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Hellraiser (1987) | Ranked Top 6% · CriticCrunch

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Hellraiser

Movie1987·93 min

Hellraiser

Directed by Clive Barker

Horror Thriller

A horror thriller film directed by Clive Barker.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 6%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

3K ratings

About Hellraiser

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: obsession, forbidden love, sacrifice duty, supernatural, isolated dwelling, domestic home, romantic partners, strangers forced together, femme fatale, villain protagonist, dream surreal, revenge quest, body transformation, demon occult, gothic horror, body horror

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Details

Director: Clive Barker
Language: English

Cast

Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Sean Chapman

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How Hellraiser Ranks

All movies

Top 6%

1980s movies

Top 6%

Horror movies

Top 7%

1980s Horror movies

Top 7%

★Clive Barker films#1 of 3

Clive Barker's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Hellraiser Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowinglayeredseriousintimatehaunting

unsettling

stylized

What it's about

dream surrealrevenge questbody transformationobsessionforbidden lovesacrifice dutyfemme fatalevillain protagonistromantic partnersstrangers forced togethersupernaturaldemon & occultgothic horrorbody horrorisolated dwellingdomestic home

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy