The Sacrifice Game
Shudder | Release Date (Streaming): December 8, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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80
Film ThreatMichael Talbot-HaynesJan 17, 2024
This is a unique holiday horror experience that can be enjoyed year after year. Read full review
80
The GuardianCatherine BrayDec 6, 2023
You’re never left in any doubt that The Sacrifice Game is made by film-makers with affection and respect for horror movies – but it might not be the type of horror movie you thought it was at first sight. Read full review
80
SlashfilmMatt DonatoAug 3, 2023
The Sacrifice Game is cool, calm, and collected despite bringing so many subgenres to the party, achieving tonal unity that should please crowds and leave them craving whatever comes next for Wexler and company. Read full review
70
ColliderChase HutchinsonDec 7, 2023
Without talking about how, why, or in what manner, it is Acken who emerges as the darkly delightful standout of The Sacrifice Game. Read full review
67
IndieWireAlison ForemanDec 8, 2023
It’s a genre blend that’s delightful, baffling, and surprisingly ruthless in its decisive direction with a holiday twist that isn’t necessary for the plot but certainly ties the zany concept together. Read full review
65
Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerDec 6, 2023
Entertaining and surprisingly gory, though not particularly ingenious, The Sacrifice Game is a fairly enjoyable and under 100-minute caper about incompetent demon-worshippers led by Disney’s own Prince Aladdin, Mena Massoud, and the power of friendship between women. Read full review
40
Screen RantNadir SamaraDec 15, 2023
The plot of the movie works, but the dialogue definitely does not. The style is fine, but the tone is lacking. The Sacrifice Game is a film with the potential to be something cool and eerie, but the final product doesn't live up to that. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsDec 8, 2023
There’s not enough cold sweat ambience here, and that makes it even harder to root for a modestly budgeted chiller whose creators clearly started their project from a place of cinephilic affection. Even sympathetic genre fans will have trouble finding something new about such old hat material. Read full review
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