demon that will basically flex their time of death and kill them for changing their fate. This movie, was AWFUL. This movie has just about every horror movie cliche that you can possibly think of. There's the cringe-worthy dialogue, the research/library scene in which our protagonists try to figure out what's happening, there's the scene where they go to a priest for help, they perform a random ritual, there's a useless love interest thrown into the mix, the dad character is always busy just so he's out of the narrative, stupid subplots that have no purpose of being in the film, and a dumb ending that tries to set up a sequel. That is literally this ENTIRE film in one long sentence only without specifics. The acting in this movie, is not the greatest but it's suitable. In the third act we get some semblance of back story for our main character which was a little helpful. As well as an honestly hilarious character at a phone store. He makes a lot of nods to those who work in or have worked in retail, which makes for some comedy you can relate to. There's some creepy imagery and nice shots in the film. But aside from that, it's a dumb, annoying movie with loud noises and jump scares, terrible characters and subplots and just all and all a very forgettable horror movie. I'm gonna give Countdown, a D… Expand

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