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Movie ID: 801
RT slug: the_cursed_2022
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cursed_2022
Release year: 2021
Runtime: 112 mins
Wide release date: 2022-02-18
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 71%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Directors: Sean Ellis
Writers: Sean Ellis
Producers: Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Sean Ellis
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-17 18:59:51
Updated: 2026-06-17 18:59:51
In the late 1800s, a once-peaceful remote country village is under attack--but by who or what, no one knows. Villagers spread rumors of a cursed land, supernatural forces, and even demonic creatures, as the disappearances and killings continue. Pathologist John McBride arrives to investigate the danger, only to discover something much deeper and more sinister than he ever could have imagined.
For a werewolf movie, The Cursed is frustratingly lacking in killer instinct -- but its intriguing additions to well-worn mythology add some necessary bite.
Canonical reviews: 128
Canonical fresh: 91
Canonical rotten: 37
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 71%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-17 13:41:01
Snapshot Tomatometer: 71%
Snapshot review count: 128
Snapshot fresh count: 91
Snapshot rotten count: 37
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| 4 | Roxane Duran | Anais |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
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| 178805 | Rory Doherty | InSession Film | Rotten | C | 2024-06-13T23:16:11Z | 2024-06-13 23:16:11 | If it fails as a thematically rich Gothic horror, it could at least have been an entertaining monster flick, but it manages to let the audience down on that count as well. |
| 178806 | Samuel Leggett Jr. | JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS | Rotten | 4.5/10 | 2022-12-26T17:46:29Z | 2022-12-26 17:46:29 | The Cursed has some great shots and some moments that were very well directed. But in terms of the acting and story it is very fleeting. Just don't have much in terms of repeated viewing value and some great ideas but poor execution |
| 178807 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-12-18T14:51:25Z | 2022-12-18 14:51:25 | ...the arms-length atmosphere is perpetuated by an egregiously overlong running time... |
| 178808 | Eric Marchen | Rogers TV | Rotten | C | 2022-12-10T09:09:08Z | 2022-12-10 09:09:08 | There’s no real silver lining when it comes to The Cursed, which is all bark and no bite. |
| 178809 | Maggie Lovitt | Millennial Falcon Reviews | Rotten | C- | 2022-09-24T01:30:36Z | 2022-09-24 01:30:36 | The Cursed set out to be a gothic werewolf-ish horror and it achieved all of those things, but ultimately the way that it uses historical trauma as the backdrop for its curse turns the script into far more of a horror than the story itself. |
| 178810 | Nathaniel Rogers | The Film Experience | Fresh | B | 2022-07-29T21:03:17Z | 2022-07-29 21:03:17 | The Cursed does boast an impressive command of atmosphere and both minor and major scares. It's also very handsomely costumed by Oscar-nominated Madeline Fontaine. |
| 178811 | John Serba | Decider | Rotten | — | 2022-07-18T23:01:33Z | 2022-07-18 23:01:33 | Some turn-the-fog-machine-up-to-11-and-rip-the-knob-off style doesn’t go far enough for The Cursed, which ultimately is little more than a rote creature feature. |
| 178812 | Molly Henery | The Blogging Banshee | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2022-05-10T02:01:41Z | 2022-05-10 02:01:41 | The Cursed delivers a unique creature feature that is as atmospheric as it is gruesome. |
| 178813 | Rosa Parra | Latinx Lens | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-04-04T01:19:05Z | 2022-04-04 01:19:05 | A visually stunning horror period piece with haunting monsters and scenes. |
