Psycho Killer

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Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer (Georgina Campbell) sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible (James Preston Rogers) is a sadistic serial killer, and the depth of his mental depravity and his sinister agenda is more twisted than anyone could have imagined.

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Critics Consensus

Qu'est-ce que c'est? Better run, run, run, run, run, run, run away.

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Audience Says

Despite its promising title and notable creative team, Psycho Killer ultimately lands with a thud.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Feb 20

The climax proves thoroughly ridiculous, but by that point you’ve given up on the film anyway.

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Erik Piepenburg

New York Times

Feb 20

One could be forgiven for thinking that Polone and the screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker wanted to prank audiences, not actually terrify them. It didn’t work.

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

Feb 20

2/5

It’s a strange beast in that it’s too straightforward and dumb to work as a crime thriller yet too dull and scare-free to work as a horror, awkwardly falling somewhere in-between.

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

1d

F

[Psycho Killer] is a disaster of Wiseau-esque proportions, a once-in-a-generation piece of flopsweat so horrible it could be the next big [...] cult classic.

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Matt Fowler

IGN Movies

4d

4/10

As a script, Psycho Killer underserves its hero. As a movie, Psycho Killer underserves both its hero and its maniac.

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

5d

3/10

It may seem strange to wish that a film were executed with less polish, but this would’ve at least given "Psycho Killer" a grotesquely charming personality. Instead, it’s an unremarkable and totally forgettable slasher film

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osvaldo

7h

It was a cat in mouse movie. I wasnt too thrilled. First of all. It was a little too short. The movie and I was expecting a lot more scarier scenes.

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Andy D

1d

It was an enjoyable killer movie. Not bad, nothing over the top, but had a good time.

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Rob B

1d

This movie left a lot to be desired. The storyline was a little weak, and we felt it moved very slow.

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Kyle

3d

pretty much two characters in the whole film. everyone else quite literally meant nothing to the plot. the only positive was it was so bad it made it entertaining. buy not the kind of bad that's sort of self aware, it failed at everything it was trying to do. Also, what was with the voice on the killer?? sounded like when I would use a deep voice changer on xbox live when I was 13. if you are looking for a fun bad movie to go see with friends and laugh at. this is that movie

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Mark F

3d

Confusing script. Killer looked cool. Ending made zero sense.

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Juan

3d

Isnt a 0% or now the critics have it at 10%. It does suck. Its well put together.l Its basically poorly written. Everything expect the writing is fine. Its a lot of telling and no showing. Even when they do tell something in one scene its forgotten. Nothing makes sense.

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Synopsis

Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer (Georgina Campbell) sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible (James Preston Rogers) is a sadistic serial killer, and the depth of his mental depravity and his sinister agenda is more twisted than anyone could have imagined.

Director: Gavin Polone
Producer: Roy Lee, Matt Berenson, Andrew Kevin Walker, Arnon Milchan
Screenwriter: Andrew Kevin Walker
Distributor: 20th Century Studios
Production Co: Constantin Film, New Regency Productions, 20th Century Studios
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Strong Bloody Violence|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 31m