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Random Acts of Violence

  • 20192019
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 20m
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5.2/10
2.3K
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Random Acts of Violence (2019)
A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.
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  • Horror
A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jay Baruchel
  • Writers
    • Jay Baruchel(screenplay)
    • Jesse Chabot(screenplay)
    • Justin Gray(comic)
  • Stars
    • Jesse Williams
    • Jordana Brewster
    • Jay Baruchel
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jay Baruchel
  • Writers
    • Jay Baruchel(screenplay)
    • Jesse Chabot(screenplay)
    • Justin Gray(comic)
  • Stars
    • Jesse Williams
    • Jordana Brewster
    • Jay Baruchel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:38
    Official Trailer
    Random Acts of Violence
    Trailer 1:35
    Random Acts of Violence

    Photos10

    Simon Northwood and Jesse Williams in Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Jay Baruchel and Jesse Williams in Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Jay Baruchel in Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Jesse Williams in Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Jay Baruchel and Jesse Williams in Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Jay Baruchel, Jordana Brewster, Jesse Williams, and Niamh Wilson in Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Jay Baruchel in Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Random Acts of Violence (2019)
    Random Acts of Violence (2019)

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    Jesse Williams
    Jesse Williams
    • Toddas Todd
    Jordana Brewster
    Jordana Brewster
    • Kathyas Kathy
    Jay Baruchel
    Jay Baruchel
    • Ezraas Ezra
    Simon Northwood
    Simon Northwood
    • The Manas The Man
    Niamh Wilson
    Niamh Wilson
    • Auroraas Aurora
    Isaiah Rockcliffe
    Isaiah Rockcliffe
    • Young Toddas Young Todd
    Clark Backo
    Clark Backo
    • Todd's Motheras Todd's Mother
    Victoria Snow
    Victoria Snow
    • Bordenas Borden
    Eric Osborne
    Eric Osborne
    • Adamas Adam
    Nia Roam
    Nia Roam
    • Meganas Megan
    Aviva Mongillo
    Aviva Mongillo
    • Hannahas Hannah
    Wade MacNeil
    • Gary Restonas Gary Reston
    Amir Sám Nakhjavani
    Amir Sám Nakhjavani
    • General Store Clerkas General Store Clerk
    Kyle Gatehouse
    Kyle Gatehouse
    • Fanas Fan
    Mark Andrada
    Mark Andrada
    • Awkward Fanas Awkward Fan
    Mckale Thompson
    • Small Boyas Small Boy
    Julia Knope
    Julia Knope
    • Young Womanas Young Woman
    Cyrus Aazam
    Cyrus Aazam
    • Young Manas Young Man
    • Director
      • Jay Baruchel
    • Writers
      • Jay Baruchel(screenplay)
      • Jesse Chabot(screenplay)
      • Justin Gray(comic)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Wade MacNeil (guitarist in the band Alexisonfire and friend of Jay Baruchel) features in this film. It is his first ever acting role.
    • Goofs
      In the 16th minute Kathy shows Aurora pictures of some of the serial killer's victims and refers to one individual as 'victim zero.' The first victim would be correctly referred to as victim one.

    User reviews58

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    Top review
    4/10
    "Random Acts..." attempts to make Slasher Scary Again!
    Random Acts of Violence tells the story of a comic book writer who is having trouble coming up with an ending to his new story, all while being stalked by a killer who is stylizing the murders after his books.

    The story beings on a road trip with Todd played by Jesse Williams and his girlfriend Kathy played by Jordana Brewster heading to a publicity interview for his comic book series Slasherman, with his two assistant friends Ezra and Aurora, played by Jay Baruchel and Niamh (Neeve) Wilson, respectively.

    The interview starts out great, but quickly gets railroaded when Todd begins getting grilled about basing his comic book on actual murders that happened along the highway. He then receives a phone call during the interview with a cryptic numeric message from an unidentified man. The gang think nothing of the phone call, until they stumble upon a crime scene which is similar to how Todd's characters were murdered in one of his books.

    Random Acts of Violence is a throwback to the 80s slasher film but unfortunately, there are some flaws to the film. It seems like a lot is missing from this story, and it was quickly wrapped up in its short 81 minute runtime. There is really no introduction to the killer aside from his lair which looks eerily similar to Leatherfaces in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. There is also a Christmas themed side story which does not get resolved until the end of the film. Christmas themed movies during Summertime is always awkward.

    The title Random Acts of Violence is actually appropriate. However, while things were unfolding on screen I was questioning why the film was moving in this direction. I think with a story a little more fleshed out, it wouldn't have felt so shocking and random.

    Horror film these days are too funny and do not take themselves serious. Many people argue that real life is scarier than movies. If that is the case, then horror should be at peak right now because it should be flooded with real life inspiration. Films like Silence of the Lambs and A Nightmare on Elm Street were based on real life events that were able to be transformed to film. The one thing I was able to take away from Random Acts of Violence is that it actually attempted to take itself seriously. Where so many horror films are now dual genres pairing oh so well with Comedy, Random Acts of Violence hopefully will begin to set a trend of making the slasher film scary again.
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    • Release date
      • August 20, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Случайные акты насилия
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Elevation Pictures
      • Manis Film
      • Kickstart Productions
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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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