The Bad Batch

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The Bad Batch

R

2017

1h 58m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Arlen is abandoned in a Texas wasteland that is fenced off from civilization. While trying to navigate the unforgiving landscape, Arlen is captured by a savage band of cannibals led by the mysterious Miami Man. With her life on the line, she makes her way to The Dream. As she adjusts to life in the bad batch, Arlen discovers that being good or bad mostly depends on who's standing next to you.

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Critics Consensus

The Bad Batch has its moments, but it's too thinly written and self-indulgent to justify its length or compensate for its slow narrative drift.

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Scott Tobias

Uproxx

Oct 10, 2017

The Bad Batch never organizes itself around a coherent idea or works up the urgency to pay off its premise.

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Adam Nayman

Reverse Shot

Jun 30, 2017

The Bad Batch has enough flashy, fashionably grim accessories and accoutrements to fill a Hot Topic.

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Rick Bentley

Tribune News Service

Jun 27, 2017

All of these elements unfold in more a stream-of-thought manner than real design. And Waterhouse turns in a solid performance.

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Jul 2, 2021

Sad, without such a limp noodle in the lead I really could've gone places with The Bad Batch - there's whole lots to love stuffed and sauteed at its margins

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Fausto Ponce

Alta Fidelidad Magazine

Apr 28, 2021

With a powerful soundtrack accompanied by a strong visual proposal, The Bad Batch reminds us more of a good video clip than a film. [Full review in Spanish]

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Mar 1, 2021

1.5/5

Starts strong with startling images but every time it works up a head of steam it veers off track. Its languid pace and stretched-out story makes the two-hour running time feel much longer.

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Dave C

@RT09838700 May 25, 2026

Hollywood dropped some tabs and filmed the constipated brain dump that resulted. It meanders through a number of poorly executed premises that they've desperately tried to weave into something they evidently must have felt is coherent.... but it really is not. Whilst there are fleeting glimpses of some kind of post-apocalyptic cult indie punk thriller-horror, these are just mirages in the desert compared with the massive plot holes and assumptions. Poor

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Kelly B.

@swellykelly Apr 29, 2026

I enjoyed Jim Carey’s cameo It was kinda a cool cult classic type of film

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Matthew H

@Hendy2013 Mar 28, 2026

Don’t listen to the bad reviews this film was great

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abc T

@FilmAddict16366172637 Feb 12, 2026

WTF did I just watch?

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Jojo T

@RT99000842 Feb 2, 2026

Set decoration is A+. It ends there. Putrid story. Vile. Gross. Needless.

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Aun M

@AunMohammad Jan 1, 2026

This movie is simply fucking hell

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Synopsis

Arlen is abandoned in a Texas wasteland that is fenced off from civilization. While trying to navigate the unforgiving landscape, Arlen is captured by a savage band of cannibals led by the mysterious Miami Man. With her life on the line, she makes her way to The Dream. As she adjusts to life in the bad batch, Arlen discovers that being good or bad mostly depends on who's standing next to you.

Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Producer: Sina Sayyah, Danny Gabai
Screenwriter: Ana Lily Amirpour
Distributor: Neon
Production Co: Human Stew Factory
Rating: R (Some Drug Content|Language|Brief Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 23, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $180.9K
Runtime: 1h 58m

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