Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grotesque
- irreverent
- disquieting
- cult movie night
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film bizarre and occasionally charming, but divided over whether its grotesque premise and comic tone justified its thin, overstretched story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Howard Howe's plan centers on surgically and mentally transforming Wallace into a walrus.
The film pairs outrageous walrus imagery and disfigurement with self-deprecating humor.
Howe's stories about his past and his walrus obsession shape the abduction and transformation plot.
Wallace travels to Canada for an interview as a podcaster before becoming trapped by his subject.
Films like Tusk, and why
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
grotesque body horror, abduction, and deliberately outrageous dark comedy
The Fly
extreme physical transformation, black humor, and disturbing mad-experiment premise
Society
surreal horror comedy, eccentric characters, and escalating grotesque absurdity
Movie Details
- Director
- Kevin Smith
- Release Date
- 2014-09-19
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (1731)
Cast
- Michael Parks
- Justin Long
- Genesis Rodriguez
- Haley Joel Osment
- Johnny Depp
- Harley Morenstein
- Ralph Garman
- Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
- Harley Quinn Smith
- Lily-Rose Depp
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tusk about?
- A smug podcaster becomes the unwilling centerpiece of a lonely Canadian man's grotesque walrus obsession.
- What is Tusk like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tusk as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Tusk violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Tusk as graphic.
- What did critics think of Tusk?
- Critics broadly found the film bizarre and occasionally charming, but divided over whether its grotesque premise and comic tone justified its thin, overstretched story.
- Which films are like Tusk?
- Films with a similar feel include The Human Centipede (First Sequence), The Fly, and Society.
- How long is Tusk?
- Tusk runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tusk?
- In United States, Tusk streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
