What age is Evil Dead Rise appropriate for?

Evil Dead Rise is rated R and PopcornCheck recommends it for ages 18+, based on reading the actual screenplay. The film contains sustained, graphic horror violence throughout — including possessed Ellie shooting Gabriel multiple times, biting Bridget's arm, killing Danny, and ultimately being destroyed by Beth with a chainsaw — alongside deeply disturbing possession sequences, a possessed mother psychologically manipulating her own children, sexual language directed at a child's aunt by a demon, and a relentless pace of gore and dread from which there is no real reprieve.

Does Evil Dead Rise have swearing or bad language?

Evil Dead Rise has Extreme language. Characters say fuck or fucking approximately 15 times throughout the film — the most frequently used strong word.

Is Evil Dead Rise violent?

Evil Dead Rise has Extreme violence. Possessed Ellie shoots Gabriel multiple times — his death is shown on screen as a direct act of violence by a character who was moments before a caring neighbour offering help.

Is Evil Dead Rise scary for children?

Evil Dead Rise has Extreme scary scenes. Ellie's full possession sequence — physical transformation with distorting demonic facial features, unnatural body movement, and a demonic voice — is one of the most disturbing scenes in the film and marks the point of no return for the family.

Is Evil Dead Rise OK for Kids?

Name: Evil Dead Rise
Director: Lee Cronin
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2023
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher

HorrorThriller

18+

R⭐ 6.5 / 102023 · 1h 36m

Lee Cronin

Where to Watch

United States

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What's In It

Based on the actual screenplay

🗡️Violence

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Cartoon / Comedic

Action & Peril

Injuries & Death Shown

Graphic & Disturbing

Possessed Ellie shoots Gabriel multiple times — his death is shown on screen as a direct act of violence by a character who was moments before a caring neighbour offering help.
Possessed Ellie bites and attacks Bridget's arm in a graphic assault sequence, infecting her and beginning her transformation.
Danny is attacked and killed by possessed Ellie — the death of a child character is depicted on screen.
Beth uses a chainsaw to kill possessed Ellie in the film's climactic confrontation — the act is prolonged and shown graphically.
Caleb's face is described as scrambled and destroyed in an opening sequence, with Teresa screaming in reaction — graphic facial disfigurement is shown early in the film.
A priest's recorded account references possessed corpses being dismembered — this historical violence is described in audio but frames the scale of evil the characters are facing.
Multiple possessed individuals appear with visibly rotting and mutilating bodies throughout the film — body horror is sustained and pervasive, not limited to isolated moments.
The overall tone of violence is extreme and unrelenting — characters are killed graphically, family members are turned against each other, and the film offers no softening of consequence.

💬Language

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mild Words

(damn, hell)

Moderate

(ass, b**ch)

Strong

(sh*t)

Extreme

(f**k)

Characters say f**k or f**king approximately 15 times throughout the film — the most frequently used strong word.
Characters say s**t approximately 8 times.
The c-word (c**t) is used 2 times — notably, one instance is delivered by the possessed Ellie as a demonic taunt.
Hell is used 3 times; da** is used 2 times; a** is used 3 times; b**ch is used 2 times.
A possessed demon directs a sexual verbal attack at Beth using the phrase 'open your legs' — this is among the most jarring uses of language in the film.

👻Scary Scenes

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mildly Tense

Startling Moments

Genuinely Scary

Deeply Disturbing

Ellie's full possession sequence — physical transformation with distorting demonic facial features, unnatural body movement, and a demonic voice — is one of the most disturbing scenes in the film and marks the point of no return for the family.
Possessed Ellie manipulates her own children by pretending to be a normal, loving mother or father figure, creating false hope before turning violent — this psychological horror targeting children is particularly disturbing.
Jessica is shown possessed in a nightmare sequence, choking and bleeding from the mouth while reading from the Book of Dead with a distorted demonic voice — this opens the film's horror tone.
A power outage leaves Beth and the children being hunted through a dark apartment building by possessed Ellie — sustained darkness and pursuit horror with no safe resolution.
Possessed corpses rise throughout the building and pursue survivors — the threat expands beyond Ellie and becomes building-wide, intensifying the sense of inescapable danger.
An elevator malfunction during the chase sequence with demons pursuing Beth and Kassie creates a near-death scenario with no clear escape.
The final chainsaw confrontation with possessed Ellie is both graphically violent and deeply frightening — the resolution of horror comes only through extreme violence, not safety or rescue.

