The Blackening

2022
15
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

22K

YOUR RATING

Seven Black friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.

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Seven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably n... Read allSeven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.Seven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.

Director
- Tim Story
Writers
- Tracy Oliver
- Dewayne Perkins
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

22K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Tim Story
Writers
- Tracy Oliver
- Dewayne Perkins
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations total

Videos12

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'The Blackening' Final Trailer

Trailer 1:44

'The Blackening' Final Trailer

The Blackening: Ranger White (Uncensored)

Photos62

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Trivia
While Allison is tripping in the woods, Shanika slaps her and says, "If you want to be somebody, if you want to go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention," a famous line and song from the Movie Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), lead by Whoopi Goldberg.

Quotes
Lisa: What do we do?
Dewayne: Call the cops?
[they all laugh]

Connections
Featured in Dead Meat Podcast: The Blackening (2023)

Soundtracks
I Can't Stand the Rain
Written by Don Bryant, Bernard Miller and Ann Peebles
Performed by Ann Peebles
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records - Hi Records

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Featured review

7/10

Enjoyable Horror Comedy

I have a soft spot for these kinds of horror comedies. Last year it was "Bodies Bodies," a hilarious takedown of performative ally-ship disguised as a slasher film. "The Blackening" gives us an all-black cast, and has a similar social commentary vibe. In this one, the characters have to decide throughout the movie which one of them isn't "black" enough, which gives the movie a chance to explore the topic of racial identity. But it's never heavy handed, and the movie stays mostly tongue in cheek. I never had to wait too long for an image or a line that would make me chuckle.

And I want the cabin featured in this movie. It's so nice that I'll even take it with the psycho killer included.

Grade: A-