The Manson Family

Name: The Manson Family
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: October 22, 2004
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 56

2004

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Dinsdale Releasing | Release Date: October 22, 2004 | Unrated

Summary: For the first time a motion picture accurately, honestly and openly explores the Manson family's life prior to the infamous murders. (Asmodeus/Mercury Films)

Director: Jim Van Bebber

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 95 min

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Graham Rae

The actual performances during the film range from excellent to somewhat amateurish, but this amateurism is easily absorbed by the sheer power of the imagery on display. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Hard, ugly and nasty yet a stylistically vigorous and often insightful piece of work. Read full review

Roger Ebert

This is not a "horror" film or an "underground" film, but an act of transgression so extreme and uncompromised, and yet so amateurish and sloppy, that it exists in a category of one film -- this film. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

An acid movie flashback a la Oliver Stone. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Seriously gruesome docudrama. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Finally, though, Mr. Van Bebber seems more interested in recreating the grainy look of scratched 1970's film stock than in reflecting on the horrors he depicts, making this a difficult sell for all but the strongest stomachs among connoisseurs of vintage gore. Read full review

Wesley Morris

There's no real journalism here, just the sort of appalling revisionism that can turn a bloodbath into a beach party. Read full review

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HellHoleHorror

Feb 14, 2022

This was not a nice film. It tells the tale of a serial killer and his 'family'. It's hard to follow due to the editing being completely non-linear but the story is very basic and does make sense due to its utter simplicity. The violence is repetitive but sometimes shocking and the nudityThis was not a nice film. It tells the tale of a serial killer and his 'family'. It's hard to follow due to the editing being completely non-linear but the story is very basic and does make sense due to its utter simplicity. The violence is repetitive but sometimes shocking and the nudity frequent and unemotional. To be honest it is not worth watching as it tells nothing new. On the plus side it held my attention and kinda told me something different about Manson but with minimal research on him and I would learn a lot more I am sure. Don't waste your time by watching this inconsistent wannabe shocker.… Expand

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