PG: Psycho Goreman
A mischievous suburban girl turns an ancient alien tyrant into her unwilling plaything, unleashing a riot of colorful cosmic carnage.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- midnight movie night
- cult film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film enthusiastically strange and visually inventive, praising its practical-effects spectacle and cult appeal while noting uneven writing and characterization.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mimi and Luke treat an ancient alien overlord and intergalactic violence as extensions of childish play, while the film delivers explicit gore and dismemberment.
The film builds alien landscapes, monsters, and energetic set-pieces through colorful practical creature design and deliberately scrappy effects.
Mimi uses a magical amulet to force the resurrected Psycho Goreman to obey her childish whims.
The film openly channels Troma, Power Rangers, and retro sci-fi horror through tongue-in-cheek gore and knowingly derivative spectacle.
Films like PG: Psycho Goreman, and why
Planet Terror
shares splatter comedy, outrageous practical creature effects, and knowingly low-budget genre excess
The Toxic Avenger
shares campy science fiction, bizarre monsters, irreverent humor, and cult midnight-movie energy
The Gate
shares suburban children colliding with fantastical creatures, comedic violence, and vivid practical-effects spectacle
Turbo Kid
shares deliberately cheesy sci-fi horror, anarchic comedy, and inventive creature design
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Kostanski
- Release Date
- 2020-09-11
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (459)
Cast
- Nita-Josee Hanna
- Owen Myre
- Matthew Ninaber
- Steven Vlahos
- Adam Brooks
- Alexis Hancey
- Kristen MacCulloch
- Anna Tierney
- Roxine Plummer
- Alex Chung
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV 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 PG: Psycho Goreman about?
- A mischievous suburban girl turns an ancient alien tyrant into her unwilling plaything, unleashing a riot of colorful cosmic carnage.
- What is PG: Psycho Goreman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of PG: Psycho Goreman as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is PG: Psycho Goreman violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in PG: Psycho Goreman as graphic.
- What did critics think of PG: Psycho Goreman?
- Critics broadly found the film enthusiastically strange and visually inventive, praising its practical-effects spectacle and cult appeal while noting uneven writing and characterization.
- Which films are like PG: Psycho Goreman?
- Films with a similar feel include Planet Terror, The Toxic Avenger, The Gate, and Turbo Kid.
- How long is PG: Psycho Goreman?
- PG: Psycho Goreman runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch PG: Psycho Goreman?
- In United States, PG: Psycho Goreman streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
