SummaryJonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th 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.
Directed By:Jennifer Reeder
Written By:Jennifer Reeder
Perpetrator
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Generally Favorable
66
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
80% Positive
12 Reviews
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13% Mixed
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Aug 22, 2023
88
This is a bold and unique slice of storytelling that serves up some genuine scares and bone-chilling fright moments while pointing a finger at a culture that alternately glorifies, worships and sexualizes young women and revels in stereotyping them and tearing them down.
Aug 29, 2023
80
By the time the credits roll, all the ingredients Reeder’s been carefully marshaling come together in surprising, satisfying ways, delivering a horror film that leaves the world a little bigger, a little stranger and a little scarier.
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Oct 30, 2023
5
While the movie has an unconventional style and unique approach, it is still hard to call it brand new. I celebrate Jennifer Reeder for crafting an indie horror, somewhat, I couldn't find the movie, appealing. Yet it is definitely good work.
Sep 19, 2023
4
Perpetrator is a frail movie that doesn't know how to leverage its premise. Despite the opportunities it presents, it fails to deliver anything notable within its argument, and therefore given the lack of variety, it gets boring pretty quickly. What is even more damaging to Shudder, its distributor, is that its films appear to be converging into a genre of their own. They tend to show striking similarities in appearance and atmosphere and, unfortunately, a significant portion of them is mediocre.
Feb 25, 2023
75
Reeder boldly conceives of the patriarchy as an extractive force, not just harming female solidarity and individuality, but using it as a resource to grotesquely mine from.
Sep 1, 2023
70
Some movies are meant to be messy, and some messes are strangely alluring.
Feb 25, 2023
70
Perpetrator may be silly and over-the-top, but inside of it lies a beating heart — quite literally, you will see — that yearns to express itself.
Sep 1, 2023
40
The script plays out like a mystery that keeps you guessing, but it also works against the film at points. Perpetrator has something important to say but just doesn’t know how to say it.
Aug 29, 2023
25
Perpetrator cycles through characters and settings at a considerable clip, never stopping long enough to flesh them out beyond an outline.
Oct 13, 2025
3
Para não ficar óbvia a misoginia, inventaram umas transfigurações bem toscas alternando entre o sobrenatural e a vulnerabilidade feminina, bem como o desespero latente em um lar dominado por questões de gênero. Um projeto como esse tem poencial, mas precisaria de umas 50 lapidações.
Sep 3, 2023
3
Did not really enjoy this much, more confusing and mysterious than it needs to be. Silverstone is crazily miscast and is kind of a drag on her few scenes.
Production Company:
- Divide/Conquer
- WTFilms
Release Date:Aug 25, 2023
Duration:1 h 41 m
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg (FEFFS)
• 1 Nomination
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