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- 2021
- R
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 22 m
- 2021
- R
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 22 m
Summary A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.
Directed By: David Charbonier, Justin Powell
Written By: David Charbonier, Justin Powell
- 2021
- R
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 22 m
- 2021
- R
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 22 m
The Djinn
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Summary A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.
Directed By: David Charbonier, Justin Powell
Written By: David Charbonier, Justin Powell
Where to Watch
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Metascore
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Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
59
67% Positive
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8 Reviews
25% Mixed
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8% Negative
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The Djinn is scary and harrowing with a shocking and impactful ending. The acting is perfect, and the visuals are a masterclass in creating tension.
As effective as it is, The Djinn won’t conjure up nearly as many eyeballs as Spiral, but those who watch it won’t be disappointed — although they might never look at I Dream of Jeannie the same way ever again.
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Based on 13 User Ratings
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This lean thriller doesn’t provide much food for thought, but it delivers a compact dose of extreme jeopardy.
With their debut, Charbonier and Powell proved a rare grasp of childhood horror, and keeping the perspective of youth among adult sins. The Djinn is even more reliant on that ability, and on their extraordinary relationship with the returning Dewey.
This isn’t anybody’s idea of a new horror classic. But The Djinn takes a basic story and delivers the basic jolts and frights we expect from it. No more, no less.
I wonder if the budget was perhaps too small to overcome since every moment The Djinn appears ready to transcend, it tragically deflates. Or perhaps its conceit deserved short film status instead. Going beyond twenty minutes simply isn’t viable.
Too bad The Djinn is often as plodding as it is impersonal. This movie crawls whenever it needs to sprint.
Production Company
Mad Descent,
Kinogo Pictures,
SVO Special Vehicle Operations
Release Date May 14, 2021
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating R
Tagline The gift that you seek may cost your soul.
Awards
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
