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Malignant

Malignant

Horror · Mystery · 2021

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.

Movie details

Malignant

“A new vision of terror.”

2021 Horror · Mystery 1h 51m

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

James Wan

Written by

Akela Cooper · James Wan · Ingrid Bisu

Annabelle Wallis

Annabelle Wallis

Madison Mitchell

Maddie Hasson

Maddie Hasson

Sydney Lake

George Young

George Young

Detective Kekoa Shaw

Michole Briana White

Michole Briana White

Detective Regina Moss

Susanna Thompson

Susanna Thompson

Jeanne

Ingrid Bisu

Ingrid Bisu

Winnie

Jean Louisa Kelly

Jean Louisa Kelly

Jane Doe

Court is in session

Put Malignant on trial.

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

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“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 Popcorn Loyalist

“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.