| 178814 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Fresh | — | 2022-04-03T20:05:57Z | 2022-04-03 20:05:57 | The Cursed makes some unique and effective visual departures from a typical werewolf horror movie. The movie's pace is sometimes sluggish, but the terror scenes more than make up for the film's minor flaws. |
| 178815 | Christian Valentin | Spectrum Culture | Rotten | — | 2022-03-20T17:44:05Z | 2022-03-20 17:44:05 | In spite of an often slack runtime, distant emotion, and uneven scares, theres a violently entertaining mix of classic trappings and digital terror here. |
| 178816 | Ferdosa | Screen Rant | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-03-15T19:45:53Z | 2022-03-15 19:45:53 | In more discerning hands, it could have accomplished what Sean Ellis seemingly set out to do, but The Cursed is not a werewolf horror worth devouring. |
| 178817 | Matthew Jackson | Looper.com | Fresh | — | 2022-03-12T20:05:31Z | 2022-03-12 20:05:31 | The results are mixed, but when writerdirector Sean Ellis digs deep into his genre riffs and dread-laced atmosphere, iThe Cursedi really works as a modern take on some very old werewolf tropes. |
| 178818 | Dann Gire | Chicago Daily Herald | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-03-07T21:27:24Z | 2022-03-07 21:27:24 | Cursed is an atmospheric horror tale with teeth. |
| 178819 | Tom Cassidy | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-03-04T02:07:25Z | 2022-03-04 02:07:25 | With strong characters and refreshingly unsettling horror violence, The Cursed is a fun chiller. |
| 178820 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Fresh | 6/10 | 2022-03-02T22:07:06Z | 2022-03-02 22:07:06 | Number one, any chance to see Kelly Reilly in a movie should not be missed. Number two, the movie is a horror film that is fun. |
| 178821 | Dennis Schwartz | Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews | Fresh | B- | 2022-03-01T00:33:31Z | 2022-03-01 00:33:31 | Despite its tiny budget, the film has a rich look and a cheeky werewolf feel to it. |
| 178822 | Tim Brennan | About Boulder | Fresh | — | 2022-02-28T18:09:42Z | 2022-02-28 18:09:42 | The Cursed acquits itself nicely. Through skill, intelligence, and some jaw-dropping gore effects, it enters the top tier of werewolf movies. |
| 178823 | Keith Garlington | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Fresh | — | 2022-02-25T19:39:47Z | 2022-02-25 19:39:47 | The movie has a good time tinkering with the werewolf mythos -- changing it up in some cool and interesting ways while still embracing the gory goodness utilized in films such as An American Werewolf in London and The Howling. |
| 178824 | Aaron Neuwirth | We Live Entertainment | Fresh | 6/10 | 2022-02-25T15:51:15Z | 2022-02-25 15:51:15 | The Cursed finds itself wandering about for a bit too long. Still, when its at its best, this film has bite. |
| 178825 | Salome Gonstad | Comic Years | Fresh | — | 2022-02-25T14:39:46Z | 2022-02-25 14:39:46 | Overall, this is a worthy addition to the werewolf horror movie canon. |
| 178826 | Dennis Harvey | 48 Hills | Fresh | — | 2022-02-24T22:42:42Z | 2022-02-24 22:42:42 | Taken as a sort of plush occult melodrama, it is enjoyable, and sometimes quite beautiful to look at. |
| 178827 | Sarah Vincent | Cambridge Day | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-02-24T21:44:20Z | 2022-02-24 21:44:20 | Despite its flaws, which includes a runtime that will make the denouement feel anticlimactic, the atmospheric effects and visuals makes the film a cinematic feast. |
| 178828 | Noel Murray | Los Angeles Times | Fresh | — | 2022-02-24T13:48:17Z | 2022-02-24 13:48:17 | It is engaging, thanks to the way Ellis captures its era: not just through striking low-light images but also through a pervasive sense of menace. |
