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Eat

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
2K
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Eat (2014)
Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit of eating her own flesh. Novella desperately tries to hide her strange condition from her motherly landlord, Eesha, and somewhat psychopathic best friend, Candice, but her body and mind continue to deteriorate in the depressing world of failed auditions and sketchy night clubs. Can a romantic relationship with her psychiatrist prevent her from self destruction? Or will her fatal habit continue to eat away at her?
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Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it a... Read allNovella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit of eating her own flesh. Novella desperately tr... Read allNovella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit of eating her own flesh. Novella desperately tries to hide her strange condition from her motherly landlord, Eesha, and somewhat psychopa... Read all

  • Director
    • Jimmy Weber
  • Writer
    • Jimmy Weber
  • Stars
    • Meggie Maddock
    • Ali Francis
    • Jeremy Make
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jimmy Weber
    • Writer
      • Jimmy Weber
    • Stars
      • Meggie Maddock
      • Ali Francis
      • Jeremy Make
    • 39User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Trailer 0:41
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    Meggie Maddock
    • Novella McClure
    Ali Francis
    • Candice
    Jeremy Make
    • Dr. Simon
    Dakota Pike
    • Tracy
    Nate Bakke
    • Porn Producer #1
    Elena Chin
    • Club Patron
    Robyn Ashley Dennis
    • Nurse
    Mindy Faulkner
    • Girl at Audition
    Valeriya Fil
    • Projection Model
    Maru Garcia
    Maru Garcia
    • Eesha
    Olivia Hendrick
    Olivia Hendrick
    • Receptionist
    Aaron Lenius
    • Porn Producer #2
    Jeff Maez
    • Chad
    Christine Olyer
    • Dr. Walker
    Stacy Pederson
    • Casting Agent
    Igor Pending
    Igor Pending
    • Bar Tender…
    John Schmidt
    • Louis C.K.
    Luke Sorge
    • Ron
    • Director
      • Jimmy Weber
    • Writer
      • Jimmy Weber
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    User reviews39

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    Hazuki23X

    This is great, kinda homeless but great

    So I'm a huge fan of horror/gore films always have been my whole life but i usually watch older 80s horror films and I was doing some research on newer movies to see if there's anything still good out there and I read a review on this And didn't know how I felt because it just sounded odd. So I decided I'd give it a shot and Let me tell you this is one hell of a movie I've never seen anything like it. It's not like the movies I usually watch but something about it just got to me and I was like damn this is wild. So if your a horror/gore fan trying to see something wild. I'd say this is worth the watch
    7mjsreg

    Unusual

    I didn't know what to expect from this film. I had seen the title and the synopsis - no reviews.

    It was surprising from the start. A fresh style rather than the moody kick-off many horror films have. It brought you into the character's rather false and fluffy life, and that of many others trying to make it in Hollywood.

    The acting is suburb by all of the case who portrayed their respective characters well - believably.

    My only criticism of the film is that it should have had more of an explanation of why the main character, Novella McClure, develops the way she does. we have a clue that it is because she becomes stressed, but there wasn't much of a back story.

    I felt for the character as she went through her ups and downs.

    I don't think this film is a 'classic' but it makes a change from dark and moody horrors.
    5Horror_Flick_Fanatic

    Interesting

    It's a low budget b-movie with mediocre acting. But what it has in it's favor is decent sfx and a story that is a bit more complex than I was expecting. It's worth a watch, but I don't think it will make anyone's top ten horror flicks. In a way it's not even horror, but more of a drama about rejection and self-destruction.
    5in1984

    Grueling B-Film Reality Gore Horror

    5 of 10. Had the post-credit scene happened at the end of the film, I'd give it another point. After a film like this, however, it's asking a lot for people to stick around through the credits and the film really needs some form of release after grueling gore and tension.

    The main problem is that the writer really needed a skilled director rather than serving as both. While the actors did what they could with the script, the casting for several of the key characters was off and could have easily been switched.

    The other part of it that wasn't setup well was the psychological element. Too often, it felt like unbelievably stupid characters rather than a mental disorder.

    It's not a B-film because of the special FX, which was very believable and didn't look cheap. It's B because of the writing/directing that made many scenes feel like TV soap opera melodrama, unlike a recent smoother, more finished blood-gore film Julia (2014).
    7michaeltrivedi

    One of My Favorites

    Eat. What could I say about this movie. It's not well made. There's issues in everything. The script, the acting, the flow of the story. Even I could tell the lighting and production stuff was in disarray.

    But I really really liked it. It's a really sick and disgusting take on Hollywood and I don't know. To be honest, I have no idea why I like this movie now that I think about it.

    It just has a cool slow to it. The actress is attractive. And she's trying to make it in Hollywood. But she's kind of a slacker. And she eats herself.

    It's cool. You gotta just watch it.

    You might not like it. But it's truly one of my top ten favorite movies of all time.

    7 stars

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2014 (Switzerland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Еда
    • Production company
      • Pretty People Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
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      • 2.37 : 1

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