The Bye Bye Man

Name: The Bye Bye Man
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: January 13, 2017
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Douglas Smith, Faye Dunaway, Lucien Laviscount

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STX Entertainment | Release Date: January 13, 2017 | R

Starring: Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Douglas Smith, Faye Dunaway, Lucien Laviscount, Michael Trucco

Summary: Three Wisconsin college students come up against the sinister Bye Bye Man.

Director: Stacy Title

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Jan 12, 2017

Led by a few strong performances, and delivering plenty of heart-clutching moments, The Bye Bye Man is sure to appeal to horror lovers of all stripes. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jan 12, 2017

Jonathan Penner’s sharp script (from a story by Robert Damon Schneck) and Stacy Title’s assured direction keep the heat on, and there’s some resourceful misdirection that deepens the story and intensifies the scares. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Jan 12, 2017

The Bye Bye Man is cheesy, but it feels knowingly cheesy, with a heavy dose of wink-wink, nudge-nudge from the filmmakers. Read full review

Peter Keough

Jan 12, 2017

The concept is derivative of about a dozen other movies and their sequels. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Jan 13, 2017

Sadly The Bye Bye Man lacks both surprise and intrigue despite possessing some promise via a wild opening. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jan 12, 2017

Title’s command of the material is haphazard, her direction not artful enough to know when expository clunkiness is undercutting the chance to dig into the meat of personalities in deterioration. Read full review

David Fear

Jan 12, 2017

Horror-movie fans often have put up with a lot to get their requisite amount of fright per month, and that tolerance limit is seriously tested by this slapdash attempt to introduce a new slasher hall-of-fame character into the mix. Read full review

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uneek0000

Jan 16, 2017

I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!! IT WAS FANTASTIC AND KEPT ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT THE ENTIRE TIME. DONT GO BY THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS, SEE IT YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!!! 10 +++++++++++++++++++++++

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JLau

Jan 28, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Group of students move to a new house and unleash a demon by saying his name, making them suffer hallucinations, have colds and hear trains coming.… Expand

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bobbymb

Jan 25, 2018

Csak az nézze meg, aki minden horrorfilmet megnéz. Nem magyaráznak el semmit a filmben, csak történnek az események. 10/4

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Makaveli

Aug 13, 2019

Wow, what a terrible movie. I was bored one night and decided to watch it and what a waste of time it was. The movie has bad cinematography and bad acting. The blonde girl was especially bad. The effects look like crap and the movie wasn't scary at all. I thought "dont think it, dont say it"Wow, what a terrible movie. I was bored one night and decided to watch it and what a waste of time it was. The movie has bad cinematography and bad acting. The blonde girl was especially bad. The effects look like crap and the movie wasn't scary at all. I thought "dont think it, dont say it" was not scary and just funny. Movie is so predictable and the concept of the bye bye man doesnt even make sense.… Expand

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TheWeed

Aug 17, 2017

Instead of rehashing what has already been said, I'm just going to recommend another horror movie. It's completely different but a good horror movie is hard to come by now. I would highly recommend "It follows"

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TheRussianator

Apr 11, 2018

An absolute atrocity and a spit on the viewer's face, this piece of **** is not scary, illogical, and extremely predictable in every way. I have not had that much hate for a movie ever since the Human Centipede.

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BrianMcCritic

Apr 15, 2017

This film is absolute garbage. The script and the acting are unforgivable. The way the some of the characters just appear are out of left field. The librarian character is used for exposition on a topic she should no nothing about. Then Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway are just shoeThis film is absolute garbage. The script and the acting are unforgivable. The way the some of the characters just appear are out of left field. The librarian character is used for exposition on a topic she should no nothing about. Then Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway are just shoe horned in for a scene or two. I don't really know what those two were thinking. The actual Bye Bye Man looked kind of cool unfortunately the movie he was in was abysmal. Don't Say It, Don't Think It so I'll just write it. F… Expand

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