| 178829 | Edwin Arnaudin | Asheville Movies | Rotten | C | 2022-02-23T22:07:38Z | 2022-02-23 22:07:38 | Turgid pacing and repetitive action with minimal payoffs makes it a tough sell beyond viewers for whom atmosphere is sufficient. |
| 178830 | Tasha Robinson | Polygon | Fresh | — | 2022-02-23T01:18:48Z | 2022-02-23 01:18:48 | There’s a sumptuous feel to the staging — the costumes and sets all have weight, and the cast brings a compelling, convincing intensity to the material, but this is primarily a movie to watch for the visuals. |
| 178831 | Noah Berlatsky | Chicago Reader | Rotten | — | 2022-02-23T00:18:59Z | 2022-02-23 00:18:59 | Ellis has made it very clear that the emotional core of the film is the suffering of marginalized, displaced, and slaughtered people. Why then are we spending the bulk of the run time supposedly rooting for those who benefit from that slaughter? |
| 178832 | Robert Denerstein | Denerstein Unleashed | Rotten | — | 2022-02-23T00:01:52Z | 2022-02-23 00:01:52 | The story seems trapped by a Gothic seriousness that it must carry like a weight. The Cursed stands as a kind of mood piece interrupted by splashes of violence and spilled guts. |
| 178833 | Erik Childress | eFilmCritic.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-02-22T20:00:35Z | 2022-02-22 20:00:35 | Despite a generic title altered from its original, Eight for Silver, Sean Ellis take on the werewolf mythos adopts a welcome atmospheric approach that knows just when to throw in the gore and ultimately unleash the madness. |
| 178834 | Katie Rife | AV Club | Rotten | C+ | 2022-02-22T18:01:03Z | 2022-02-22 18:01:03 | Even when Ellis ramps up the suspense with crosscutting and monster mayhem in the final half-hour, The Cursed has trouble maintaining nail-biting intensity for very long. |
| 178835 | Leo Brady | AMovieGuy.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-02-21T03:13:48Z | 2022-02-21 03:13:48 | The Cursed will satiate the taste you have for good gothic horror and left me with plenty of memorable moments to howl at. |
| 178836 | Jeff Mitchell | Art House Film Wire | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-02-20T21:26:48Z | 2022-02-20 21:26:48 | Ellis conjures up a strange and spooky cinematic hex. His atmospheric film is more of a morality tale than a creature feature, but it includes a couple of flat-out gruesome moments of gore. |
| 178837 | Joe Friar | Fort Worth Report | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-02-20T19:08:11Z | 2022-02-20 19:08:11 | Horror fans who venture out to the theater wont be disappointed. If you like tension, gore, and special effects that recall John Carpenters The Thing you should enjoy this fresh spin on werewolf mythology. |
| 178838 | Piers Marchant | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Rotten | 78/100 | 2022-02-18T23:24:42Z | 2022-02-18 23:24:42 | It's trying hard, but simply isn't made carefully enough, or with enough originality, to have it rise above its B-movie station. |
| 178839 | Damond Fudge | KCCI (Des Moines, IA) | Fresh | — | 2022-02-18T22:32:38Z | 2022-02-18 22:32:38 | The Cursed is a moody and atmospheric horror film, complete with layer upon layer of fog swirling around grey, barren trees under heavy, overcast skies. It also heartily succeeds in giving us an inventive brand of werewolf. |
| 178840 | Dan Murrell | Dan Murrell Reviews | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-02-18T22:23:06Z | 2022-02-18 22:23:06 | For horror fans looking for substance with their style, it may be an interesting spin on a familiar mythology. |
| 178841 | Abbie Bernstein | Assignment X | Fresh | B | 2022-02-18T21:01:07Z | 2022-02-18 21:01:07 | Handsome and atmospheric horror; it just doesn’t make much of an impression emotionally. |
| 178842 | Jason Adams | Pajiba | Rotten | — | 2022-02-18T19:11:10Z | 2022-02-18 19:11:10 | The films real ruin is, sure enough, its monsters, which are un-scary CG messesun-scarier and un-scarier the more we see of them |
