Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- oppressive
- bleak
- disturbing
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics found the film stylishly photographed and effective in depicting a killer's nightmarish world, but broadly regarded its thin story and extended violence as ordinary or excessive for the slasher genre.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Martin Bristol is abducted as a child and forced to witness Graham Sutter's murders, establishing the origin of his lethal identity.
Amber wheat, rural homesteads, and family spaces are set against the decrepit meat-packing plant and its slaughterhouse murders.
The Sutter Meat & Poultry plant serves as Graham's killing ground and the threatening landmark surrounding the Miller family.
The plot focuses on Martin's abduction in 1989 and the formative violence preceding the events associated with the Malevolence mythology.
Films like Bereavement, and why
Malevolence
serial killer horror, rural isolation, and brutal slasher violence
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
psychological serial-killer horror centered on abduction and prolonged menace
The House of the Devil
bleak rural slasher atmosphere and a remorseless killer targeting young people
Movie Details
- Director
- Stevan Mena
- Release Date
- 2010-07-16
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (223)
Cast
- Michael Biehn
- Alexandra Daddario
- Nolan Gerard Funk
- Spencer List
- Brett Rickaby
- John Savage
- Peyton List
- Kathryn Meisle
- Valentina de Angelis
- Greg Wood
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Bloodstream
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bereavement about?
- A grieving teenager's curiosity about a rural slaughterhouse draws her family into the orbit of a serial killer and the traumatized boy he has abducted.
- What is Bereavement like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bereavement as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bereavement violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bereavement as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bereavement?
- Critics found the film stylishly photographed and effective in depicting a killer's nightmarish world, but broadly regarded its thin story and extended violence as ordinary or excessive for the slasher genre.
- Which films are like Bereavement?
- Films with a similar feel include Malevolence, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The House of the Devil.
- How long is Bereavement?
- Bereavement runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bereavement?
- In United States, Bereavement streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream.
