Ready or Not (2019)
A new bride's wedding night becomes a relentless, darkly-comic game of hide-and-seek with her in-laws.
A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.
How intense is Ready or Not?
Ready or Not is properly scary, with graphic gore and strong violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is relentless, and it is a full-attention watch and a late-night trip. The humor runs dark and broad. Rated R.
What Ready or Not feels like
- Tone
- suspensefuldarkly comiccampypulpygritty
- Pace
- Relentless
- Humor
- dark and satirical, broad and big
- Best for
- Full attentionLate night
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Is Ready or Not for you?
Is Ready or Not scary?
Yes, properly. Ready or Not is scare level 2 of 3, the real thing without being an endurance test.
Is Ready or Not gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Ready or Not sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Ready or Not OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 2, gore 2, violence 2, each out of 3.
How long is Ready or Not?
Ready or Not runs 1h 36m.
Where can I stream Ready or Not?
Ready or Not is streaming on Netflix.
Does Ready or Not have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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