Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- eerie
- irreverent
- halloween night
- genre movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film inventive, amusing, and unusually entertaining within the crowded vampire genre, while noting that its horror and comedy do not always blend smoothly.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The threat is an ancient Irish vampire awakened in the countryside, making folklore central to the horror premise.
The central road-working crew is led by the bickering father and son Francie and Eugene Moffat.
The film is explicitly a vampire horror comedy and emphasizes an inventive, playful collision of horror and humor.
The plot places road workers and poor town-planning concerns against an ancient undead presence beneath the Irish landscape.
Films like Boys from County Hell, and why
What We Do in the Shadows
darkly comic vampire horror with a rural setting, folkloric menace, and irreverent ensemble dynamics
Grabbers
playful horror comedy balancing supernatural violence, eccentric characters, and local community tensions
The Dead Don't Die
bloody comic horror built around family conflict, folklore, and escalating undead danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Baugh
- Release Date
- 2021-08-06
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (81)
Cast
- Jack Rowan
- Nigel O'Neill
- Louisa Harland
- Michael Hough
- John Lynch
- Fra Fee
- Morgan C. Jones
- Andrea Irvine
- Robert Strange
- Marty Maguire
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 Boys from County Hell about?
- A bickering father-and-son road crew unleashes an ancient Irish vampire, turning rural folklore and family friction into a bloody midnight farce.
- What is Boys from County Hell like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Boys from County Hell as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Boys from County Hell violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Boys from County Hell as moderate.
- What did critics think of Boys from County Hell?
- Critics broadly found the film inventive, amusing, and unusually entertaining within the crowded vampire genre, while noting that its horror and comedy do not always blend smoothly.
- Which films are like Boys from County Hell?
- Films with a similar feel include What We Do in the Shadows, Grabbers, and The Dead Don't Die.
- How long is Boys from County Hell?
- Boys from County Hell runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Boys from County Hell?
- In United States, Boys from County Hell streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
