Film critic Peter Travers reviews "Death of a Unicorn" by Alex Scharfman.

The very concept of a rampaging, murderous unicorn sounds like a magical recipe for a delightful, gory horror comedy. Just look to the scene-stealing beast t...

Alex Scharfman’s debut film Death of a Unicorn is a hollow spectacle masquerading as novel social commentary.

Haven’t the rich suffered enough in the movies? Nope! “Death of a Unicorn” stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, but Tea Leoni’s the standout.

The bloody A24 horror-comedy, in theaters starting March 28th, stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega.

The horror comedy, starring Ortega and Paul Rudd, serves up a darkly comic tale where the rich are the prey and the unicorns steal the show.

Although writer-director Alex Scharfman makes a big swing with his debut, 'Death of a Unicorn' struggles to live up to its bold premise.

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega shepherd A24's latest horror-comedy about mythical roadkill in the absolutely bonkers Death of a Unicorn.

Unicorns aren't the majestic beings we think they are in this rickety horror comedy.

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega accidentally kill a unicorn and try to profit from their discovery in A24's horror-comedy. Read the Empire review.

Richard E Grant, Jenna Ortega and Will Poulter also star in deranged horror-comedy of macabre pleasures

Téa Leoni, Will Poulter and Anthony Carrigan co-star in Alex Scharfman's film about a father and daughter whose accidental killing of a magical creature set...

Paul Rudd and the ‘Wednesday’ star play a father-daughter duo who run over a mythical creature, in this banal ‘eat the rich’ horror-comedy

Alex Scharfman's A24 movie 'Death of a Unicorn' mixes 'Knives Out' and 'Jurassic Park' for a toothless big pharma satire. Review.

This eat-the-rich comedy-horror featuring a unicorn on the rampage has few fresh ideas

Review: Death of a Unicorn aims to be gory satire but ultimately falls flat despite the best efforts of Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega.

You have to admire the ambition and bonkers vision.

Led by a cast that includes Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant and Will Poulter, this so-so horror-comedy is marred by tonal swings and subpar execution.

The script for A24's "Death of a Unicorn" does not do justice to its outstanding cast.

Alex Scharfman rallies together a cast stacked with comedic actors, but the result of this dull ‘Eat the Rich’ flick misses the mark.

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega star in a wild horror-comedy.

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega play a father and daughter who run down a mystical beast and end up running amok with a monstrous brood.

A24’s fantastical, pharmaceutical monster movie has a promising premise, but it’s just an okay film that doesn’t lean into its strengths.

Move over, Jurassic World, you’ve been outclassed and out-splattered

It’s silly fun at a time when it feels like we could all use an escape.

Could it be that “Death of a Unicorn” isn’t as clever as the folks who made seemed to believe? Oh it certainly could. What was sold in the trailers as ...

It's got stars, mythical creatures, gore, and a grudge against Big Pharma — but this A24 satire has absolutely zero bite.

The bland satire in "Death of a Unicorn" makes its message unappetizing, there are tastier options.

Elliott (Paul Rudd) really needs a win. Still struggling to get his life together after his wife has died of cancer, he’s bringing his teenage standoff...

A killer cast and a promising premise are wasted in the latest A24 release.

Alex Scharfman's uneven debut also stars Richard E Grant and Will Poulter

Death of a Unicorn offers plenty of killer unicorn action and memorable performances, but after a while, it starts to feel a bit one-note. Here's our review.

Death of a Unicorn is the good-taste version of an innately bad-taste idea – and should satisfy fans of both arthouse and horror.

In exasperating “Death of a Unicorn,” the magical horn increasingly comes to feel like a middle finger to the audience.

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 SXSW coverage. Death of a Unicorn opens in theaters on March 28 from A24. A film with a few so...

Alex Scharfman’s feature directorial debut doesn’t offer so much a cure for what ails you as it does a list of symptoms of indie-quirk cinema

Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega and Richard E. Grant headline Death of a Unicorn, which poses the question, what if the mythical creatures were real and vengeful?

Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant, Will Poulter and Anthony Carrigan star in the dark “eat the rich” comedy ‘Death of A Unicorn.'

There is nothing to cheer about in this dreadful film about Big Pharma parasites, full of slipshod character work, cartoon performances and static plotting

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega star in the A24 horror comedy "Death of a Unicorn."

An outlandish plot makes 'Death of a Unicorn' feel like exhausting, enforced fun

In 'Death of a Unicorn,' debuting director Alex Scharfman offers an amusingly dark take on one of the most beloved (and least seen) fantasy creatures.

Fantasy-creature gore may be a funny spectacle, but it’s not enough to hang a whole movie on.