Name: Cryptic
Director: Freddie Hutton-Mills
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Released: 2014-12-31
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Jerry Anderson, Philip Barantini, Vas Blackwood, Daniel Feuerriegel, Robert Glenister

Eight criminals, one coffin, zero logic — British horror at its most unhinged.

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Chaotic lads' nightBudget nightmareGangsters meet ghosts

Overview

Comedy Horror

Eight guys from a crime organization in London are sent to guard a coffin.

Content warning

Loyalty under pressureMasculine bravadoGreed corrupts

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

The coffin itself deserves its own IMDb credit

Acting

Vas Blackwood committing harder than the script deserved

Writing

Dialogue so British it practically demands a cuppa

Best for:Friends·Background·Binge

Heads up:Violence·Language

Director

Freddie Hutton-Mills

ReleasedDec 31, 2014

Runtime1h 33m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Next Level Films

Top Cast

Jerry Anderson

Gordon

Philip Barantini

John Jonas

Vas Blackwood

Meat

Daniel Feuerriegel

Jim Jonas

Robert Glenister

Robert

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Directors Ruspoli and Hutton-Mills made this for pocket change then somehow landed a theatrical release, proving the British film industry works in mysterious ways.

Insight

This belongs to the micro-genre of 'Lock Stock but horror' that briefly haunted UK cinema in the early 2010s, when every filmmaker thought cockney criminals + supernatural element = instant cult classic. It was not.

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