Hellraiser
New World Pictures | Release Date: September 18, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
4
Negative:
3
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Washington PostRichard Harrington
Hellraiser is certainly a cut or two above the slasher films that seem to proliferate on Friday the 13ths and Halloweens. It's a decidedly adult picture, with some disquieting sexual tensions that simply wouldn't work with the usual teen crew. It's also a treatise on the thin line between pleasure and pain and how easily crossed it can be. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Minor grisly fun, but don't expect the movie to linger when it's over. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
Though overexplicit and underdeveloped, Clive Barker`s Hellraiser is a horror film with enough personality and ambition to rise slightly above the run of the genre. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStaff (Not Credited)
Mr. Barker is no more successful in making the big leap from literature to film than Norman Mailer. He's cast his film with singularly uninteresting actors, though the special effects aren't bad - only damp. Read full review
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