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  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

Directed By: Jennifer Reeder

Written By: Jennifer Reeder

  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • Shudder
  • 1 h 41 m

Perpetrator

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

Directed By: Jennifer Reeder

Written By: Jennifer Reeder

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
80% Positive
12 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
80% Positive
12 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
7% Negative
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88
Aug 22, 2023
This is a bold and unique slice of storytelling that serves up some genuine scares and bone-chilling fright moments while pointing a finger at a culture that alternately glorifies, worships and sexualizes young women and revels in stereotyping them and tearing them down.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 29, 2023
By the time the credits roll, all the ingredients Reeder’s been carefully marshaling come together in surprising, satisfying ways, delivering a horror film that leaves the world a little bigger, a little stranger and a little scarier.
By Matthew Jackson FULL REVIEW

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75
Feb 25, 2023
Reeder boldly conceives of the patriarchy as an extractive force, not just harming female solidarity and individuality, but using it as a resource to grotesquely mine from.
By David Katz FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 1, 2023
Some movies are meant to be messy, and some messes are strangely alluring.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 25, 2023
Perpetrator may be silly and over-the-top, but inside of it lies a beating heart — quite literally, you will see — that yearns to express itself.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 1, 2023
The script plays out like a mystery that keeps you guessing, but it also works against the film at points. Perpetrator has something important to say but just doesn’t know how to say it.
By Nadir Samara FULL REVIEW
25
Aug 29, 2023
Perpetrator cycles through characters and settings at a considerable clip, never stopping long enough to flesh them out beyond an outline.
By Steven Scaife FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Divide/Conquer, WTFilms
Release Date Aug 25, 2023
Duration 1 h 41 m
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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