Random Acts of Violence

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Random Acts of Violence

2019

1h 20m

Horror

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75 Reviews

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50+ Ratings

Comic book writers discover horrific events are related to a character they created.

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Critics Consensus

Random Acts of Violence falls short as an intelligent analysis of its themes, but viewers looking for chance instances of brutality won't be let down.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Dec 23, 2022

3/4

It’s a sordid publicity stunt that leads to disaster and forces the creator — a la Frankenstein and “Misery” — to face his own monster.

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Robbie Collin

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Aug 25, 2020

It's as if the film can't find the ending it is looking for...I was really with this, and then suddenly I was not.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

Aug 21, 2020

1/4

Random Acts of Violence explores artistic exploitation, inspiration, and consequence in a confused slasher bereft of a point.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Feb 18, 2022

3/4

General audiences may find the film's imbalance of gore and aesthetic debates tiresome, whereas genre enthusiasts will surely embrace the discussion.

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Frederick Blichert

Vice

Feb 13, 2022

Random Acts of Violence has the familiar slasher movie trappings...but theres a freshness to what Baruchel is going for too. A broad attempt to look at how violence manifests, not just within the film but in how were made to confront it as viewers.

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

Sep 10, 2021

...Baruchel the director knows how to execute (in both senses of the word) an unflinching set piece or two.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Mar 16, 2026

Thought I'd give this a second chance and after a repeat viewing I can gladly say I wasted my time, I could just not get into this one, too much style not enough substance. Very well made but very lacking in story.

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Roddarrius E.

@bignoserodd Aug 23, 2025

This movie was a complete waste of time. The characters made unrealistic choices, ignoring obvious escapes. Even with cars available, they didn’t use them. I regret watching and wish I could give it zero stars.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 Nov 11, 2023

Looks like an attempt at a slasher horror road movie gone wrong before make-believe shakily becomes reality. There is a good idea here, it just didn't seem to come together.

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prawnda s

@RT72497680 Jan 23, 2023

to quote the film itself: "that's why you can't come up with an ending for your book. you have nothing to say". this line could not more perfectly sum up my issues with the movie.

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tee s

@RT69248442 Jan 3, 2023

Unnecessarily violent and disturbing.

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IrateTyrant C

@IrateTyrant Dec 31, 2022

Score for DCU "superdark" genre Great dark action movie in the tradition of Se7en or Silence of the Lambs with a twist of its own that makes it unique. The themes of the plot are interesting, and its scenes are dark, graphic, and dynamic. It fits in the pattern of DCU movies along the lines of Road to Perdition and A History of Violence, or even Brightburn, and has enough haunting scenes of violence which make it memorable in its own rite.

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Synopsis

Comic book writers discover horrific events are related to a character they created.

Director: Jay Baruchel
Producer: Jay Baruchel, Randy Manis, Noah Segal
Screenwriter: Jesse Chabot
Production Co: JoBro Productions & Film Finance, Kickstart Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2020
Runtime: 1h 20m

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