The Head Hunter

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Movie Info

A medieval warrior's gruesome collection of severed heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago.

Genre:

adventure, fantasy, horror
Original Language:

English
Director:

Jordan Downey
Producer:

Jordan Downey, Kevin Stewart, Ricky Fosheim
Writer:

Jordan Downey, Kevin Stewart
Release Date (Theaters):

Apr 5, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 5, 2019
Runtime:

1h 12m
Production Co:

Detention Films

Cast & Crew

Christopher Rygh
Father

Cora Kaufman
Daughter

Aisha Ricketts
The Head
Voice

Jordan Downey
Director

Jordan Downey
Screenwriter

Kevin Stewart
Screenwriter

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Critic Reviews for The Head Hunter

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (1)

There's not much to this movie: just stunning outdoor locations, a soulful Rygh performance, and some raw sword-and-sorcery action. That's more than enough.

April 5, 2019 | Full Review…

Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
Screaming for a bigger budget and an additional couple of characters, The Head Hunter remains a valiant example of shoestring film-making.

April 9, 2021 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Kat Hughes
THN
Medieval fantasy movie has bloody violence and horror.

July 14, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Alistair Lawrence
Common Sense Media
Medieval horror gold; one of the coolest and craziest horror movies I've seen in a long time.

March 9, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

John Squires
Bloody Disgusting
Director Jordan Downey shows much and tells little in his nearly wordless medieval fantasy, The Head Hunter.

December 4, 2019 | Rating: 3.5 | Full Review…

Hope Madden
Columbus Underground
The Head Hunter continues Shudder's streak of acquiring unique genre films and it's a great watch for the cold holidays. The acting is superb and the choice of keeping the film focused on showing the audience, not telling us the story is masterful.

December 3, 2019 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…

Kate Sánchez
But Why Tho? A Geek Community
The Head Hunter won't be for everyone because it lacks a lot of visual action...It's more of a moody atmospheric examination of this man's eternal need for revenge.

July 16, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Terry Mesnard
Gayly Dreadful
With somewhere around 100 words spoken in the entire duration of the film, and just about as many gallons of blood spilled, The Head Hunter is the truest form of lean and mean cinema.

July 5, 2019 | Full Review…

Ed Travis
Cinapse
The Head Hunter pushes a tiny budget to epic levels, stuffing pulpy madness and fantasy gore to immersive extremes.

May 13, 2019 | Full Review…

Rafael Motamayor
Polygon
It makes me excited to see what Downey tries next.

May 13, 2019 | Full Review…

Kenneth Lowe
Paste Magazine
The Head Hunter is a stunning feat in visual storytelling, yet it feels a bit devoid of the excitement and tension one would expect from this kind of film.

May 9, 2019 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Molly Henery
The Blogging Banshee
Less perceptive sorts would have you believe Downey is crippled by his shoestring budget; in truth, he turns it into the conduit for a very solid descent into a thrilling little mystery.

April 5, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

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