| 178843 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Fresh | — | 2022-02-18T18:44:30Z | 2022-02-18 18:44:30 | Although its uninspired title suggests convention, this atmospheric period horror film provides some intriguing twists on werewolf mythology. |
| 178844 | Matt Zoller Seitz | RogerEbert.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-02-18T17:28:20Z | 2022-02-18 17:28:20 | It's all so rich and so richly executed by Ellis, a total filmmaker that one wishes it added up to more than a series of smart variations on a certain type of film. |
| 178845 | Meagan Navarro | Bloody Disgusting | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-02-18T16:51:24Z | 2022-02-18 16:51:24 | Predictable and straightforward. Still, its a well-crafted period piece with standout horror moments thanks to fresh mythology and a chilling scarecrow thatll haunt your dreams. |
| 178846 | Scott Tobias | The Reveal | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-02-18T14:05:10Z | 2022-02-18 14:05:10 | Caught in a no man’s land between art-horror and CGI gorefest, The Cursed isn’t satisfying in either regard, hastily establishing its historical bonafides before getting to the shock-scares and digitally enhanced werewolves. |
| 178847 | Matt Rodriguez | Shakefire | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-02-18T13:35:24Z | 2022-02-18 13:35:24 | A horror film worth sinking your teeth into. |
| 178848 | James Berardinelli | ReelViews | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-02-18T02:03:18Z | 2022-02-18 02:03:18 | I wouldn’t go so far as to call it “bold” or “innovative,” but there’s a freshness to the storytelling and its attendant monster movie elements. |
| 178849 | Lauren Bradshaw | Fangirl Freakout | Rotten | C | 2022-02-17T23:49:07Z | 2022-02-17 23:49:07 | The Cursed has great atmosphere and style, but its creepy premise is at times lost in overly long periods of exposition and build-up. |
| 178850 | Charles Koplinski | Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam | Fresh | 2.5/4.0 | 2022-02-17T22:13:36Z | 2022-02-17 22:13:36 | The film looks great as the shadowy palatial estates, the fog-shrouded forests and the dingy common village all contribute to a world struggling towards modernity but mired in a past in which superstition and perhaps malevolent forces hold sway. |
| 178851 | Kristian M. Lin | Fort Worth Weekly | Rotten | — | 2022-02-17T22:11:27Z | 2022-02-17 22:11:27 | While I applaud its efforts to do something different, it winds up being another horror film that’s long on mood and short on payoff. |
| 178852 | Frank Swietek | One Guy's Opinion | Rotten | C+ | 2022-02-17T21:53:45Z | 2022-02-17 21:53:45 | Though it boasts cutting-edge creature effects...The Cursed plays rather like a 1960s Hammer film in which Peter Cushing would have been the lead. |
| 178853 | Stephanie Zacharek | TIME Magazine | Fresh | — | 2022-02-17T20:29:08Z | 2022-02-17 20:29:08 | There’s still poetry to be found in the idea of doomed beings stuck in a cycle of perpetual hunger... |
| 178854 | Alex Bentley | CultureMap | Rotten | — | 2022-02-17T19:48:55Z | 2022-02-17 19:48:55 | Overall, though, the film is very moody with little payoff, a story that unlike its monster has little bite. |
| 178855 | Joey Magidson | Awards Radar | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2022-02-17T17:52:38Z | 2022-02-17 17:52:38 | The Cursed has some excellent horror moments, but theyre unfortunately spaced out between a lot of nothingness. |
| 178856 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2022-02-17T16:56:59Z | 2022-02-17 16:56:59 | The supernatural terror of The Cursed has little on the grounded, real-world horror that sets the plot in motion. |
