Bloodline (2018 film)

Last updated
Bloodline
Bloodline2018Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Jacobson
Written by
  • Avra Fox-Lerne
  • Henry Jacobson
  • Will Honley
Produced by
  • Adam Hendricks
  • John H. Lang
  • Greg Gilreath
  • Jason Blum
Starring
CinematographyIsaac Bauman
Edited byNigel Galt
Music byTrevor Gureckis
Production
companies
Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Release dates
  • September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)(Fantastic Fest)
  • September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)(United States)
Running time
95 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bloodline is a 2018 American psychological horror film directed by Henry Jacobson. The film was written by Avra Fox-Lerne, Will Honley and Jacobson. It stars Seann William Scott, Mariela Garriga, Dale Dickey, and Kevin Carroll. The film is a co-production between Divide/Conquer and Blumhouse Productions. [2]

Contents

The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2018. [3]

The film was released on September 20, 2019 by Momentum Pictures, [4] and received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

A nurse finishing her shift goes to the staff changing room to take a shower and change. While in the shower an unseen person slashes her throat.

Three months earlier, Evan is a social worker who works with abused and troubled teens. Evan's wife Lauren gives birth to a son, whom they named Andrew. Evan's mother Marie visits the hospital as Lauren is having trouble breastfeeding her baby. The nurse is rude when Marie asks her to be more gentle with the baby.

Evan has a session with one of his students, who was beaten by his father. Stopping in front of a bar, the boy's father is thrown out, and Evan convinces the man to let him give him a ride home. At an abandoned mansion the man is squatting in, Evan knocks the man unconscious with a club and ties him to a chair. The man breaks down and explains he can not help himself when he is in a rage. Evan then kills the man.

Some time later, Evan is speaking with a female student who makes it apparent that her uncle has raped her. That night, Evan abducts the girl's uncle and takes him to the abandoned mansion before killing him.

Evan gets a call from one of his students, Chris. Chris's drug-addicted father has returned home and hit Chris after an argument. The following night, Evan visits the hospital. The rude nurse tells a junkie looking for pain meds to leave and then ends her shift. The nurse is then murdered. At the same time, Evan is revealed to be in another area of the hospital, and offers the junkie some free drugs. It is revealed that the junkie is actually Chris's father, and the nurse was murdered by Marie.

Back at the abandoned mansion, Chris's father is killed by Evan. The following morning, it is revealed in a news broadcast that the bodies Evan buried were found. It is also revealed that as a child Evan's father returned after being driven away and attacked him and his mother. In order to protect his mother, Evan killed his father in the exact same way he does all his victims. Marie covered up the murder, buried his father in the garden, and promised to always protect him.

At Evan's home a Detective arrives. He interviews the family and reveals his suspicion that Evan is involved due to all the victims having a connection to him. Lauren begins to become suspicious of Evan. That night Chris shows up at Evan's house to confront him with a gun about the killing of his father. Evan defuses the situation and sends the boy home without the gun. Lauren, now almost convinced of Evan's involvement, searches his garage and finds some of the audio recordings Evan made while killing his victims. Lauren phones someone and tells them she would like to meet them. Marie points out to Evan that Lauren is behaving suspiciously, and Evan follows her. Lauren arrives at a remote location, and it is revealed that she is meeting with Chris. Lauren tells Chris she found proof that Evan killed his father, she then forces a gun into Chris's hand and forces him to shoot himself in the head. All is witnessed by Evan who smiles as he realizes Lauren is willing to do anything to protect him, just like his mother. Lauren picks up Chris's phone and begins typing a message.

The detective shows up at the house to close the case as a social media post made from Chris's phone took credit for all the murders, saying he went after the abusers and then killed himself after killing his dad. Evan tells the detective he often let Chris be alone in his office and that is likely how he knew about the other abused kids. The detective leaves as the family stand looking at their sleeping child.

Cast

Production

Principal photography on the film began in January 2018. [5]

Release

Bloodline had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2018. [6] [7] The film was theatrically released on September 20, 2019 by Momentum Pictures.

