Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.
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.
- based on novel or book
- sexual obsession
- pain
- ritual
- supernatural
- haunted house
- seduction
- gore
- surrealism
- undead
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Ashley Laurence — Kirsty
- Oliver Smith — Frank the Monster
- Anthony Allen — 1st Victim
- Leon Davis — 2nd Victim
- Michael Cassidy — 3rd Victim
- Frank Baker — Derelict
- Kenneth Nelson — Bill
- Gay Baynes — Evelyn
- Niall Buggy — Dinner Guest
- Dave Atkins — Moving Man 1
- Oliver Parker — Moving Man 2
- Directed
- Clive Barker
- Written
- Clive Barker
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 2,943 ratings
- Studio
- New World Pictures, Cinemarque Entertainment, Film Futures, Rivdel Films
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1987 · You’re hereHellraiser
Where it starts.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
1992
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
