The Boogeyman 2023
5.9 / 10
The Boogeyman
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.
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All 4 Videos & 53 Photos
cast
Full Cast & Crew
... Sadie Harper
... Sawyer Harper
... Will Harper
... Lester Billings
... Rita Billings
... Bethany
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See All 2 Reviews31 May 2023 by Manuel São Bento
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2023-edition "The Boogeyman quickly becomes one of my favorite horror flicks of this year! It won't leave any viewers used to these formulaic stories surprised, but director Rob Savage tremendously elevates a film that would otherwise fall into oblivion once the end credits started rolling. Creative, clever build-ups for truly suspenseful sequences, as well as efficient jumpscares that I haven't experienced in a long time. But the cast is essential to the success of this movie. I've no words to describe how impressive Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, and Vivien Lyra Blair (11 years old!) are. Absolutely outstanding performances! For fans of the genre. Definitely see it at the cinema!" Rating: B+
Genres:
Release Date:
May 31, 2023 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2023-edition "The Boogeyman quickly becomes one of my favorite horror flicks of this year! It won't leave any viewers used to these formulaic stories surprised, but director Rob Savage tremendously elevates a film that would otherwise fall into oblivion once the end credits started rolling. Creative, clever build-ups for truly suspenseful sequences, as well as efficient jumpscares that I haven't experienced in a long time. But the cast is essential to the success of this movie. I've no words to describe how impressive Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, and Vivien Lyra Blair (11 years old!) are. Absolutely outstanding performances! For fans of the genre. Definitely see it at the cinema!" Rating: B+
Oh well, I suppose I was being overly optimistic in expecting anything different from this. The "Harper" family are still grieving after the death of the wife/mother and with each struggling to deal with this aftermath the father (Chris Messina), elder daughter "Sadie" (Sophie Thatcher) and the younger one "Sawyer" (Vivien Lyra Blair) are all just drifting along. When dad "Will", who is a therapist, gets a visit from "Billings" (the always slightly sinister looking David Dastmalchian) and then a few pots of mother's paint get spilled, it becomes clear that the eponymous creature is out to capitalise on their familial misery. Can the family realise the peril they are in in time to thwart it's evil intentions? Could the beastie do us all a favour and just come for the audience first? To be fair there are a few jump points, but otherwise this is a really dialogue heavy, family melodrama that focusses way to much on the who's neglecting/loving/hating whom and nowhere near enough on trying to create something original and/or scary. It may well be based on a Stephen King short story but that doesn't mean it has the credentials to stretch into one hundred minutes of pretty mediocre storytelling and acting. The lack of light works to a certain extent, but after a while it appears (or not) to be all that the film is relying upon to create any sense of jeopardy. I suppose the moral of the story might be: always keep a set of portable Christmas lights handy? Halloween television fodder only, sorry.
Cast & Crew of
The Boogeyman
Directors & Credit Writers
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Director
... First Assistant Director
Cast
... Sadie Harper
... Sawyer Harper
... Will Harper
... Lester Billings
... Rita Billings
... Bethany
... Natalie
MT
Mabel Tyler... Abby
LR
Leeann Ross... Cassidy
... Anne
... Cara Harper
... Dr. Weller
... Detective Garland
... Woman With Nosering
... Mild-Mannered Man
... Medium
... Classmate
EB
Ellie Bogert... Annie Billings
... Annie Billings
NB
Noah Brand... Well-Meaning Freshman
Produced By
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Producer
Videos & Photos of
The Boogeyman
Videos ( 4)
Official Trailer
YouTube
![thumbnail-Official Trailer [Audio Described]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DVUB1SeBXho/hqdefault.jpg)
Teaser Trailer
YouTube
Photos ( 53 )
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