Better Watch Out

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Better Watch Out

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2017

1h 29m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival.

Critics Consensus

Carried by its charismatic young cast, Better Watch Out is an adorably sinister holiday horror film.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

12/11/2017

3/5

... Better Watch Out is a delightfully nasty seasonal inversion, replete with carollers, decorations, themed jumpers and booze.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

12/10/2017

2/5

A Yule-themed comedy horror that is neither funny, nor particularly horrifying, Better Watch Out feels like a malicious spin on Home Alone.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

12/08/2017

3/5

Better Watch Out, directed and co-written by Chris Peckover, is a clever horror film that gets cleverer

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

7/10

The concept was interesting, and they did do a lot with it. I think it could have gone farther with the set up and delay the twist a little longer. Another gripe was that the villain was way too broad a lot of the time.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

12/23/2024

Bold, exhilarating and genuinely heartfelt. It's a musical biopic unlike anything you've seen before.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

04/22/2021

6/10

I think it's a fantastic storyline but it may have taken it a step too far to be believable for me.

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gigi S

@gigixo Mar 21

i hated this movie it enrgaged me so badly ive never more wanted to see a child get beat up but the kids acting was really good

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Jessica D.

@jessiep Jan 31

I didn’t want to love this movie. I wanted to want to turn it off quickly and shake my fist at the minutes wasted. Alas! This film is funny and dark and kitschy in a fun way. Totally worth the eye rolls you’ll get recommending it to others.

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Lilly S.

@Lunastar Jan 17

Sincerely I love this movie it was great, watching it this Christmas of course traumatized me by how Luke turned out sadly, but it was all apart of the scenario and was very heart felt for myself. Technically Luke kinda did have some sort of Motive even if it wasn't the best, but it showed how sad he was deep down and the issues the character had. I just have soft spots for characters a lot I guess, but the movie entirely was both amazing and upsetting. The director and the cast did a great job, I wish there would've been a continuing to the movie. ♡

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Tyler M.

@youngsaturn Jan 4

Really bad. Not like an amusing type of bad. Just bad.

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Harley W

@Harlwywc Dec 28

This is such a pathetic attempt at making a horror movie that is so drawn out and boring. I kept hoping it would get better. I have seen so many dark comedy and horrors this can't even rate. But on an irritating rate I rate it high. Waste of time! If you watch it you must be "brain flat lined".

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Paul L.

@pauly87 Dec 27

Felt like it try to pack too much into the small run time, and really didn't make sense.

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Synopsis

Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival.

Director: Chris Peckover
Producer: Sidonie Abbene, Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen, Brett Thornquest
Screenwriter: Zack Kahn, Chris Peckover
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Storm Vision Entertainment, Eclectik Vision, Best Medicine Productions
Rating: R (Crude Sexual References|All Involving Teens|Disturbing Violent Content|Drug and Alcohol Use|Language Throughout)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3K
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)