The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

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  • Opened October 17, 2003 
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • R | Language, Drug Content, Strong Horror Gore and Strong Horror Violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • In this remake of the horror classic, a group of young travelers -- including Erin (Jessica Biel), Andy (Mike Vogel) and Morgan (Jonathan Tucker) -- comes across an isolated rural home while driving through Texas. Unfortunately for them, the decrepit house is the residence of a family of deranged backwoods killers, most notably a hulking masked brute known as Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski), who begins to hunt the stranded youths down. Will any of the friends survive the nightmarish ordeal? Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour
  • Director: Marcus Nispel
  • Genres: Horror

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what on earth!!!?

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This movie absolutely SUCKS!!!!! Scary? Please! A Joke? Very much so. In my 24 years of living this makes #3 on my worst movies list. I should've known it wouldn't be good when I saw Trey Songs was...

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by Movie geek 1997

Acting sucks plot in general stupid I'm 15 years old and that stuff didn't scare me at all...

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Critic Reviews

75
Chicago Tribune
| Robert K. Elder

Has no pretensions about sneaking up on you -- it simply charges, motor humming and blades flying, carving the spot where masochism and entertainment meet. Read full review

63
Premiere
| Addison MacDonald

Manages to pull off an adequate amount of scares, when compared to most horror flicks in theaters this Halloween season. Read full review

63
ReelViews
| James Berardinelli

The film delivers with enough consistency to warrant a qualified recommendation for those seeking a few extra scares at this time of the year. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

This particular reconceptualization actually does an impressive job of capturing the nasty dread of the original. It certainly is a vast improvement over those previous remakes/sequels. Read full review

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