Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- manic
- irreverent
- campy
- halloween night
- cult movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film’s energetic premise and occasional comic nerve undermined by an ineffective blend of slapstick and gore.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The possessed hand turns killings, decapitations, and physical chaos into deliberately grotesque comic set pieces.
Anton’s right hand develops its own bloodthirsty will and becomes the central source of danger.
Anton, Mick, and Pnub are unambitious high schoolers whose marijuana-fueled irresponsibility frames the supernatural violence.
The film foregrounds headless bodies, a crawling hand, decapitated enemies, and exaggerated bloodshed.
Films like Idle Hands, and why
Evil Dead II
Shares manic horror-comedy energy, splattery practical-gore humor, and supernatural bodily menace.
The Faculty
Combines adolescent comedy, graphic supernatural violence, and an irreverent tone with a physically transformed threat.
Night of the Demons
Blends teen life, demonic horror, gore, and dark slapstick in an intentionally outrageous register.
Re-Animator
Shares macabre comedy, body horror, and a grotesquely absurd supernatural antagonist.
Movie Details
- Director
- Rodman Flender
- Release Date
- 1999-04-30
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (785)
Cast
- Devon Sawa
- Seth Green
- Elden Henson
- Jessica Alba
- Vivica A. Fox
- Jack Noseworthy
- Christopher Hart
- Katie Wright
- Sean Whalen
- Nicholas Sadler
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Idle Hands about?
- A directionless teenager battles his own murderous possessed hand in a gory, marijuana-fueled Halloween farce.
- What is Idle Hands like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Idle Hands as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Idle Hands violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Idle Hands as graphic.
- What did critics think of Idle Hands?
- Critics generally found the film’s energetic premise and occasional comic nerve undermined by an ineffective blend of slapstick and gore.
- Which films are like Idle Hands?
- Films with a similar feel include Evil Dead II, The Faculty, Night of the Demons, and Re-Animator.
- How long is Idle Hands?
- Idle Hands runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Idle Hands?
- In United States, Idle Hands streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
