Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- disturbing
- oppressive
- bleak
- late night horror marathon
- cult horror screening
What critics said
Critics generally found the early atmosphere and acting effective but judged the provocative premise underdeveloped and excessively exploitative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The imprisoned, undead woman is treated as an object of adolescent sexual exploitation, making bodily violation central to the horror.
Rickie and J.T. move from discovering the captive woman to participating in escalating acts of cruelty and depravity.
The abandoned mental institution's dark corridors and rooms dominate the film's atmosphere and restrict the characters' escape.
The film combines teenage rebellion with necrophilic and exploitative behavior rather than conventional heroic monster-fighting.
Films like Deadgirl, and why
The Return of the Living Dead
shares transgressive zombie horror, adolescent cruelty, and morally corrosive exploitation
The Loved Ones
shares disturbing body horror, sexualized violence, and bleak confrontation with monstrous transformation
May
shares grimy underground horror, provocative sexual themes, and confrontational genre excess
Movie Details
- Directors
- Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel
- Release Date
- 2008-09-06
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (391)
Cast
- Shiloh Fernandez
- Noah Segan
- Michael Bowen
- Candice King
- Nolan Gerard Funk
- Jenny Spain
- Susan Marie Keller
- Christina Masterson
- Kathleen M. Darcy
- Andrew DiPalma
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Deadgirl about?
- Two delinquent teenagers turn an abandoned asylum's undead captive into the focus of a vicious descent into sexual exploitation and moral collapse.
- What is Deadgirl like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Deadgirl as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Deadgirl violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Deadgirl as graphic.
- What did critics think of Deadgirl?
- Critics generally found the early atmosphere and acting effective but judged the provocative premise underdeveloped and excessively exploitative.
- Which films are like Deadgirl?
- Films with a similar feel include The Return of the Living Dead, The Loved Ones, and May.
- How long is Deadgirl?
- Deadgirl runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Deadgirl?
- In United States, Deadgirl is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
