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Hoodman

  • 2021
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
4.5K
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Madison Spear in Hoodman (2021)
An urban legend haunts a small town as a troubled young woman seeks to find her missing child. A relentless detective pieces together clues that lead them both to a suspected killer. As the mystery unfolds so does the frightening realization that the urban legend is real.
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An urban legend haunts a small town as a troubled young woman seeks to find her missing child. A relentless detective pieces together clues that lead them both to a suspected killer.An urban legend haunts a small town as a troubled young woman seeks to find her missing child. A relentless detective pieces together clues that lead them both to a suspected killer.An urban legend haunts a small town as a troubled young woman seeks to find her missing child. A relentless detective pieces together clues that lead them both to a suspected killer.

  • Director
    • Mark W. Curran
  • Writer
    • Mark W. Curran
  • Stars
    • Madison Spear
    • Brock Morse
    • Skye Roberts
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark W. Curran
    • Writer
      • Mark W. Curran
    • Stars
      • Madison Spear
      • Brock Morse
      • Skye Roberts
    • 58User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Madison Spear
    Madison Spear
    • Ariana Chandler
    Brock Morse
    Brock Morse
    • Detective Lenny Briggs
    Skye Roberts
    Skye Roberts
    • Missy Anderson
    Zachary Rist
    Zachary Rist
    • Paulie Montgomery…
    Jack James
    • Frank Hackman
    Elle Taylor
    Elle Taylor
    • Tawnie Mercer
    Joe Finfera
    Joe Finfera
    • Douglas Anderson
    Kerry Sullivan
    • Laura Anderson
    Claire Montgomery
    Claire Montgomery
    • Dr. Lorinda Woods
    Lynelle Paulick
    Lynelle Paulick
    • Librarian
    Michael David Farrow
    • Dr. Egari
    Matt Quinn
    Matt Quinn
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    Mark Caloumenos
    Mark Caloumenos
    • Charles Montgomery
    Mark W. Curran
    Mark W. Curran
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    • Gabriel Mercer
    Aimee Nicolas
    • Nurse Latifah
    • Director
      • Mark W. Curran
    • Writer
      • Mark W. Curran
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    5ops-52535

    the hoodman without...

    Manhood, and a sound boom operator suffering from a myalgic shoulder some 16 minutes into movie do put some sore scratches on the whole impression of this horror flick, based on the true urban legend of the hoodman, of the modern version of the ratcatcher of hameln who enthralled all the children to come dancing in his footsteps, a film that may awake some nightmares of people having just lost their beloved small ones, or may be just nonsense to others, allthough i belong to the second cathegory, the makers did a remarkable twist at the bitterend of the story, that may become a sequel as well.

    Well will i see that, not onless they use me as a consultant to move the weed of glitchery filmaking within the horror genre. The acting has two plusses, the main female actress seems reasonable realistic in her acts, and the childactor, do seem to have no fear at all staying in front of the cameralense, in day, as well as the dark, a good rookie performance really.the rest though are at average, and the parent caracters are just terrible from a to z.

    Production is fairly good, the ambient music goes quite thrillingly hand in hand, and the camerawork is duable, though at some stages ,what hides in the dark stays in the dark, e.g. Darkfilming is really a serious task to take on to make your nerves rise. Also the storyline are pretty generic and straightforward urban legend style, and the solution to everyones problems is plotted in a very dact conclusive way, just expressing,'' now its over'', me sitting there as a questionmark howcome and when did that happen.

    Dont shade away from this american wysterious horror film, it has the grip on you if you want to, though the grumpy old man survived the ordeal to the glittering prize, or was it due to the caffein capsules i had for breakfast...
    3ericdhall77

    Terrible acting amongst other things

    This movie is terrible. Anyone rating this high is obviously involved with the movie somehow. The acting is horrendous and it's rather boring, honestly.
    3Otkon

    It's fairly bad.

    The lead "actress" isn't very good.

    The lore is quite generic.

    There is no horror to speak of.

    It really needed to stink about 3000% less than it did.
    2garci-23964

    Not good

    This movie isn't good. I don't know wtf all these other people are talking about. Just no.
    1Go_For_The_Jugular

    Another one!!!

    There's an urban legend that says:

    If you stand in front of a mirror...and repeatedly chant "Hoodman, Hoodman, wasn't very good, man!"...nothing will happen, but you feel a lot better for saying it out loud! 😂

    Top 3 worst films of 2021.

    Top 10 worst films of my life.

    Sadly, there's no vaccine to protect us from poor filmmaking.

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      Origins of the Urban Hoodman Legend - It's a fictional construct for the story, but it has some basis in history. Hooded spirits in literature go as far back as the 3rd Century BC. The Hooded Spirits or Genii Cucullati are figures found in religious sculpture across the Romano-Celtic region from Britain to Pannonia, depicted as "cloaked scurrying figures". They are found with a particular concentration in the Rhineland (Hutton). In Britain they tend to be found in a triple deity form, which seems to be specific to the British representations. The hooded cape was especially associated with Gauls or Celts during the Roman period. The character of Hoodman was also inspired by the recurring fairy tale of The Sandman, which took various forms in literature and later popular culture. The Sandman is a traditional character in many children's stories and books. In Scandinavian folklore, he is said to sprinkle sand or dust on or into the eyes of children at night to bring on sleep and dreams.
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      Detective Lenny Briggs: Everytime a child goes missing in this town you are somewhere nearby. Is that a coincidence, Frank?

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 후드맨
    • Production company
      • Nightwatcher Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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