Overview
A family reunion turns into a nightmare as demons rise from the depths, forcing estranged sisters to confront their darkest fears.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- visceral
- frantic
- claustrophobic
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, well-acted, highly gory revival of the Evil Dead formula, while noting that its strongest moments sometimes echo earlier franchise entries.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central conflict transforms an estranged sisters' reunion and their family relationships into a demonic survival ordeal.
The characters are trapped in a Los Angeles apartment building while flesh-possessing demons spread through the household.
The film is explicitly built around nightmarish demons, flesh possession, and extensive gore.
As a new Evil Dead entry from New Line Cinema and Renaissance Pictures, it updates a long-running horror series for contemporary audiences.
Films like Evil Dead Rise, and why
The Conjuring
supernatural horror, graphic gore, demonic possession, and claustrophobic survival tension
The Exorcist
family-centered supernatural horror with intense possession imagery and escalating domestic terror
Evil Dead II
kinetic splatter horror, dark humor, practical gore, and a relentless demonic threat
[REC]
contained apartment-set horror driven by family trauma, graphic violence, and bleak survival stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee Cronin
- Release Date
- 2023-04-12
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (4021)
Cast
- Lily Sullivan
- Alyssa Sutherland
- Morgan Davies
- Gabrielle Echols
- Nell Fisher
- Mark Mitchinson
- Jayden Daniels
- Mirabai Pease
- Tai Wano
- Noah Paul
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Evil Dead Rise about?
- An estranged sisters' reunion becomes a brutal apartment-bound fight against flesh-possessing demons and the nightmare of corrupted family.
- What is Evil Dead Rise like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Evil Dead Rise as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Evil Dead Rise violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Evil Dead Rise as graphic.
- What did critics think of Evil Dead Rise?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, well-acted, highly gory revival of the Evil Dead formula, while noting that its strongest moments sometimes echo earlier franchise entries.
- Which films are like Evil Dead Rise?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conjuring, The Exorcist, Evil Dead II, and [REC].
- How long is Evil Dead Rise?
- Evil Dead Rise runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Evil Dead Rise?
- In United States, Evil Dead Rise streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max.
