Abigail
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A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.
What critics thought
A gleefully gory vampire romp that earns most of its goodwill from a game ensemble and a committed lead performance, though critics were split between those who found it a genuinely refreshing throwback to classic horror and those who felt its style couldn't fully disguise how formulaic the premise is. Audiences were noticeably cooler than the critical majority, suggesting the film's cult-genre pleasures play better with horror devotees than general viewers.
“With a pitch-perfect ensemble cast, exquisitely timed laugh-out-loud moments of humor, a barrage of twists (or should I say pirouettes?), an unbelievable amount of blood, killer action set pieces, and a downright transcendent performance by one of the best child actors in the game — Abigail sets the bar as the most fun you can have with a horror movie of the year.”
BJ Colangelo·SlashFilm
“It's a gas, watching this ensemble bouncing off each other when the shit goes down and navigating the obstacle course that Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett have set for them in the film's chaotic, mondo bloody back half.”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“Abigail has been described as a take on Dracula's Daughter (1936), one of the horror films in Universal's vault, some of which it has resurrected in some fashion. The press notes for Abigail name-check a few vampire titles, but Daughter isn't among them, and for good reason because there's little to link these two.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Tyler GillettDirector
Matt Bettinelli-OlpinDirector
Melissa BarreraJoey
Dan StevensFrank
Alisha WeirAbigail
William CatlettRickles
Kathryn NewtonSammy
Kevin DurandPeter
Angus CloudDean
Giancarlo EspositoLambert
Matthew GoodeFather
Brian TylerComposer
Stephen ShieldsWriter
Guy BusickWriter
Aaron MortonCinematographyAbigail
A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.
What critics thought
A gleefully gory vampire romp that earns most of its goodwill from a game ensemble and a committed lead performance, though critics were split between those who found it a genuinely refreshing throwback to classic horror and those who felt its style couldn't fully disguise how formulaic the premise is. Audiences were noticeably cooler than the critical majority, suggesting the film's cult-genre pleasures play better with horror devotees than general viewers.
“With a pitch-perfect ensemble cast, exquisitely timed laugh-out-loud moments of humor, a barrage of twists (or should I say pirouettes?), an unbelievable amount of blood, killer action set pieces, and a downright transcendent performance by one of the best child actors in the game — Abigail sets the bar as the most fun you can have with a horror movie of the year.”
BJ Colangelo·SlashFilm
“It's a gas, watching this ensemble bouncing off each other when the shit goes down and navigating the obstacle course that Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett have set for them in the film's chaotic, mondo bloody back half.”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“Abigail has been described as a take on Dracula's Daughter (1936), one of the horror films in Universal's vault, some of which it has resurrected in some fashion. The press notes for Abigail name-check a few vampire titles, but Daughter isn't among them, and for good reason because there's little to link these two.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Tyler GillettDirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinDirectorMelissa BarreraJoeyDan StevensFrankAlisha WeirAbigailWilliam CatlettRicklesKathryn NewtonSammyKevin DurandPeterAngus CloudDeanGiancarlo EspositoLambertMatthew GoodeFatherBrian TylerComposerStephen ShieldsWriterGuy BusickWriterAaron MortonCinematographyRent & Buy