Why watch Hellraiser
A strong, reliable pick for tonight. Delivers exactly what you'd expect from the genre with solid execution. Pour a drink, dim the lights, and let the opening scene pull you in — this one earns your evening. Expect the kind of story that lingers after the credits roll, the kind you'll want to text a friend about before bed.
— The What2Watch desk · US
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The story
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.
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JPV8528.0Sep 18, 2019
Hellraiser is probably one of the lesser of the horror franchises from the 80s behind Halloween (yes, I know that came out in 1978), Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. This is a movie I’ve seen a few times over the years and while it’s hardly a perfect horror film with a clunky set-up, it’s still a lot of fun as the make-up and effects work perhaps is a bit on the cheesy side yet kind of still holds up in a…Show more
By the numbers
Rating
6.9/10
Runtime
1h 33m
Year
1987
Votes
2,848
Top cast
Andrew Robinson
Larry
Clare Higgins
Julia
Sean Chapman
Frank
Robert Hines
Steve
Ashley Laurence
Kirsty
Oliver Smith
Frank the Monster
Anthony Allen
1st Victim
LD
Leon Davis
2nd Victim
MC
Michael Cassidy
3rd Victim
FB
Frank Baker
Derelict
KN
Kenneth Nelson
Bill
GB
Gay Baynes
Evelyn
Niall Buggy
Dinner Guest
DA
Dave Atkins
Moving Man 1
Oliver Parker
Moving Man 2
PS
Pamela Sholto
Complaining Customer
Doug Bradley
Lead Cenobite
Nicholas Vince
Chattering Cenobite
Simon Bamford
'Butterball' Cenobite
Grace Kirby
Female Cenobite
SB
Sharon Bower
Nurse
RN
Raul Newney
Doctor