MaXXXine
An ambitious adult-film star fights for mainstream stardom while a blood-soaked killer hunts Hollywood starlets around 1980s Los Angeles.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- stylized
- gritty
- sardonic
- late night horror viewing
- retro horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film stylish, energetic, and entertaining as a period slasher, though its ambition and execution drew mixed responses.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maxine's attempt to move from adult films into mainstream Hollywood is threatened by industry power dynamics and a killer targeting starlets.
The film is set in 1980s Hollywood and draws on period slasher, exploitation, and VHS-era imagery.
Maxine pursues a major acting breakthrough while murders and suspicion endanger her career and life.
A serial killer stalks Hollywood starlets while detectives investigate possible links to Maxine and her past.
Films like MaXXXine, and why
The Neon Demon
Shares 1980s Los Angeles horror, Hollywood ambition, stylized violence, and a female protagonist confronting a predatory killer.
Scream 3
Shares a self-aware slasher framework, entertainment-industry satire, mystery plotting, and graphic violence.
Angel Heart
Shares retro Hollywood horror, murder investigation, noir atmosphere, and a performer struggling against a dangerous underworld.
Black Swan
Shares ambitious women, show-business exploitation, lurid melodrama, and psychologically intense horror.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ti West
- Release Date
- 2024-07-04
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1634)
Cast
- Mia Goth
- Elizabeth Debicki
- Moses Sumney
- Michelle Monaghan
- Bobby Cannavale
- Halsey
- Lily Collins
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Kevin Bacon
- Charley Rowan McCain
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 MaXXXine about?
- An ambitious adult-film star fights for mainstream stardom while a blood-soaked killer hunts Hollywood starlets around 1980s Los Angeles.
- What is MaXXXine like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of MaXXXine as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is MaXXXine violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in MaXXXine as graphic.
- What did critics think of MaXXXine?
- Critics broadly found the film stylish, energetic, and entertaining as a period slasher, though its ambition and execution drew mixed responses.
- Which films are like MaXXXine?
- Films with a similar feel include The Neon Demon, Scream 3, Angel Heart, and Black Swan.
- How long is MaXXXine?
- MaXXXine runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch MaXXXine?
- In United States, MaXXXine streams on Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
