Deadly Blessing (1981)
This film is set in Amish Country, at a local farm, where a woman's husband is mysteriously killed by his own tractor! (imdb)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Directed By: Wes Craven
Written By: Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Sharon Stone, Douglas Barr, Jeff East, Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Colleen Riley
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| Apr 06 | gossamer2019 | 28 5% |
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| Mar 12 |  |
bearmaster | 62 37% |
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capitalist | 45 24% |
| Feb 27 |  |
Leffingwell | 60 34% |
| Feb 20 | chiphall72 | 34 4% |
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Gymnopedie | 70 59% |
| Jan 26 | Melt Gibsont | 1 0% |
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| Nov 24, 2020 |  |
Veterini | 47 11% |
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Killfast37 | 50 21% |
| Nov 14, 2020 | SolomonBurrr | 56 21% |
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| Oct 29, 2020 |  |
julesfmb | 63 48% |
| Oct 06, 2020 |  |
MadMan | 78 31% |
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Veers between craptastic and really sold, with some moments that are better than the material. Kind of a dress run for Craven's later, more focused movies.
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| Oct 04, 2020 |  |
WuGambino | 65 27% |
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FreddieQuell | 36 22% |
| Jul 30, 2020 | placestogo | 30 4% |
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| Jun 18, 2020 | Gossamer | 0 9% |
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| Apr 19, 2020 |  |
nobamba | 60 58% |
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Came in expecting a Wes Craven slasher but got more of a thriller, albeit a lukewarm one missing direction. Nice to see a rural setting with mostly (pretty and strong) female characters, including a surprising early Sharon Stone. Craven's always good with setting up memorable scenes (paint can, snake, barn drop, final pit drag). refreshing to see Berrman in a non-villain role. Fav scene: driving away from ignited gasoline.
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| Apr 14, 2020 |  |
Eignarom | 56 24% |
| Dec 08, 2019 |  |
trvsdjhnsn | 4 53% |
| Nov 07, 2019 | flipperrbm | 2 11% |
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| Oct 12, 2019 |  |
Gymnopedies | 70 61% |
| Oct 08, 2019 | Jesus Rollin | 4 20% |
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| Feb 18, 2019 |  |
Yiannos | 53 31% |
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An interesting mess. Craven has problems settling on a style. Is it a slasher? A psychological thriller? A supernatural tale? Studio interference is responsible for the puzzling ending, which drastically undercuts previous events, but there is a schizophrenic tone that is never resolved. Stone isn't bad in an early role and Borgnine is terrifically hammy, but there is a constant sense that it's torn in too many directions to really work, despite its novel Amish setting.
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| Feb 13, 2019 | daystron7 | 44 28% |
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| Jan 11, 2019 | ZgGost | 50 26% |
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| Dec 26, 2018 |  |
adrenaline | 50 27% |
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ForrestQ | 70 35% |
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gwynplaine | 80 53% |
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CMQuinn | 70 49% |
| Apr 23, 2018 | chone | 30 12% |
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| Apr 23, 2018 | BJSWEENEY | 50 10% |
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| Apr 20, 2018 |  |
moraesfelipe | 65 62% |
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Most WTF slasher. Craven knows how to pull the carpet when it comes to creating horror narratives - barn attack, red milk, snake attack on tub, shot at paint can all make the case for great scenes. While the twist doesn't actually click - we already know the amish couldn't be that violent and that the mom and daughter neighbors seem weird -, Craven creates a near-perfect silent, furtive killer who moves and attacks like death. That Incubus appearance in the end just make this even more curious.
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| Apr 16, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 58 50% |
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| Mar 09, 2018 |  |
scott.mcc | 40 7% |
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Videogirl88 | 99 93% |
| Feb 11, 2018 | davidjn | 50 29% |
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| Jan 15, 2018 | Znep27 | 70 67% |
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| Jan 11, 2018 | M-B-M | 2 7% |
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| Jan 09, 2018 | cengaveri | 72 31% |
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| Nov 29, 2017 | Cocoa | 80 89% |
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tipar | 40 18% |
| Oct 05, 2017 | rootbeercirc | 55 8% |
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Herrguth | 62 20% |
| Aug 03, 2017 | Kylos609 | 66 10% |
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| Apr 05, 2017 | cloondog | 48 31% |
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RYM-byrates | 54 30% |
| Feb 11, 2017 | X-Ray Pecs | 3 14% |
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| Jan 16, 2017 |  |
tipar822 | 50 46% |
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On the fine line of Boredom Kingdom.
