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Deadly Blessing

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Friends visit a recent widow (Maren Jensen) who is frightened by the leader (Ernest Borgnine) of a neo-Hittite sect.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 21, 2025
2/4
Ernest Borgnine delivers a typically hammy, Razzie Award-nominated performance as a fire-and-brimstone sort prone to making declarations like “You are a stench in the nostrils of God!” Go to Full Review
Sharai Bohannon A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast Aug 15, 2025
3/5
A questionable Wes Craven film is still more fun than many filmmakers at their best. This chaotic movie is unforgettable due to some big swings that (for the most part) work. Go to Full Review
Phil Edwards Starburst Jul 28, 2022
Deadly Blessing is no masterpiece to be sure, but it does make for an entertaining old fashioned horror movie, and amidst the welter of slash and stalk gore, this is welcome indeed. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Mar 3, 2022
3/5
this is lurid stuff, and probably all the better for the fetid, no-holds-barred atmosphere. Go to Full Review
Charles Webb MTV Jul 3, 2018
On paper, a slasher-thriller with supernatural overtones, Deadly Blessing is instead a series of loosely connected parts. Go to Full Review
Andreas Samuelson Slasherpool Jul 11, 2005
4/5
One of Wes Craven's best films, an oddball but often scary thriller mixing elements from religious, slasher, snake, spider and monster flicks Go to Full Review
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Euler N @RT78607452 Sep 7, 2026 It’s hard to follow what’s happening in this film. It’s a boring movie that offers very little explanation. There is so little nudity that they might as well have left it out completely. The only redeeming quality is seeing Sharon Stone before her rise to fame: she looks beautiful and delivers a solid performance. Susan Buckner is another highlight, though sadly, this was her final on-screen role. See more B P @Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Jamie W. @winenanator May 25, 2026 Great movie, Ernest stole the show. This movie is a lot of fun See more RedApple A @RT71152999 Oct 8, 2025 "I believe this is Craven's most personal film, and also one of the best-looking in his career. Its star-studded cast and these factors can almost make you forget how weak the ending is. It's not his best—but think about it: if this film didn’t exist, would we have ever gotten to see his best ones?" See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 14, 2023 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, o filme teve cenas fracas de slasher que ao longo do filme mostra coisas sobrenaturais que não combina muito com o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens são fracos, e o elenco não ajuda em quase nada. See more Feb 4, 2022 Craven hadn’t quite hit his stride with this preposterous story that’s uneven in style, tone, & pacing and goes absolute bat-sh*t in the third act. The music is full-lactose cheese & Borgnine is a decaf Brother Theodore. #nitrosMovieChallenge See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Friends visit a recent widow (Maren Jensen) who is frightened by the leader (Ernest Borgnine) of a neo-Hittite sect.
Director
Wes Craven
Producer
Micheline H. Keller, Max A. Keller, Patricia Herskovic
Screenwriter
Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr, Wes Craven
Production Co
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Inter Planetary
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 42m
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