Hatchet

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Hatchet

R

2007

1h 23m

Horror

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Ben (Joel Moore) and Marcus (Deon Richmond) are college students in New Orleans, enjoying Mardi Gras, when they decide to go on a boat tour of an allegedly cursed bayou. Meeting up with several other tourists, including quietly beautiful Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), they are entertained by their guide Shawn (Parry Shen), who regales them with tales of a ghostly serial killer who wanders the swamp. They laugh off the stories -- until someone, or something, starts picking off members of the group.

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Critics Consensus

The over-the-top gore, campy acting, and dim cinematography may be part of Hatchet's self-described old-school ethos, but irony alone can't sustain a horror film.

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MaryAnn Johanson

Film.com

Sep 22, 2010

Lacking the satirical bite of the first Scream... this is mere pastiche that doesn't even wink at what it is pointlessly xeroxing from the past.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Oct 5, 2007

Fun horror-comedy about tourists being picked off in the swamps. Tongues are firmly in cheeks; heads don't stay long on shoulders.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Oct 5, 2007

1/5

This low-budget horror spoof lasts only 84 minutes, but seems to take forever.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

4/10

The comedy is without feeling. The violence is without warrant. The concept is as old as film. Monster bad – but monster also tragic – but get out of my swamp.

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Emilie Black

JoBlo's Movie Network

Sep 21, 2023

4/5

It’s one of those films that shows when you put horror fans with talent in charge, you get something great. Yeah, it’s not perfect. Yeah, it’s oh so very 2006, but it’s also so much fun, so bloody, it doesn’t hold back...

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

Apr 21, 2023

If you’ve never witnessed bare breasts or blood spraying from severed limbs, you are in for quite a ride.

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Connor D

@Chills_Thrills_Podcast 1 day ago

A great throwback to bloody and gory slashers of the 1980s! Victor Crowley is an awesome new antagonist who creates absolute chaos everytime he appears on screen. Highly recommend for fans of the genre.

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Robert P

@Superbad Nov 8, 2026

Hatchet is a 2.5 star Movie!

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Peter W

@RT12077588 Oct 23, 2026

Hatchet is a wildly fun slasher packed with over-the-top kills, gruesome effects and an impressive amount of blood splatter. One of my favourite aspects was the unexpected appearances from iconic horror legends throughout the film, which caught me completely off guard on my first watch and added even more to the fun, playful nature of the experience. The characters are admittedly a mixed bag, with many of them acting silly, making questionable choices and at times feeling intentionally unlikable, but the film’s murderous villain more than makes up for it. Victor Crowley is brutal, memorable and full of personality, and it’s easy to see why horror fans demanded more from the franchise after this first entry.

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sebastin T

@SpiderBatGeek Oct 17, 2026

el gore sobra mucho

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Josiah C

@JosiahCuff Oct 14, 2026

Joel David Moore & Deon Richmond play off each other so well in this and their comedy as well as that from Parry Shen as a funny tour guide and Tony Todd and Richard Riehle keeps us watching when Kane Hodder's berserker monster isn't doing what he does best: cutting down droves of hapless victims in one gory inventive kill after the next. This series deserves more love! It's a wildly entertaining throwback to 1980s slasher movies with practical effects, monsters with compelling origins, and inventive kills.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Synopsis

Ben (Joel Moore) and Marcus (Deon Richmond) are college students in New Orleans, enjoying Mardi Gras, when they decide to go on a boat tour of an allegedly cursed bayou. Meeting up with several other tourists, including quietly beautiful Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), they are entertained by their guide Shawn (Parry Shen), who regales them with tales of a ghostly serial killer who wanders the swamp. They laugh off the stories -- until someone, or something, starts picking off members of the group.

Director: Adam Green
Producer: Scott Altomare, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal
Screenwriter: Adam Green
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Radioaktive Film, ArieScope Pictures
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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