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| Jan 05, 2017 |  |
KeanuGrieves | 51 11% |
| Nov 29, 2016 |  |
terrymac | 49 18% |
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Definitely not as bad as Criticker thought I'd find it. It is flawed, sure, but decent enough to hold the attention. The cast is okay - Borgnine is pretty good as the leader of the incubus-obsessed Hittites (were they from what is now Turkey?). The plot goes off in a couple of unexpected directions towards the end, and there are a couple of decent scenes (a couple that we'd see referenced in Craven's later work). It has a TV-movie feel, however, and is a bit confused. It's alright.
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| Nov 01, 2016 | jerrywarton | 63 49% |
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| Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 30 2% |
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| Jul 04, 2016 | MrWhiplash | 60 20% |
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| Jun 22, 2016 | nuotio | 62 74% |
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This was a pleasant surprise. For some reason this early Wes Craven film is quite unknown and underrated.
It's biggest fault is trying to squeeze too many elements into one film; it's partly a slasher, partly rural vs. city and also an devil/incubus horror. There are some very effective scenes, and it's rare to have so many important female characters in a horror film. The cast is solid too; Borgnine is charismatic as the cult leader and even Sharon Stone fits her role well enough.
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| Jan 29, 2016 |  |
whitelighter | 62 38% |
| Jan 26, 2016 | zomgmouse | 30 1% |
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kurisu1974 | 60 31% |
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paah | 60 34% |
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porzano | 26 7% |
| Jul 20, 2015 | WilliamOTyle | 50 20% |
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| May 09, 2015 | Aaron1375 | 50 36% |
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| Apr 30, 2015 | callanvass | 60 39% |
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kubrickvari | 38 8% |
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westonmartin | 59 16% |
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mightysparks | 60 68% |
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adidawha | 45 17% |
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gargantua | 71 65% |
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fact100 | 30 17% |
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SDPlissken | 37 41% |
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avgcrtckr | 35 18% |
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filmaffinity | 44 9% |
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p00q | 40 26% |
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bizarre_eye | 65 47% |
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| Dec 16, 2013 | panchovilla | 48 21% |
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TheDude1973 | 65 37% |
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| Aug 28, 2013 | Typha | 15 3% |
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kingofjew | 72 50% |
| Aug 08, 2013 | Barkinson | 30 11% |
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| Jul 23, 2013 |  |
elmakebabi | 67 53% |
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Why is this movie so underrated? Yes, plot twist was meaningless and unbelievable. I don't know what's point of the final scene either. Yet it must have been an inspiration for Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell. Also, I really enjoyed how the film created haunted atmosphere using religion.
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| Jul 13, 2013 | donquixotic | 60 51% |
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RadioFreeLee | 60 30% |
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ahherdemc | 66 31% |
| Jun 24, 2013 | Orion16RUS | 65 37% |
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Zoltan | 60 41% |
| Mar 18, 2013 | Cronos | 30 17% |
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| Sep 28, 2012 | revolverjgw | 70 4% |
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| Jun 27, 2012 | nickodemos | 74 23% |
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| Dec 18, 2011 | flund | 7 12% |
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The summary is wrong. The film is set in Hittite country, who according to the dialog in the film "make the Amish look like swingers". The ending is ludicrous, but Sam Raimi used it to better effect in Take Me To Hell.
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| Oct 08, 2011 | glm | 44 10% |
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| Aug 11, 2011 | sinabsinthe | 15 11% |
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| Jul 07, 2011 | garofalo | 0 26% |
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| Mar 20, 2011 | aaaaaaarrggg | 71 73% |
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One of Craven's most underrated films. This won't ever win any awards for logic but *does* have some truly haunting visual touches, a lush _Omen_-esque score by James Horner, bodacious babes aplenty, and a ludicrous shock ending you have to see to appreciate.
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| Feb 08, 2011 | Bavafreak | 50 7% |
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| Nov 25, 2010 | mertagabey | 37 21% |
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| Nov 03, 2010 | screentime | 44 9% |
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rottentomat | 20 14% |
| Dec 22, 2009 | filmcricket | 35 15% |
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| Aug 14, 2009 | rollsroyce | 74 76% |
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imdb | 51 19% |
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Vandelay1 | 20 14% |
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Bad Movie
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| Mar 04, 2009 | cblur21 | 75 74% |
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servetsuvari | 50 15% |
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barfly | 40 6% |
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ugur | 2 7% |
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ZombieBuffet | 50 25% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | jcdracula | 3 85% |
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| Jul 24, 2007 | TroyAnderson | 29 19% |
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| Jul 14, 2007 | coot | 51 29% |
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| May 21, 2007 | filmsnob | 62 51% |
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| May 01, 2007 | jsommersby8 | 52 28% |
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Moribunny | 10 4% |
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A prototypical Friday the Elm Street sort of thing, but even worse, and takes place among the Amish. Give this one a mish.
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| Average Percentile 29.63% from 122 Ratings |  |