| 178857 | Susan Kamyab | Irving Television | Rotten | C- | 2022-02-17T15:54:36Z | 2022-02-17 15:54:36 | There might be enough good in "The Cursed" to make it worth the watch IF you have nothing better to see, but the film lacks thrills and the story is forgettable. |
| 178858 | Brad Wheeler | Globe and Mail | Fresh | — | 2022-02-17T14:59:12Z | 2022-02-17 14:59:12 | This is a werewolf film, the viewers should know. But there is no ow-woo to be had. This is no ordinary slash-and-snarl fandango. |
| 178859 | Richard Crouse | Richard Crouse | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-02-17T13:57:14Z | 2022-02-17 13:57:14 | The Cursed is a fresh take on the werewolf legend that simultaneously feels like a throwback to the Hammer Horror films of old where charismatic Van Helsing types battled creatures and corsets and tailcoats were still in fashion. |
| 178860 | Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle | Fresh | — | 2022-02-17T13:34:59Z | 2022-02-17 13:34:59 | One of the better werewolf movies of the last few decades, glimmering with tragedy. |
| 178861 | G. Allen Johnson | San Francisco Chronicle | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-02-17T13:12:43Z | 2022-02-17 13:12:43 | A terrific cast is left floundering in the dark, searching for the film’s human dimension. Cursed, indeed. |
| 178862 | Avi Offer | NYC Movie Guru | Fresh | 8.764282983/10 | 2022-02-17T05:23:51Z | 2022-02-17 05:23:51 | Genuinely scary, engrossing and captivating. |
| 178863 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-02-16T23:56:35Z | 2022-02-16 23:56:35 | Prepare to have your nerves frayed. |
| 178864 | Thom Ernst | Original Cin | Fresh | B | 2022-02-16T19:41:21Z | 2022-02-16 19:41:21 | Director Ellis heavily atmospheric period piece takes some of the bite out of its werewolf plot, but there are ample rewards for those into the genre. |
| 178865 | Richard Roeper | Chicago Sun-Times | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-02-16T18:42:45Z | 2022-02-16 18:42:45 | A creepy, stylish horror gem rooted in history. |
| 178866 | Edward Douglas | The Weekend Warrior (Substack) | Fresh | 8/10 | 2022-02-16T15:16:14Z | 2022-02-16 15:16:14 | A truly satisfying entry into the genre, offering gore and bonafide terror. |
| 178867 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Fresh | B+ | 2022-02-16T05:08:43Z | 2022-02-16 05:08:43 | The Cursed isn't always riveting, but it comes together as an intelligent study of werewolf fantasy and threat, doing something different with a well-worn concept. |
| 178868 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B | 2022-02-16T00:27:58Z | 2022-02-16 00:27:58 | By highlighting injustices against the nomadic Roma by the wealthy elite and elevating the artistry used to tell his tale, Ellis should surprise those jaded by Gothic folklore. |
| 178869 | Michael O'Sullivan | Washington Post | Fresh | 2/4 | 2022-02-15T22:13:45Z | 2022-02-15 22:13:45 | “The Cursed” is stylish and scary enough for what it is. That’s an old-fashioned creature feature, effective enough to give you a mild case of the heebie-jeebies but nothing chronic. |
| 178870 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-02-14T21:28:17Z | 2022-02-14 21:28:17 | Its merciless and visceral in terms of characters and violence, and is piercingly tense as a silver bullet |
| 178871 | Martin Tsai | Critic's Notebook | Rotten | — | 2021-04-03T08:40:08Z | 2021-04-03 08:40:08 | While the racists get their comeuppance here, the film's depiction of Gypsy black magic and stroking of xenophobia doesn't cut the mustard of today's standards of political correctness. |
| 178872 | Grant Hermanns | ComingSoon.net | Fresh | 8.5/10 | 2021-03-25T20:50:47Z | 2021-03-25 20:50:47 | Performances from its cast are all top-notch, making for an outright chilling and intriguing affair. |
| 178873 | Jake Kring-Schreifels | The Film Stage | Fresh | B- | 2021-03-17T02:10:19Z | 2021-03-17 02:10:19 | Its politics and perspectives regarding the slaughter of Romani people are confusing and lack a moral center, but Ellis has found a revitalizing twist on folklore and an enticing platform for his actors. |