Lakeshore Records released the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Bloodline, composed by Trevor Gureckis, on September 20, 2019. [8]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50% based on reviews from 20 critics, with an average rating of 5.6/10. [9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50% based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [10]

Dennis Harvey of Variety magazine wrote: "Well acted (though Garriga doesn't quite make a coherent character out of Lauren, or create believable marital chemistry with Scott), this is a smooth movie that maybe should have been a little less tidy for maximum impact." [11]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seann William Scott</span> American actor (born 1976)

Seann William Scott is an American actor. Films in which Scott has starred have earned $4.91 billion at the global box office as of 2017.

<i>Blue Steel</i> (1990 film) 1990 film by Kathryn Bigelow

Blue Steel is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver and Clancy Brown. The film is about a police officer who shoots and kills a robbery suspect on her first day of duty and then becomes involved with a witness of the shooting.

<i>Boo</i> (2005 film) 2005 American film

Boo is a 2005 American horror film directed by Anthony C. Ferrante.

<i>Spring</i> (2014 film) 2014 film

Spring is a 2014 romantic body horror film directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead and starring Lou Taylor Pucci and Nadia Hilker. The film follows Evan, a young man who travels to Italy and pursues a woman named Louise who, unknown to Evan, is not entirely human.

<i>The Blackcoats Daughter</i> 2015 film by Oz Perkins

The Blackcoat's Daughter is a 2015 supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. The film stars Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, Lauren Holly, and James Remar.

<i>Lethal Weapon</i> (TV series) 2016 American television series

Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action comedy-drama television series developed by Matt Miller and based on the Lethal Weapon film franchise created by Shane Black. The series served as a reboot, which ran for three seasons on Fox, from September 21, 2016 to February 26, 2019.

<i>The Void</i> (2016 film) 2016 Canadian horror film

The Void is a 2016 Canadian Lovecraftian horror film written and directed by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie, and produced by Jonathan Bronfman and Casey Walker. It stars Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe, and Ellen Wong. The plot follows a small group of people who become trapped in a hospital by a gathering of hooded cultists, and by grotesque creatures.

<i>In the Tall Grass</i> (film) 2019 Canadian supernatural horror film by Vincenzo Natali

In the Tall Grass is a 2019 Canadian supernatural horror drama film written and directed by Vincenzo Natali. It is based on Stephen King and Joe Hill's 2012 novella of the same name. It stars Harrison Gilbertson, Laysla De Oliveira, Avery Whitted, Will Buie Jr., Rachel Wilson, and Patrick Wilson.

<i>Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween</i> 2018 film by Ari Sandel

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is a 2018 American horror comedy film directed by Ari Sandel and written by Rob Lieber from a story by Lieber and Darren Lemke. A stand-alone sequel to 2015's Goosebumps, it is based on the children's horror book series of the same name by R. L. Stine. The new cast consists of Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell, and Ken Jeong. The plot follows two young boys who accidentally release the monsters from the Goosebumps franchise in their town after opening an unpublished Goosebumps manuscript titled Haunted Halloween, causing a wave of destruction on Halloween night.

<i>Donnybrook</i> (film) 2018 film by Tim Sutton

Donnybrook is a 2018 drama film written and directed by Tim Sutton, based on the novel of the same name by Frank Bill. It stars Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale, and Margaret Qualley.

<i>Fractured</i> (2019 film) 2019 American thriller film

Fractured is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson from a screenplay by Alan B. McElroy. It stars Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Adjoa Andoh, and Lucy Capri. It follows Ray Monroe (Worthington) searching for his missing wife and daughter after suffering a head injury that twists his perception of reality.

