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Perpetrator

2023 ·1h 41m · ★ 4.3 (47)

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her eighteenth birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

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Director

Jennifer Reeder Jennifer Reeder
4 horror films in catalog
The Dunes
The Dunes 2019
V/H/S/94
V/H/S/94 2021
Night's End
Night's End 2022
Perpetrator
Perpetrator 2023

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
Discover with this DNA
Body HorrorComing of Age

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

family historyhigh schoolindependent filmteen horrorwoman director

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