MaXXXine (2024)
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In 1985 Los Angeles, an adult film star seeks fame while being hunted by a mysterious killer.
The story
In 1985 Los Angeles, amid the Night Stalker murders, Maxine Minx successfully auditions for the lead in a new horror film, The Puritan II, despite all of her previous film credits being in adult films. After sharing the news with her friend Leon and colleague Amber James, the latter invites Maxine to a party in the Hollywood Hills, which she declines. Maxine goes to work at her second job, a live peep show, where a mysterious, leather-clad figure watches with anger. She meets another adult entertainer, Tabby Martin, who also invites her to the party that Amber mentioned, but Maxine declines again.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1985 Los Angeles, Maxine Minx, an adult film actress, lands a role in a horror movie called The Puritan II. While she navigates her new career, she is stalked by a mysterious figure and receives a mysterious VHS tape. She eventually discovers that her friends are being murdered by her estranged father, a televangelist named Ernest Miller, who is filming the acts to create a snuff film. After a series of confrontations with a private investigator and a showdown with her father's followers, Maxine faces her father at the Hollywood sign. She ultimately kills him and continues her career in the film industry.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Ti West
- Writers
- Ti West · writer
- Cast and characters
- Mia Goth · Maxine Minx; Elizabeth Debicki; Moses Sumney; Michelle Monaghan; Bobby Cannavale; Halsey; Lily Collins; Giancarlo Esposito; Kevin Bacon
- Genres
- horror; slasher
- Themes
- cinema's influence on society
- Tone and mood
- horror
- Premise and plot tags
- slasher; serial killer; father-daughter relationship; patricide
- Reception
- The reviews leaned towards positive, while Uproxx described them as mixed. Metacritic assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences gave it a "B" on CinemaScore.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 64 · scale: 100 · review count: 50; PostTrak · score: 76%
- Production trivia
- The film grossed $22 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series.
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