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- 62%
- 85%
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- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- September 11, 2022 (2 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Genres
- Slasher
- Production companies
- Blumhouse Productions · Miramax · Outerbanks Entertainment
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
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NOW ON PEACOCK! Nothing gets well quickly in the COVID lockdown stab fest Sick, directed by John Hyams. The film, set in April 2020 right during the lockdown, begins with college-age Tyler (Joel Courtney) getting back to his dorm and disinfecting his groceries. Shortly after returning home, he receives a spooky, anonymous text message. Then a
Sure, we might all be annoyed by COVID films by now, but the new slasher, "Sick," is one you should definitely check out.
'Sick' creates a new genre: the COVID slasher. 'Scream' screenwriter Kevin Williamson's film uses the pandemic as a plot device. With Gideon Adlon.
Sick is exceptionally paced and provides slasher thrills with breakneck intensity, but loses traction during a wobbly landing that needlessly overcomplicates an otherwise cutthroat thrill ride.
A brisk, well-structured horror from Scream writer Kevin Williamson finds shock and gore in the early days of Covid lockdown
In 'Sick,' the 'Scream' scribe has a clever take on the collective COVID scare, pitting coeds against a killer determined to enforce CDC guidelines.
Co-written by Kevin ‘Scream’ Williamson, this slasher flick set in the early days of the pandemic will have you slow-clapping or rolling your eyes.
Sick is exactly what it looks like, and a lot of mean-spirited fun at that.
Once again proving his genre bona fides, director John Hyams brings kinetic heat to the slasher trappings of 'Sick.'