💕Romance

Moderate▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Crushes & Holding Hands

Kissing & Dating

Suggestive

Sexual Content

Bridget hints at a romantic interest in Beth visiting — this is a brief, non-explicit moment of attraction with no physical content.
Ellie's failed marriage to Jay is discussed throughout the film as backstory explaining the family's living situation.
Beth's pregnancy is revealed during the film — it is referenced with the phrase 'unborn b**tard baby' in a demonic taunt, which is shocking in context.
Possessed Ellie directs the phrase 'open your legs' at Beth as a sexual taunt — this is demonic in nature and deeply unpleasant rather than romantic, but constitutes a sexual verbal reference parents should be aware of.

🍺Substances

Very Mild▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mentioned in Passing

Shown Casually

Featured Prominently

Glorified or Abused

Klonopin (a prescription sedative) is mentioned as being given to Jessica to help her sleep — it is referenced briefly in dialogue with no glorification.
A past experience drinking snake blood in Bangkok is mentioned in conversation — presented as an anecdote, not depicted.
No on-screen drug or alcohol use is depicted — all substance references are brief and passing mentions in dialogue only.

⚡Stimulation

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Gently Engaging

Exciting

Intense

Overwhelming

The film opens with an intense drone stunt sequence involving Caleb and Teresa before immediately escalating into graphic horror — there is no gentle introduction.
An earthquake sequence shakes the entire building with falling objects and chaos — this is rated as an overwhelming sensory event and occurs early in the film.
Ellie's rapid possession and physical transformation sequence is rated intense — the escalation from normal to demonic is swift and visually chaotic.
The extended chase sequence through the building with demons hunting Beth and Kassie is rated overwhelming — rapid editing, darkness, and relentless threat with no pause.
The final chainsaw fight is rated intense, combining graphic violence with loud sound design and high-stakes emotional pressure.
This film is entirely unsuitable for sensory-sensitive children or anyone prone to anxiety — the pacing is relentless and overwhelming sequences account for a significant portion of the film's runtime.

Evil Dead Rise — Heads Up for Parents

Despite the film's R-rating making the general violence expected, parents may be caught off guard by the specific horror of possessed Ellie pretending to be a normal, loving parent to manipulate her own children into lowering their guard — this psychological exploitation of a child's trust in their mother is genuinely traumatic in execution and goes beyond standard horror monster behaviour.

About Evil Dead Rise

Evil Dead Rise is a 2023 supernatural horror film in which a mother named Ellie becomes demonically possessed after her son Danny discovers and opens an ancient cursed book found in a hidden bank vault beneath their apartment building. Her sister Beth and Ellie's three children must fight to survive the night as possessed Ellie — and eventually other possessed tenants — hunt them through the building with escalating brutality. The film is a relentlessly dark, gory, and terrifying entry in the Evil Dead franchise with virtually no tonal relief.

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Watch with your child

This film is adults-only content — graphic dismemberment, a mother violently turning on her children, a possessed demon making sexual remarks at a family member, and sustained extreme body horror make it inappropriate for anyone under 18; even adult horror fans should know what they are walking into before pressing play.

Family Takeaways from Evil Dead Rise

What it gets right

✓The film takes family loyalty seriously as its emotional core — Beth's decision to stay and fight for Kassie rather than escape alone is a genuinely affecting depiction of chosen sacrifice.
✓Danny's arc of realising his curiosity caused catastrophic harm — opening the cursed book without understanding the consequences — gives the film a thread about personal responsibility that is rare in the genre.

Evil Dead Rise Cultural & Values Guide

Cultural & Values Guide

Faith & Religion

●Religious mockery depicted

The film features demonic possession that explicitly corrupts and perverts religious symbols and prayers. The possessed characters mock and blaspheme against Christian faith as part of their supernatural evil.

Community Notes

Some horror critics have noted the film's depiction of a possessed mother hunting and manipulating her own children is unusually traumatic even by genre standards, and may be distressing specifically to viewers who have experienced parental abuse or neglect.
The sexual verbal attack directed at Beth by the possessing demon — 'open your legs' — has been flagged by some viewers as gratuitously sexualised in a way that goes beyond conventional horror dialogue.

Cast:Lily SullivanAlyssa SutherlandMorgan DaviesGabrielle EcholsNell Fisher