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"Clayface" unravels one man's horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one's identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.

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Critics Consensus

Carving out a unique identity for itself in the DCU while closely resembling a litany of body horror classics, Clayface takes time to get going until it eventually morphs into an icky and satisfying revenge thriller.

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A refreshingly twisted tale of revenge, Clayface is a horror-fueled comic book adaptation that breaks from conventions while still delivering a satisfying emotional core.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

5 hrs ago

B-

We’re not talking about a James Whale-level monsterpiece. But The Invisible Man Returns or The Mummy’s Hand? Sure, Clayface can live up to that.

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Richard Roeper

NBC 5 Chicago

22 hrs ago

2/4

Like its title character, "Clayface" suffers from an identity crisis.

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Glen Weldon

NPR

1 day ago

The film gets stuck, planting one of its feet of clay in horror and the other in superhero, and completely fails to move.

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M.N. Miller

InSession Film

1 day ago

C-

The studio’s apparent emphasis on simplicity comes at the expense of psychological complexity.

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Ian Thomas Malone

ianthomasmalone.com

3 days ago

Serviceable is not exactly what the DCU needs right now, but Clayface’s biggest strength is that it doesn’t really care about some broader expanded universe. If only it were a little more interested in telling an original story.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

3 days ago

3/5

It's evident that Mike Flanagan's screenplay has been filtered through several rewrites, but there's just enough pathos among all the body horror to keep things interesting.

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Dustin

1 hr ago

The movie has cool aspects and really creative editing, but almost nothing happens. Its rated R but thats mostly just due to the use of F words and one scene of boobies, a lot of the gore and horror elements happen off camera for no apparent reason. Outside of the main actor its some of the worst acting I've ever seen.

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Alex

8 hrs ago

Nothing incredibly ground breaking here, but it is entertaining and worth a watch.

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Dianne

15 hrs ago

Great origin story

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Prophet R

16 hrs ago

Honestly, Clayface is a decent watch just for how different it feels from a standard comic book movie. If you didn't know going in, you wouldn't even realize it was tied to DC—it plays out way more like a gritty, standalone body-horror thriller than a superhero flick. The practical effects and transformation stuff are pretty cool, and I respect them for trying something weird and grounded instead of the usual CGI cape fest. It's a little rough around the edges and definitely has its flaws, so a solid 2/5 feels right—not amazing, but cool enough for a one-time watch.

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Brian

21 hrs ago

It’s ok, nothing great but entertaining

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ARIEL

22 hrs ago

Amazing movies. They managed to make clayface feel like a real character in the DC universe rather than just a plot devices for the next movie.

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Synopsis

"Clayface" unravels one man's horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one's identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.

Director: James Watkins
Producer: Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, James Gunn, Peter Safran
Screenwriter: Mike Flanagan, Hossein Amini
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: 6th & Idaho Productions, DC Studios
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Brief Drug Use|Some Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $56.7M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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