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Random Acts of Violence
Directed by
Jay Baruchel
Not Rated
2019
80m
Horror
,
Drama
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5.2
59%
27%
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A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.
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Cast of Random Acts of Violence
Jesse Williams
Todd Walkley
Jordana Brewster
Kathy
Julia Knope
Young Woman
Jay Baruchel
Ezra
Niamh Wilson
Aurora
Simon Northwood
The Man
Isaiah Rockcliffe
Young Todd
Clark Backo
Todd's Mother
Victoria Snow
Borden
Eric Osborne
Adam
Nia Roam
Megan
Aviva Mongillo
Hannah
Wade MacNeil
Gary Reston
Amir Sám Nakhjavani
General Store Clerk
Kyle Gatehouse
Fan
Mark Andrada
Awkward Fan
McKale Thompson
Small Boy
Cyrus Aazam
Young Man
Peter Schoelier
Homeless Man
Stacie Dunlop
Singing Duo
Vanessa Oude-Reimerink
Singing Duo
Chris Gleason
BDSM Male
Random Acts of Violence Ratings & Reviews
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
A movie that thinks it's saying something about gratuitous violence and exploitation of real tragedy but is even more hypocritically hollow than the films it purports to criticize.
Slant Magazine
Steven Nguyen Scaife
For all of its ostensible thoughtfulness, in trying to describe "real art," Random Acts of Violence ultimately doesn't describe anything at all.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Random Acts of Violence was so eager to shock, so consumed with trying to make me gasp out loud, that it completely forgot to give me a reason to care.
812filmreviews
Robert Daniels
Random Acts of Violence explores artistic exploitation, inspiration, and consequence in a confused slasher bereft of a point.
Discussing Film
Nicolás Delgadillo
Beneath the blood, guts, and screams lies a fascinating conversation, one that viewers are bound to be engaged in long after the credits roll.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
The movie often seems uncertain just how meta to be about this material: Is it a serious slasher movie, or a semi-satirical commentary on the genre? Hence a lot here doesn't quite work.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
It's a sordid publicity stunt that leads to disaster and forces the creator - a la Frankenstein and "Misery" - to face his own monster.
Nashville Scene
Jason Shawhan
...Baruchel the director knows how to execute (in both senses of the word) an unflinching set piece or two.
Paste Magazine
Andy Crump
What Random Acts of Violence has to say, it says clumsily, rushing to make its points before moving on to the next kill. There's nothing at all random about Baruchel's writing. He has designs. What he's lacking is purpose.
Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Sadly, there is not a single substantial thing we can take away from all of this in the end.
The Lens
Andrew Wyatt
A loathsome film that seems to hate its characters, creators, and audience in equal measure.
NME (New Musical Express)
Howard Gorman
Its weighty subtext adds heft to what might have been another disposable slasher flick. Well done, Shudder.
Deep Focus Review
Brian Eggert
General audiences may find the film's imbalance of gore and aesthetic debates tiresome, whereas genre enthusiasts will surely embrace the discussion.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...a progressively unwatchable thriller that strikes several wrong notes right from the get-go...
Common Sense Media
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jay Baruchel's adaptation of a 2010 comic delivers lots of gore and a few relatable characters. But its main theme, a meta meditation on violence in media and in real life, remains curiously superficial.
Blerd Galaxy Magazine
Jonita Davis
'Random Acts of Violence' is a horror film your brain won't want to let go of.
Miami New Times
Juan Barquin
It's trying too hard to say something, it doesn't have much violence at all, and the only thing evil about it is how boring it is at under 90 minutes.
Film Daze
Katie Duggan
While laudable in its ambitions, this is by no means the sharpest or most original take on the fetishization of murder or violence in the media, and it still leaves something to be desired in doing these big ideas their full justice.
Third Coast Review
Steven Prokopy
As the title may imply, Random Acts of Violence foregoes sustained, slow-burn scares for outright, energetic, blood-soaked murder.
Vice
Frederick Blichert
Random Acts of Violence has the familiar slasher movie trappings...but theres a freshness to what Baruchel is going for too. A broad attempt to look at how violence manifests, not just within the film but in how were made to confront it as viewers.
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