Body Cam
Paramount Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
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60
The GuardianCatherine BrayMar 10, 2026
There is an undeniable energy and spookiness to this low-budget chiller, which makes intelligently modest use of digital FX in a way that some bigger-budget projections would do well to emulate. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMay 28, 2020
While it’s far from the firestarter it could have been, there’s more to this than its release would suggest, an angry, slickly directed thriller that still manages to generate enough of a spark. Read full review
50
VarietyLisa KennedyMay 19, 2020
Intriguing, though not exactly visionary; it’s more twisted puzzle than horror ride. Not that there aren’t jumpy moments, and tense interludes. Read full review
42
The PlaylistAsher LubertoMay 21, 2020
By seesawing between tired performances and hellish visuals, Vitthal never delivers on the rage his premise initially promises. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMay 19, 2020
A B-movie that turns its violent rage on corrupt Los Angeles cops should be better than Body Cam. Unlike so many cheap horror films that show their flaws most explicitly during the scare scenes that are overly reliant on loud music, quick cuts, and attempts to make you jump, it’s really everything but the big moments in Body Cam that falls apart. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 19, 2020
Despite the ripeness and flammability of its material, the movie feels oddly distant, the screenplay marred by weak scares, graceless plotting and dashed-off characters. Read full review
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