Margaux (film)

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Margaux
Directed by Steven C. Miller
Written byChris Beyrooty
Nick Waters
Starring Madison Pettis
Vanessa Morgan
Jedidiah Goodacre
Edited by Greg MacLennan
Release date
  • 9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Margaux is an American horror thriller film written by Chris Beyrooty and Nick Waters, directed by Steven C. Miller and starring Madison Pettis, Vanessa Morgan, and Jedidiah Goodacre.

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Plot

A group of college friends plan a stay at a smart house powered by an artificial intelligence called Margaux.

Cast

Release

The film was released on September 9, 2022. [1]

Reception

The film has a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews. [2] Tyler Doupe of Dread Central awarded the film three and a half stars out of five. [3]

Rob Hunter of Film School Rejects gave the film a positive review and wrote, "You’ll laugh, you’ll chortle, you’ll wonder why characters aren’t simply leaving out a broken window, and you won’t regret your stay." [4]

Matt Donato of Paste gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Attitude is everything, and Margaux has encrypted repositories to spare." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Donato, Matt (September 7, 2022). "Murderous Smart House Margaux Steals Your Data, Then Your Life". Paste. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. "Margaux". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. Doupe, Tyler (September 8, 2022). "'Margaux' is 'Demon Seed' for the 21st Century [Review]". Dread Central. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. Hunter, Rob (September 8, 2022). "'Margaux' Has Silly Fun with the Terrors of Technology". Film School Rejects. Retrieved March 6, 2024.