Beyond Re-Animator
An imprisoned mad scientist revives his forbidden experiments inside a penitentiary, unleashing a riotous cascade of undead gore and campy mayhem.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- cult horror marathon
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics found Jeffrey Combs entertaining and the gore occasionally inventive, but judged the sequel derivative, rarely scary, and overloaded with juvenile shock.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Herbert West's acidic one-liners and the film's exaggerated prison experiments turn gore and mayhem into comic spectacle.
West and Howard secretly develop a reanimating serum and test it on prison inmates despite the lethal consequences.
The film foregrounds digitally enhanced gore effects, undead bodies, monsters, and grotesque revitalization experiments.
Arkham State Penitentiary's cells, institutional corridors, and hidden laboratory contain the central experiments and threats.
Films like Beyond Re-Animator, and why
Re-Animator
shared comedy horror, mad science, undead experiments, and campy gore
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
shared prison setting, grotesque experimentation, body horror, and darkly comic excess
Dead Alive
shared zombie horror, splatter effects, irreverent humor, and cult sensibility
Leviathan
shared science fiction horror, prison confinement, and graphic creature violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Brian Yuzna
- Release Date
- 2003-04-04
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (410)
Cast
- Jeffrey Combs
- Jason Barry
- Elsa Pataky
- Enrique Arce
- Nico Baixas
- Lolo Herrero
- Raquel Gribler
- Simón Andreu
- Santiago Segura
- Tommy Dean Musset
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Beyond Re-Animator about?
- An imprisoned mad scientist revives his forbidden experiments inside a penitentiary, unleashing a riotous cascade of undead gore and campy mayhem.
- What is Beyond Re-Animator like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beyond Re-Animator as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Beyond Re-Animator violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Beyond Re-Animator as graphic.
- What did critics think of Beyond Re-Animator?
- Critics found Jeffrey Combs entertaining and the gore occasionally inventive, but judged the sequel derivative, rarely scary, and overloaded with juvenile shock.
- Which films are like Beyond Re-Animator?
- Films with a similar feel include Re-Animator, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), Dead Alive, and Leviathan.
- How long is Beyond Re-Animator?
- Beyond Re-Animator runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Beyond Re-Animator?
- In United States, Beyond Re-Animator is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