| 178874 | Alan French | Sunshine State Cineplex | Fresh | 7/10 | 2021-03-08T19:20:16Z | 2021-03-08 19:20:16 | The Cursed fuses its period setting with iconic horror creatures. The resulting film is a roller-coaster, resulting in some incredible highs before some unfortunate dips. |
| 178875 | Therese Lacson | The Beat | Rotten | — | 2021-03-03T04:10:07Z | 2021-03-03 04:10:07 | From the lost potential to the unnecessary frame narrative, Eight for Silver stumbles toward the finish line... |
| 178876 | Caitlin Kennedy | But Why Tho? | Fresh | 8/10 | 2021-02-26T01:30:11Z | 2021-02-26 01:30:11 | Eight For Silver goes straight for the kill with insane gore and some gnarly and disgusting monster visuals. ... An absolutely brutal film ... |
| 178877 | Scott Phillips | The Screen Scene | Fresh | — | 2021-02-23T18:50:10Z | 2021-02-23 18:50:10 | Mood and tone are things you just can't fake, and Eight for Silver excels in creating dread. |
| 178878 | Dolores Quintana | Dolores Quintana | Fresh | — | 2021-02-23T06:10:12Z | 2021-02-23 06:10:12 | THE CURSED is a very good werewolf film with great imagery and strong performances with a central metaphor of the evil of powerful men. The fresh mythology of the werewolf was well done and thoughtful. |
| 178879 | Josh Flanders | Chicago Reader | Fresh | — | 2021-02-20T00:40:28Z | 2021-02-20 00:40:28 | Eight for Silver deliciously revives and enhances the werewolf genre... |
| 178880 | Jeffrey Zhang | Strange Harbors | Rotten | C | 2021-02-17T00:20:26Z | 2021-02-17 00:20:26 | Eight for Silver suffers from its conventional scares and baffling narrative structure, even if it does give us one of the gnarliest werewolf transformations in recent memory. |
| 178881 | Stephen Garrett | Book & Film Globe | Fresh | — | 2021-02-12T01:10:20Z | 2021-02-12 01:10:20 | Exquisite production value and arresting visual compositions keep this highbrow flesh-render never less than engaging. |
| 178882 | Rafael Motamayor | Observer | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2021-02-11T21:40:18Z | 2021-02-11 21:40:18 | Sadly, the good parts of the film are trapped within the monstrous body of an overly long and average feature film. |
| 178883 | Shaun Munro | Flickering Myth | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-02-10T22:20:59Z | 2021-02-10 22:20:59 | Moody but scattershot, this schlocky-classy retooling of the werewolf movie doesn't achieve its full ambitious potential, but between Ellis' stylish eye and a game cast, it does just enough. |
| 178884 | Dwight Brown | National Newspaper Publishers Association | Fresh | 3/4 | 2021-02-10T22:20:39Z | 2021-02-10 22:20:39 | This is not your average Gothic werewolf film. This one has classy production elements, builds intense suspense and features strong performances. |
| 178885 | Christopher Llewellyn Reed | Film Festival Today | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2021-02-08T05:00:09Z | 2021-02-08 05:00:09 | If the plot falters a bit at the end, the ride to get there is wild enough to guarantee a mostly good time. |
| 178886 | Nicola Austin | We Have a Hulk | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-02-07T17:20:05Z | 2021-02-07 17:20:05 | Eight for Silver is a gritty and grounded gothic period horror featuring an inventive take on the lycanthropy mythology. |
| 178887 | Harris Dang | The AU Review | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-02-07T03:20:08Z | 2021-02-07 03:20:08 | Eight for Silver is a gnarly piece of work that overcomes its flaws thanks to Ellis' visual eye, the creative subversiveness of the werewolf mythology, the reverence to classic horror works and the performances from Boyd Holbrook and Mary Reilly. |
