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A shipwreck survivor on an uninhabited island must fend off a malevolent force that surfaces each night.

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Carried by Kiersey Clemons' performance, Sweetheart balances smart subtext and social commentary against effective genre thrills.

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Sweetheart | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Todd Gilchrist TheWrap Not only fully delivers the conventions of genre and storytelling that audiences expect from the film's premise, but it also elevates and refines them to a sharp point. Sep 27, 2019 Full Review Sweetheart | Rotten Tomatoes (2) David Ehrlich indieWire A lean creature feature that could have used just a little extra meat on its bones. Rated: B- Sep 25, 2019 Full Review Sweetheart | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Dennis Harvey Variety Not quite original or stylish enough to be memorable. Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Sweetheart | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Kristy Strouse Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying In many ways, Sweetheart is a very simple but effective story; a gorgeously shot creature-feature-survival-horror that does a lot with a little, elevates the genre, while also building sustainable tension around a terrific lead. Apr 20, 2022 Full Review Sweetheart | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The filmmakers overlook that a stranded-on-an-island concept sinks or swims on the strength of its main character, who never entirely comes to life in a compelling way here. Rated: 1.5/4 Feb 23, 2022 Full Review Sweetheart | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Grant Watson Fiction Machine It is solid, entertaining pulp, and there is always an appreciative audience for that. Rated: 7/10 Dec 22, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joey B What a rubbish B grade movie. Acting poor, plot boring, monster completely pathetic. Someone has paid these “expert critics” to boost this nonsense. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Audience Member Bad character design good movie. It was nice to have less cg than usual though Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review Gaming U Fantastic monster film Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Nope N There's not enough alcohol on earth to convince me this is a good film. RT got this way, way wrong. Each character must be horribly stupid to move the plot forward. The best part of the film were sans dialogue. Freaking awful. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Stephen A 92%!!.... you have to be joking. A laughable script and B movie acting. You have lost the plot.. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/23/23 Full Review thom g Sweetheart perfectly meets the expectations of this kind of film. The progression is well-paced, with just the right amount of thrills and events. The psychological aspects are also realistic enough to help viewers identify with the situations and, on top of that, Sweetheart delivers it all with heart. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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J.D. Dillard Director Emory Cohen Lucas Kiersey Clemons Jenn Hanna Mangan Lawrence Mia J.D. Dillard Screenwriter Alex Hyner Screenwriter
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Synopsis A shipwreck survivor on an uninhabited island must fend off a malevolent force that surfaces each night.

Director
J.D. Dillard

Producer
Jason Blum, Alex Hyner, Bill Karesh, Alex Theurer

Screenwriter
J.D. Dillard, Alex Hyner, Alex Theurer

Production Co
Blumhouse Productions

Rating
PG-13 (Some Bloody Images|Creature Violence|Brief Strong Language)

Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2019

Runtime
1h 22m

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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