The Black Mass

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The Black Mass

2024

1h 22m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A true-crime thriller inspired by real events, The Black Mass is set over a 24-hour period in Florida during the winter of 1978. The film follows a serial killer in the days leading up to his final, unhinged rampage, providing a disturbing and terrifying look into the warped psyche of a notorious murderer, as well as the ramifications of his violence for those who fell victim to it, and for those who survived.

Meredith Jill Brown

Dread Central

07/16/2025

4/5

Black Mass superbly captures the pure evil of Ted Bundy while paying tribute to his victims.

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

Moving Pictures Film Club

07/09/2024

3/5

The Black Mass is a brutal and uncomfortable watch, yet serves as a stark reminder that Ted Bundy was an evil killer who deserves no glorification or glamorisation.

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

04/24/2024

7.5/10

Check this out if the regular crowd of masked maniacs doesn’t cut it for you.

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Kat Hughes

THN

03/30/2024

3/5

The audience is made to spend a day in the presence of a renowned serial killer in Devanny Pinn’s cold and confrontational take on one of history’s most notorious men.

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Joel Harley

Starburst

10/30/2023

4/5

If its big ‘reveal’ leaves an unfortunate taste in the mouth, then that’s because, up until then, The Black Mass felt better than that. An atypical true crime biopic; heartfelt, angry, and uninterested in using its killer’s name for cheap shock value.

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Stefan R

@RT73286919 03/29/2025

..... Skip this one. Poorly done in every way. Very slow and not the least bit compelling. All of the characters in this piece lack any semblance of personality or charisma. If you don't know who Ted Bundy is at all, this thing is done like a poorly done home movie that just merely follows some guy around.

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Julie R

@RT40115597 10/13/2024

Very slow, annoying cinematography and very poor acting. Give it a miss.

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Stuart B

@RT20073088 04/08/2024

Devanny Pinn has crafted a genuinely creepy, tense, pot boiler of a film which also looks and feels like you are in 1978. With the use of old style transitions, and a great period musical soundtrack by Fernando Perdomo it helps the audience stay grounded in the late 70s and delivers a film that is different to most films in this true crime genre and it works all the better for it. If i describe the film as slow burn, then some might take that as a negative, and its certainly not. What Devanny Pinn does is build up the pressure, and the atmosphere Recommended movie!

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michael k

@RT21481283 03/27/2024

Terrible acting, very low budget. Too cringy to even finish. Made it about 20 minutes in before my wife and I turned it off.

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Synopsis

A true-crime thriller inspired by real events, The Black Mass is set over a 24-hour period in Florida during the winter of 1978. The film follows a serial killer in the days leading up to his final, unhinged rampage, providing a disturbing and terrifying look into the warped psyche of a notorious murderer, as well as the ramifications of his violence for those who fell victim to it, and for those who survived.

Director: Devanny Pinn
Producer: Devanny Pinn, Michelle Romano
Screenwriter: Eric Pereira, Brandon Slagle
Distributor: Cleopatra Entertainment
Production Co: Nitro Maximus, Jaguar Motion Pictures, Roman Media, WendBrook Brothers
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 27, 2024
Runtime: 1h 22m