What is The Devil's Rejects about?
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A murderous family on the run faces a lawman just as ruthless, in a darkly comedic and gritty pursuit.
Pulpy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, AMC+ and The Roku Channel (free).
The Devil's Rejects parents guide
Strong sex and nudity, and extreme gore, which is more than most R titles carry. Beyond that, a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Extreme gore
- Our top level for gore.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Strong
- Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is The Devil's Rejects scary?
- Only a little. The Devil's Rejects has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Devil's Rejects?
- Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is The Devil's Rejects rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Strong sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byRob Zombie
StarringSid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory
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