Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Knuckleball

Knuckleball

Seen it?

2018 | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 29 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

Alone, and targeted on an isolated farm, 12 year old Henry finds himself at the center of a maelstrom of terror, and a dark family legacy, when his secretive grandfather dies suddenly in the night.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Peterson

  • Munro ChambersDixon
  • Michael IronsideJacob
  • Kathleen MunroeMary
  • Krista BridgesConnie Munroe
  • Drew NelsonDeputy
  • Julian Black AntelopeLou Chester
  • Luca VillacisHenry
  • Chenier HundalPaul
  • Emily DambergerWaitress
  • Michael PetersonRestaurant farm hand