| 178888 | Prahlad Srihari | Firstpost | Rotten | — | 2021-02-06T08:30:12Z | 2021-02-06 08:30:12 | It's nothing that will have the horror fan howling because it's a lot more bark, than bite. |
| 178889 | Nick Johnston | Vanyaland | Fresh | — | 2021-02-06T01:20:51Z | 2021-02-06 01:20:51 | You can thank its lead for making it a highly compelling watch. |
| 178890 | Germain Lussier | io9.com | Fresh | — | 2021-02-05T22:30:35Z | 2021-02-05 22:30:35 | At the end, you'll probably have wanted a bit more from Eight For Silver because it never quite coalesces into the grand film it wants to be. But the blueprints of that are there. |
| 178891 | Rob Hunter | Film School Rejects | Fresh | — | 2021-02-05T08:50:13Z | 2021-02-05 08:50:13 | It takes big bites, but some parts taste far better than others. |
| 178892 | Kristy Strouse | Film Inquiry | Fresh | — | 2021-02-05T07:10:17Z | 2021-02-05 07:10:17 | Eight for Silver is truly unique, it excels in its eerie spin, breathing new- brilliantly deranged life into the subgenre. |
| 178893 | Katey Stoetzel | The Young Folks | Fresh | 8/10 | 2021-02-04T23:10:24Z | 2021-02-04 23:10:24 | Still, for fantasy creature horror, Eight For Silver will jam hard for those who love the genre. |
| 178894 | Tim Brayton | Alternate Ending | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-02-04T23:00:20Z | 2021-02-04 23:00:20 | A thorough re-imagining of the werewolf movie that's also the most traditional, formulaic werewolf movie in years. |
| 178895 | Norman Gidney | HorrorBuzz | Fresh | — | 2021-02-04T20:50:23Z | 2021-02-04 20:50:23 | 7 A perfectly beautiful, overlong overture to one of the icons of horror cinema. |
| 178896 | Drew Tinnin | Dread Central | Fresh | — | 2021-02-04T18:40:48Z | 2021-02-04 18:40:48 | 3.5 Even though this story of a community beset by a moonlight curse is set in 19th-century France, Sean Ellis' period werewolf movie is probably the most commercial film in this year's horror lineup at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| 178897 | Jorge (JJ) Negrete | Butaca Ancha | Rotten | 2/5 | 2021-02-04T04:10:21Z | 2021-02-04 04:10:21 | It is a film that works with such premeditated efficiency that it ends up becoming a fiction that shows the mechanization with which it was made. |
| 178898 | Terry Mesnard | Gayly Dreadful | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-02-03T22:30:29Z | 2021-02-03 22:30:29 | Eight for Silver almost married a perfect tone of prestige horror with popcorn entertainment. |
| 178899 | Matt Conway | Battle Royale With Cheese | Fresh | — | 2021-02-03T14:30:44Z | 2021-02-03 14:30:44 | Sean Ellis' remarkably unpretentious creature feature dresses up its familiar devices with intelligence and buckets of bloodshed. |
| 178900 | David Bax | Battleship Pretension | Fresh | — | 2021-02-03T00:50:32Z | 2021-02-03 00:50:32 | There's more to like than not in Eight for Silver. It's just a shame it ends on a misplayed note. |
| 178901 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Fresh | 3/4 | 2021-02-02T20:16:57Z | 2021-02-02 20:16:57 | Lovers of classic Hammer horror films should sink their teeth into writer/director Sean Ellis's gory werewolf tale. |
| 178902 | Victor Stiff | That Shelf | Fresh | — | 2021-02-02T15:40:34Z | 2021-02-02 15:40:34 | Its creepy atmosphere and stunning production design are worth the admission price and the story's unique take on werewolf mythology packs some added bite. |
| 178903 | Chris Bumbray | JoBlo's Movie Network | Fresh | — | 2021-02-02T14:00:12Z | 2021-02-02 14:00:12 | A neat spin on the werewolf genre. Very entertaining. |
| 178904 | Ty Cooper | HeyUGuys | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-02-02T13:31:54Z | 2021-02-02 13:31:54 | Sean Ellis delivers a brilliant and brutal take on the Werewolf Movie. Less Full Moon and more Full-Blooded, Eight for Silver is a dark and horrific nightmare and fans of the genre will eat it up. |
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