Bones

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Bones

R

2001

1h 36m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Jimmy Bones (Snoop "Doggy" Dogg) is a legendary protector and patron of his thriving neighborhood. Cool, handsome and respected - Bones is the benevolent caretaker of his people until he is betrayed by those closest to him. Flash forward 20 years. Crime and drugs have crumbled the neighborhood and Jimmy Bones has become a charismatic emblem of better times. But his spirit is about to make a comeback.

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Critics Consensus

Slow to start, the sleek looking Bones is more silly than scary.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Dec 6, 2001

B

May be pure trash, but it's trash made with the kind of oozy psychedelic zest that powered a movie like A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Nov 9, 2001

A mangy and ungainly movie, a cluttered and uncreepy assembly of stale clichs, telegraphed scares and low-rent effects.

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

Oct 31, 2001

A grotesquely uneven schlockfest with large doses of bad writing and bad acting amid the delicious moments.

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Jazzmin Crawley

Dread Central

Apr 4, 2026

Bones has more to offer than cheesy B-movie antics. Bones offers an inside look at thriving Black communities and how putting money before the community harms everyone. It’s a beautiful, yet tragic, love story intertwined with a tale of revenge.

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Sharai Bohannon

Blerdy Massacre Podcast

Jun 17, 2025

4/5

'Bones' is Black Giallo and it's very telling people can't understand the genre when it decenters white characters. It's another movie that is required viewing helmed by Ernest Dickerson.

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

Jul 27, 2023

2.5/4

Patrick Peet grew up listening to that neighborhood rhyme. His father had been friends with Jimmy Bone -- a charismatic man who kept drugs out of the neighborhood and always had money for those who needed shelter and food.

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster 2 days ago

Better than people say some decent special effect good cast and soundtrack swear this is who they used to make crow from def jam ffny nice little horror movie

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Nov 4, 2026

Bones is an awful vampire movie, and it is difficult to follow what is happening. Rather than delivering genuine horror or suspense, it leans into a flirtatious, ridiculous tone that rarely works. Snoop Dogg's role as a pimp-like vampire only adds to the strange direction. Celebrity recognition does not automatically translate into strong acting. The screenplay and direction bring the production down. Instead of building tension or creating an engaging vampire story, the film becomes a collection of awkward moments that struggle to connect. The performances do little to establish a believable atmosphere, and I kept waiting for something to pull the movie together. It never happens. I had seen the poster for years but never felt interested enough to watch it. This time, it caught my attention, so I gave it a chance. Now I understand why I kept passing it by. Bones is lackluster, forgettable, and nowhere near the frightening vampire film it could have been. I cannot recommend it.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 4, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Audrey T

@RT70545547 Oct 12, 2025

We saw this DVD at a thrift store for $1 so we got it to see how bad it would be. People are far too harsh on this movie… it’s campy, but there’s a lot to like. I actually appreciated the visual effects (body recomposition was cool, the wall of sludgy dead people was disgustingly awesome). I thought they did a nice job with hair/makeup/costume. The twist at the end was all-too predictable and familiar but I still found myself enjoying it.

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Judson E

@RT68984096 May 13, 2025

Mediocre, it's not bad but it's not great. Snoop is obviously the best part of the film, sadly I feel like it didn't use him enough. It's not really a horror film, it's more like the crow but with Snoop Dogg and less action.. I really wanted to like it but it's very Mediocre.

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Keiva T

@RT18428878 Dec 24, 2024

Fantastic film for its time—

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Synopsis

Jimmy Bones (Snoop "Doggy" Dogg) is a legendary protector and patron of his thriving neighborhood. Cool, handsome and respected - Bones is the benevolent caretaker of his people until he is betrayed by those closest to him. Flash forward 20 years. Crime and drugs have crumbled the neighborhood and Jimmy Bones has become a charismatic emblem of better times. But his spirit is about to make a comeback.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Producer: Rupert Harvey, Peter Heller, Lloyd Segan
Screenwriter: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Hannah Rachel Productions Services Ltd.
Rating: R (Gore|Drugs|Language|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 26, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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