Leatherface

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Leatherface

R

2017

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell, while being pursued by a lawman out for revenge.

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Critics Consensus

Leatherface may wear the skin of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel, but it proves gutless as an origin story and finds little invention in the horror tropes it's cannibalizing.

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

Oct 23, 2017

D

Leatherface ... falls squarely in the tradition of a series that's failed, movie after movie, to recapture the raw, reptilian power of its first entry.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Oct 20, 2017

1/4

Sadly, the makers of Leatherface didn't put enough thought into a sleepy story that could easily be titled 'I Was a Teenage Leatherface.'

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John Semley

Globe and Mail

Oct 20, 2017

3/4

Like the film's punishingly gory set pieces, the storytelling itself is meaty.

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Jun 1, 2022

2/5

Manages to bring in the extremely unpleasant, unrelenting energy of the New French Extremity horror movement into the United States mostly intact.

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

Oct 4, 2019

4/10

For all the buildup for the big reveal, the ending of Leatherface makes little sense and isn't terribly satisfying, for hardcore fans or otherwise.

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Jul 20, 2019

2.5/5

Most egregiously, it attempts to chart a rational evolution of an incomprehensible monster.

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julien S

@RT87581205 1 day ago

Horrible story telling, doesn't respect the canon. The sex scene with the corpse was unnecessary. One of the worst prequels of all time.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 3, 2026

Leatherface is a 1.5 star Movie

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 31, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Francesco S

@RT04030280 Jul 26, 2026

my wifey almost made it 💔

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Lorenzo V

@RT31595911 Jul 17, 2026

This movie tried to put a twist on TCM but it didn't work well. The acting was nothing special, the whole plot was pretty stupid. The plot twist was basic and wasn't surprising.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 13, 2026

Better than I expected! I think there are four continuities going on in this series? If I recall correctly? Nothing unusual for this type of franchise, but still kind of wild, considering how deliberately grounded the original story was. This one really worked for me—even though the origin story is a bit convoluted (and the protagonist's face is largely kept out of sight)—simply because it plays with themes I find genuinely unsettling and fascinating. (Ingles por causa da ia que controla)

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Synopsis

A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell, while being pursued by a lawman out for revenge.

Director: Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
Producer: Carl Mazzocone, Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman, Les Weldon
Screenwriter: Seth M. Sherwood
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Television, Lionsgate Films, Mainline Pictures Inc., Millennium Films, Campbell Grobman Films
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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