<i>Inheritance</i> (2020 film) 2020 American film directed by Vaughn Stein

Inheritance is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Vaughn Stein and written by Matthew Kennedy. The film stars Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen, Chace Crawford and Patrick Warburton. Inheritance was released on May 22, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment. It received generally negative reviews from critics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Art the Clown</span> Fictional character in the Terrifier franchise

Art the Clown is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Terrifier franchise and related media. Created by Damien Leone, the character first appeared in the short films The 9th Circle (2008) and Terrifier (2011). Both shorts were included in the anthology film All Hallows' Eve (2013) which marked the character's feature film debut. In these early appearances, he was portrayed by Mike Giannelli before his retirement from acting. He was replaced by David Howard Thornton, who portrayed Art in Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (2022), and Terrifier 3 (2024).

<i>Haunt</i> (2019 film) 2019 film by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

Haunt is a 2019 American slasher film written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. The film stars Katie Stevens, Will Brittain, and Lauryn McClain. Set on a Halloween night, it follows a group of friends who encounter a haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears, unknowing that the performers have a murderous intent.

<i>Terrifier 2</i> 2022 film by Damien Leone

Terrifier 2 is a 2022 American supernatural slasher film written, directed, edited and produced by Damien Leone. A sequel to Terrifier (2016), it is the second film centered solely around Art the Clown and third feature-length film to feature the character. It is the second installment in the Terrifier franchise. It includes the return of David Howard Thornton and Samantha Scaffidi, who portrayed Art the Clown and Victoria Heyes, respectively, in the first film, and stars Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman and Casey Hartnett. The plot follows Art's resurrection and pursuit of teenage Sienna Shaw (LaVera) and her younger brother Jonathan (Fullam) on Halloween night—a year after the events of the first film.

<i>Bad Black</i> 2016 Ugandan film directed by Nabwana I.G.G

Bad Black is a 2016 Ugandan action-comedy film written, produced, and directed by Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana (IGG), by Wakaliwood, an ultra low-budget studio in Kampala, Uganda.

<i>Totally Killer</i> 2023 film by Nahnatchka Khan

Totally Killer is a 2023 American slasher comedy film directed by Nahnatchka Khan from a screenplay by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, and Jen D'Angelo, and a screen story by Matalon and Perl-Raver. Produced by Jason Blum, under his Blumhouse Television banner, and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath under their Divide/Conquer banner, it stars Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, and Julie Bowen. The story follows Jamie (Shipka) who, after her mother is murdered by the same Sweet 16 Killer who went on a murder spree 35 years earlier, travels back in time to 1987, where she pairs up with her mother to catch the killer during his original spree and return to her timeline before she is trapped in the past forever.

<i>V/H/S/85</i> 2023 horror anthology film

V/H/S/85 is a 2023 found footage horror anthology film, and the sixth installment in the V/H/S franchise. The film features segments from David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani and Mike P. Nelson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mariela Garriga</span> Cuban actress

Mariela Garriga is a Cuban actress. She plays Marie in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and is set to reprise the role in the untitled eighth film.

References

  1. ↑ "Bloodline at Fantastic Fest". Fantastic Fest. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Miska, Brad (August 22, 2018). "'Halloween', 'Hold the Dark', 'Climax', and 'Border' Highlight Fantastic Fest's Second Wave of Programming". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ Knight, Jacob (August 22, 2018). "HALLOWEEN Headlines Fantastic Fest's Second Wave Of Programming". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Miska, Brad (July 17, 2019). "Seann William Scott Thriller 'Bloodline' Releasing in September". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Day1 of the new movie!!! Split diopters, writers working on electric and a 6 Day first week! #colehome". Instagram . Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  6. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 22, 2018). "Fantastic Fest: 'Halloween', 'Hold The Dark', 'Climax' Set For Second Wave Of Programming". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ Foutch, Haleigh (August 22, 2018). "Fantastic Fest Second Wave Includes 'Halloween', 'Hold the Dark'". Collider . Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Listen to an Exclusive Track from Composer Trevor Gureckis' BLOODLINE—ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK". Daily Dead. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Bloodline (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bloodline". Metacritic .
  11. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (19 September 2019). "Film Review: 'Bloodline'". Variety.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.