Twisted
Directed by Darren Lynn BousmanFollows two millennials who flip NY apartments they don't own to new buyers who don't know they are being scammed. The con works brilliantly until they run into an apartment owner with a dark secret who flips the game on them.
Twisted Ratings & Reviews
- stuhannafordMarch 25, 2026Really excited to watch it, really disappointed by the end. Great premise, some interesting techniques and what should be entertaining on paper, doesn’t translate, and instead, rapidly unravels to a thin story with little tension or interest. There’s a lot of the in vogue misandry on show, and obnoxious female characters that you are meant to feel sorry for, which creates an environment which means you genuinely don’t care who survives, or what their story is.
- NiztradamusFebruary 28, 2026One of Bousmans better movies. The narrative is mostly good but the characters are borderline unlovable throughout. I was more on the side of the villain than the protagonist for most of the runtime even though the villain is a twisted f. The acting was all around good and the ending has twists and turns ala Bousmans former work on Saw. I think it's well worth the 93 minute runtime to give this a watch.
- jackmeatFebruary 15, 2026My quick rating - 4.8/10. There are movies about real estate scams, movies about mad doctors, and movies about terrible people making worse decisions. I watched Twisted, which tries to flip all three at once like a dodgy Brooklyn condo listing with “great bones” and a raccoon in the kitchen. The setup is stable enough. Two millennials run a slick apartment-flipping con in New York, selling properties they don’t actually own to buyers who don’t realize they’re being scammed. It’s a fun, modern premise that feels like it was ripped straight from a late-night true crime binge and a housing crisis support group. Our con artists are played by Lauren LaVera (Paloma) and Mia Healey (Smith), and let’s just say the casting department did not accidentally pick two extremely photogenic scammers. Subtlety was not invited to this open house. The slow-burn approach might have completely collapsed under its own artsy seriousness if not for Djimon Hounsou as Dr. Kezian. The one target they absolutely should have skipped. He brings instant gravity and menace to the screen, like he wandered in from a much better, more expensive movie and decided to stay. Once he takes center stage, Twisted at least has a pulse, even if the script’s brain activity is questionable. If you recognize LaVera, it’s probably from the blood-soaked chaos of the Terrifier films, and fans expecting that deep a stab may feel slighted. The dialogue frequently sounds like it was workshopped by aliens who learned human speech from property scam emails. Conversations don’t flow so much as stumble down the stairs. There’s a brutal assault-and-fight sequence that’s effective, but it exists mostly to steer the characters into Dr. Kezian’s DIY nightmare clinic, where the movie leans hard into bargain-bin medical horror. The procedures are so wildly implausible that they feel less like science and more like someone angrily assembling IKEA surgery. The central experiment, involving his wife (played by Alicia Witt) and her very unclear brain situation, is murky enough that you stop trying to understand and just nod politely. A big structural problem. Everyone is awful. The scammers are terrible people. The doctor is a terrible person. The police are…present, technically. Their investigation subplot has all the impact of a muted notification and is basically swept under the rug until the end. No brains, no urgency, no payoff. Director Darren Lynn Bousman has done sharper work. Horror fans of his entries in the Saw II era will spot a very familiar surgical vibe, and even the messy but interesting Abattoir aimed higher. This one isn’t terrible, but it feels like a rough draft that accidentally got listed as a final pitch. Watchable, flawed, occasionally effective - but definitely not luxury horror. More like “as-is, no inspection.”
- jthygesenFebruary 12, 2026Djimon was great. Lauren LeVera is shaping up to be one of the best scream queens we have seen in quite some time. Alicia Witt was great in her very limited screen time. It was a slightly better than mediocre mess but still enjoyable enough. Definitely stream this one when you get a chance.
Twisted Trivia
Twisted was released on February 6, 2026.
Twisted was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.
Twisted has a runtime of 1h 33m.
Twisted was produced by Lee Nelson, David Tish, Mark Burg.
Follows two millennials who flip NY apartments they don't own to new buyers who don't know they are being scammed. The con works brilliantly until they run into an apartment owner with a dark secret who flips the game on them.
The key characters in Twisted are Dr. Kezian (Djimon Hounsou), Paloma (Lauren LaVera), Smith (Mia Healey).
Twisted is rated R.
Twisted is a Horror, Thriller film.
Twisted has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.
Twisted had a budget of $93.