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The Blackening

The Blackening

Horror · Comedy · 2023

Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.

Movie details

The Blackening

“We can't all die first.”

2023 Horror · Comedy 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

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5.9 / 10

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Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Blackening?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tim Story

Written by

Tracy Oliver · Dewayne Perkins

Grace Byers

Grace Byers

Allison

Jermaine Fowler

Jermaine Fowler

Clifton

Melvin Gregg

Melvin Gregg

King

X Mayo

X Mayo

Shanika

Dewayne Perkins

Dewayne Perkins

Dewayne

Antoinette Robertson

Antoinette Robertson

Lisa

Sinqua Walls

Sinqua Walls

Nnamdi

Court is in session

Put The Blackening on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.