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- 2019
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
- 2019
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
Summary Kept locked inside the house by her father (Emile Hirsch), 7-year-old Chloe (Lexy Kolker) lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat – or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger (Bruce Dern) offers her a glimpse of what’s really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth...
Directed By: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein
Written By: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein
- 2019
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
- 2019
- R
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
Freaks
63
7.0
Where to Watch
Summary Kept locked inside the house by her father (Emile Hirsch), 7-year-old Chloe (Lexy Kolker) lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat – or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger (Bruce Dern) offers her a glimpse of what’s really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth...
Directed By: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein
Written By: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
63
50% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
44% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
63
50% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
44% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Freaks is a mind-bending thriller that is subversive enough to be rebellious, and in this era of CGI superhero cinema, the revolution is welcomed.
The film shrewdly keeps us inside Chloe’s head, filtered through her very limited comprehension of her burgeoning and truly awesome abilities.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 66 User Ratings
7.0
65% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
26% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
9% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 66 User Ratings
7.0
65% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
26% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
9% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Can't believe I found this gem of a movie by pure chance.
If you are tired of weak excuses and plot holes when watching sci-fi movies and shows, you'll totally love how good this movie is.
Everything is spot on and I won't give more details apart than it is a must watch, highly recommended.
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Although in the early going the convoluted plot sometimes struggles to maintain interest, Stein and Lipovsky have such a clear vision that they keep developments confidently on track until subsequent revelations engage in full-throttle action mode, leading to a climax suggesting they likely have future plans for these characters.
Appealing, partly because it’s so unembarrassed by its genre's done-to-death social-injustice themes, this undercooked blend of science fiction and family drama virtually dares you to turn up your nose.
The only problem is that it’s easier to be impressed by the ingenuity of the staging and the architecture of the screenplay than it is to stay invested in the characters.
Half-nifty, half-cheesy.
This is clearly a film that favours concept over narrative expansion, and it suffers for this.
A slow burn sci-fi mystery that kept us in the grip of suspense until it reveals its secrets one by one. The performances and storytelling are incredible -- and it has much more real emotion than most other movies in this genre. Let yourself be taken in by these characters and you might even yell for blood, laugh unexpectedly, and shed a tear at the end.
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This was a compelling chore to watch. It starts out interesting and then lurches through scenes inconsistently, a random mix of slow, perplexing, riveting, simplistic, dull, overwrought, pretentious, and explosive. The concept and writing may have been better than the final presentation, and since the actors were mostly good, I'll have to pin my eye rolling on the director. This really should have been better, but unfortunately it probably took the perspective of the child to an overly-technical degree, and it comes off as childish when it should have been intriguing. I suppose audiences these days aren't given much meat to chew on anymore and so can overlook a lot of cheesy fluff. I need something with a little more intelligence and depth, so I'm not caring to look forward to any apparent sequel.
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In the not so distant future, human evolution takes the next step. Certain people start to develop superhero like powers and are referred to as freaks. They are easy to spot, as often times, after using their powers, they bleed from the eyes. As with anything they don't understand, the government sees these people as a threat and has started to hunt them down. One such family, having recently lost a wife/mother has gone on lock down in a suburban neighborhood, this is their story. After seeing the trailer for this movie I was intrigued, until I realized it was just a rip-off of the X-Men, without the special effects. Basically they promote this thing like it's the next big thing in Science Fiction, when it's just a very old idea that's been done to death. As for the film itself, it takes forever to get going and even longer for you to realize just what the hell is going on. This crazed father is babbling on making no sense and keeping this little girl locked in this house. All she seems to care about is ice cream, more so than the life of her father or her personal safety, the whole thing was just so bizarre. As for the cast, there really wasn't any chemistry, Emile Hirsch was just awful, playing this paranoid babbling idiot. He's paired with Bruce Dern, who is far too old to really do much of anything, and then there's Chole (Lexy Kolker), the little girl stuck in the middle of all it. The bottom line, Freaks is an idea that has been done and done again, with a cast that so vastly different, that really doesn't click on any level. Worst of all it takes so long to get going and explain what's going on. By the time you finally get it, you've really stopped caring. Freaks looked cooled and has a trailer that will **** you in, but ultimately it's a disappointment.
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(Mauro Lanari)
#metoo mutants, recommended for males only if they consider themselves expendable.
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Maybe I didn't see the same movie in Chicago. I was long, dull, and boring. There were only about 10 of us in the theater and everybody left when the credits began.
Maybe there was a story there, but it wasn't very well told. I went to see it only because it was about to disappear next week, and I was taken in by the good reviews it got.
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Production Company
Amazing,
Bloomgarden Films,
My Way Entertainment
Release Date Sep 13, 2019
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Tagline They look just like us
Awards
Leo Awards
• 5 Nominations
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
