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31

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2016

1h 42m

Holiday

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Mystery & Thriller

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Five carnival workers are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. At the mercy of their captors, they are forced to play a twisted game of life or death called 31. For the next 12 hours, they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs.

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Critics Consensus

31 delivers all the high-energy gore Rob Zombie fans have come to expect, but a lack of fresh ideas and likable characters mean only the already converted need apply.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Oct 21, 2016

3/4

Zombie may not be working outside of his comfort zone, but 31 is one of his most impressive films to date.

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Keith Uhlich

Brooklyn Magazine

Oct 21, 2016

Horror piles on horror, absurdity on absurdity, all of it treated by Zombie with carnivalesque abstraction.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Oct 20, 2016

The Rob Zombie brand promises hard-core horror and scuzzy atmosphere, and "31" delivers just that. Even on autopilot, Zombie makes movies that hit hard and leave a stain.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

May 12, 2023

1/5

Coming off the hypnotic, stylish, and divisive Lords of Salem, 31 is the absolute opposite end of the spectrum, making something visually and narratively abrasive and irritating.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 11, 2022

1/4

Zombie forces his corny instincts into every line of dialogue, disconnecting the viewer from the experience on any relatable, emotional level.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

Apr 29, 2021

8/10

it was really clever... you find yourself really getting into it.

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Dominick C

@domcipp252525 Sep 7, 2026

Great movie, some of the characters are awesome

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 3, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Riru K.

@Riru_Kawaii May 31, 2026

Aesthetically interesting but that's about it.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 9, 2026

Such a wild ride! Easily one of my favorite horror movies of all time!

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Married2ThePlot P.

@marriedtotheplot Feb 1, 2026

This feels like Rob Zombie on autopilot. The concept of wealthy elites watching people suffer should have carried some bite, but it lands flat and never digs deeper than surface-level shock. The villains, especially the caricatures, feel gratuitous rather than provocative, adding noise instead of tension. There’s little to no character development, which makes it hard to care who survives and who doesn’t. What’s left is a familiar grindhouse aesthetic, loud, grimy, and nihilistic, but without anything new to say.

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Madam D

@Madam1948 Jan 16, 2026

There is plenty of gore but the plot is pretty non-existant. Costumes are cool as are the stunts.

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Synopsis

Five carnival workers are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. At the mercy of their captors, they are forced to play a twisted game of life or death called 31. For the next 12 hours, they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs.

Director: Rob Zombie
Producer: Andy Gould, Rob Zombie, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, Mike Elliott, Eddie Vaisman
Screenwriter: Rob Zombie
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Capital Arts Entertainment, PalmStar Media, Bow and Arrow Entertainment
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $779.8K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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