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No Tears in Hell

  • 2025
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Luke Baines in No Tears in Hell (2025)
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In Alaska's winter darkness, a mother and son transform their house into a nightmare, drawing people in for abuse and cannibalism.In Alaska's winter darkness, a mother and son transform their house into a nightmare, drawing people in for abuse and cannibalism.In Alaska's winter darkness, a mother and son transform their house into a nightmare, drawing people in for abuse and cannibalism.

  • Director
    • Michael Caissie
  • Writers
    • Michael Caissie
    • Alexander Nistratov
  • Stars
    • Luke Baines
    • Gwen Van Dam
    • Tatjana Marjanovic
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    66
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,524
    3,719
    • Director
      • Michael Caissie
    • Writers
      • Michael Caissie
      • Alexander Nistratov
    • Stars
      • Luke Baines
      • Gwen Van Dam
      • Tatjana Marjanovic
    • 2User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Luke Baines
    Luke Baines
    • Alex
    Gwen Van Dam
    • Mother
    Tatjana Marjanovic
    Tatjana Marjanovic
    • Vicky
    Audrey Neal
    Audrey Neal
    • Trish
    Gabriella Westwood
    Gabriella Westwood
    • Patricia
    • (as Gabrielle Archambault)
    Nate Bright
    • Diver
    Princess Elmore
    Princess Elmore
    • Neighbor
    Erik Fellows
    Erik Fellows
    • Officer Jones
    Ilir Fiora
    Ilir Fiora
    • Father
    John M. Johnson
    • Store Clerk
    Gary Kasper
    Gary Kasper
    • Dog Owner
    Jamil Khan
    Jamil Khan
    • Ryan
    Jake Marlow
    • Simon
    John McDonald
    • Young Alex
    Michelle Pokopac
    Michelle Pokopac
    • Lynn
    Wynn Reichert
    Wynn Reichert
    • Handyman
    Lau'rie Roach
    Lau'rie Roach
    • Peter
    Kathy Butler Sandvoss
    Kathy Butler Sandvoss
    • Young Mother
    • Director
      • Michael Caissie
    • Writers
      • Michael Caissie
      • Alexander Nistratov
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    4kannibalcorpsegrinder

    A generally brutal yet overall bland serial killer effort

    Living in a small Aslaksan town, a man and his mother concoct a scam to get through life under the pretense of being sellers of illicit content for others as a pretense to lure them back to their apartment so they can kill and eat them, eventually drawing a detective onto their trail.

    This was a severely disappointing though still watchable genre outing. Among the only things going for this one is the brutality and depravity of what's going on, from the torturing of the victims and the aftermath of the situation. The sense of normality that emerges from how they target, seduce, and begin ripping them to pieces with a sense of satisfaction throughout their operations, they carry out, taking out various street peddlers, homeless people, and other types before brutally dismembering and serving up body parts as they go along, makes everything feel grimy and disturbing. With the protracted gore in the kills and how the whole thing goes into a depraved tone with relative ease, there are some likable factors to his one. Beyond that, though, this one does manage to stumble quite a bit with one of the least interesting and charismatic killers ever. That stumbles the film significantly, where it doesn't make anything he does all that interesting, going around a community not doing much to hide his proclivities, yet never managing to get caught merely to keep the plot moving. He doesn't have any sympathetic quirks or doses of humanity that are necessary to help draw one away from the inhumane acts that are being committed, yet none of that occurs here, as it just moves from one scam to another in a slew of grimy seduction scenes, bland voiceover narration, and body parts. That keeps it feeling dull and uninteresting for quite a long stretch, holding it down all the more.

    Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, and Nudity.
    8steve-s-2001

    Brutal, punch in the gut movie. Totally recommended

    "No Tears in Hell" tells the story of Alex and his mother, who live in Alaska. Alex hunts and kills homeless people, and his mother assists him in covering up the crimes, going to the lengths of eating his victims. But Alex's mania goes awry when he sets his eyes on two college students who, like his mother says, will "have people coming to look for them"...

    "No Tears in Hell" is inspired by the story of the "Siberian Ripper," Alexander Spesivtsev and his mother. And it is a brutal, harrowing gut punch of a movie. There is no humor in it, the violence is graphic and "in your face." I was incredibly impressed with just about everything in the film, the acting, sound, pacing, filming... everything is top-notch and delivers a movie that you will feel after it's done.

    Solid recommendation from me. If you want a campy, "fun" horror flick, steer clear. But if you're ready for a brutal, no-holds-barred horror film, check it out.

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      Loosely based on the story of a Russian serial killer Alexander Spesivtsev. From 1991 to 1996, with the aid of his elderly mother, Lyudmila, he murdered from 20 (officially) to 82 (estimated by the media by the number of clothes sets found in their home) women and children, along with torture, rape, and subsequent cannibalism, in his apartment in Novokuznetsk. As of 2025, he remained in an asylum, while his mother served nine years in a prison and lived with her daughter (also initially considered a suspect) on the outskirts of Novokuznetsk.

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 2025 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • W piekle nie płaczą
    • Filming locations
      • Whittier, Alaska, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bulldog Brothers Entertainment
      • Cinematic Labs
      • Tadross Media Group
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      • 1h 45m(105 min)
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