Malignant

"A new vision of terror."

2021 1h 51m EN

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6.7

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77%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 2,764🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●51Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 120,615

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Synopsis

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Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.

“A new vision of terror.”

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Cast

Annabelle Wallis
Madison Mitchell
Maddie Hasson
Sydney Lake
George Young
Detective Kekoa Shaw
Michole Briana White
Detective Regina Moss
Susanna Thompson
Jeanne
Ingrid Bisu
Winnie
Jean Louisa Kelly
Jane Doe
Jake Abel
Derek Mitchell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Wan
Writers: Akela Cooper, James Wan, Ingrid Bisu
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 87% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Wan, shot by Michael Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph Bishara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kirk M. Morri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Annabelle Wallis and Maddie Hasson and George Young carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A new vision of terror.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3811906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Wan directs. Michael Burgess behind the camera. Joseph Bishara scores. Kirk M. Morri cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 87% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Directed by James Wan, shot by Michael Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joseph Bishara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kirk M. Morri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Annabelle Wallis and Maddie Hasson and George Young carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A new vision of terror.".
8IMDB entry: tt3811906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "dreams", "monster", "brain tumor", "detective".
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Burgess
Original score: Joseph Bishara
Editing: Kirk M. Morri
Production design: Desma Murphy
Costume design: Lisa Norcia
Makeup / hair: Kazuyuki Okada
VFX supervisor: Ivan Busquets
Sound: Joe Dzuban
Stunt coordinator: Glenn Foster
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $34,891,791
Return: 87% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Malignant (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 51/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 120,615 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

4 wins & 18 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2021-09-14
★ 8/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/malignant-spoiler-free-review "Malignant is yet another excellent origin movie for a new franchise created by one of the most successful horror filmmakers of the century, James Wan. The talented director picks up a thematically rich, mysteriously intriguing narrative written by the feature film debutant Akela Cooper, and lets himself get inspired by the giallo genre. Boasting a fascinating protagonist brilliantly interpreted by Annabelle Wallis, the unexpected yet exposition-heavy revelations of the brave third act definitely improve upon a rather generic, unexciting first half. While the impressive action sequences steal the technical spotlight, Joseph Bishara's score holds divisive creative choices that might not please every viewer. For horror fans, I couldn't recommend it more." Rating: B+
furious_iz2021-09-18
★ 3/10
This is one of the dumbest films I have seen in a long time, start to finish it is a dumpster fire, the "twist" is projected so hard so early, and so often, then over explained to the point of the death of any subtlety, and it's not original or clever in it's execution. I don't understand how people seem to be liking this film I feel like I'm taking crazy pills I rarely say this, but I hated this dumb film
StarsNtheDarkness2021-09-29
★ 3/10
Classic case of the trailer being the best part. I'll hand it to them though, I was completely fooled about what this movie was going to be. When they showed Gabriel behind the plastic sheet in the beginning ... I knew it was not what I signed on for. As my mom would say: It insults my intelligence.