Nightmare Cinema

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Nightmare Cinema

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2019

1h 59m

Horror

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Five strangers watch their deepest and darkest fears play out before them in an abandoned theater as the Projectionist preys upon their souls with his collection of disturbing films.

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Critics Consensus

Admirably eclectic yet more consistent than most horror anthologies, Nightmare Cinema should entertain viewers in the mood for a good old-fashioned creepshow.

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Jef Rouner

Houston Chronicle

06/26/2019

Overall, "Nightmare Cinema" is more stomach-turning than truly frightening, but thanks to the obvious love and care put into it, it's worth seeing.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

06/21/2019

3/4

Nightmare Cinema as a whole is the bloodiest, most violent, most gruesome and most twisted movie I've seen this year. And I mean that mostly in a good way.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

06/21/2019

B-

[A] scattered but amusing horror anthology that gives five directors a whack at telling short, contained tales of terror, "Creepshow"-style.

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Miguel Ravelo

Correcámara

Feb 24

It's natural that in a film with multiple directors and screenwriters, the stories sometimes feel uneven, but here the overall quality is acceptable, and the film works well for a night of terror and fun. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/02/2022

2/4

For a two-hour movie, Nightmare Cinema offers few genuine pleasures and, sadly, more disappointments than a worthwhile horror anthology should have.

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Jay Krieger

Cultured Vultures

08/17/2019

8/10

High production value and diverse tales of terror make this a standout horror anthology.

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 Jan 30

The Death Collector (12,243 – 29 Jan 2026) "Nightmare Cinema" (2018) is an anthology of five horror tales: 1) The Thing in the Woods: the teenager Samantha and her friends are hunted down by a killer, but soon she learns the motive. This funny segment is homage the 50’s, with alien spiders. 2) Mirari: David proposes his girlfriend Anna, who has had a scar on the face since she was two. He offers to pay for plastic surgery and Anna accepts. This weird segment is a critic to unnecessary surgeries. 3) Mashit: When a boy commits suicide at a boarding school, they are possessed by a demon. This gore segment is good and conventional. 4) This Way to Egress: Helen goes to the doctor with her sons Eric and Chris in a gruesome place. This episode has wonderful cinematography but the story is confusing. 5) Dead: Riley survives a heist where his parents die. In the hospital, he sees spiritsand the killer. This segment has a dark conclusion. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Cine Pesadelo"

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g j

@g.username 07/05/2025

Generic corporate slop that barely qualifies as a film

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/04/2025

Meant to scare me in 1 hour and 59 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Horror Violence/Gore, Grisly Images, Brief Nude Images, Language and Some Sexuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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acsdoug D

@acsdoug 06/18/2025

A horror anthology movie where all the stories are pretty good. Well, the girls school one was a bit weak, but even that one was okay.

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William C

@RT09316960 05/14/2024

A gory anthology but entertaining to watch

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 10/18/2021

Gorefest of loosely connected shorts that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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Synopsis

Five strangers watch their deepest and darkest fears play out before them in an abandoned theater as the Projectionist preys upon their souls with his collection of disturbing films.

Director: Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryûhei Kitamura, David Slade
Producer: Mark Canton, Mick Garris, Joe Russo, Courtney Solomon
Screenwriter: Sandra Becerril, Alejandro Brugués, Mick Garris, Richard Christian Matheson, David Slade, Lawrence C. Connolly
Distributor: Cranked Up Films
Production Co: Indy Entertainment, Good Deed Entertainment, Cinelou Films
Rating: R (Horror Violence/Gore|Grisly Images|Brief Nude Images|Language|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 59m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)