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The Cradle Will Fall Reviews

2008

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With her husband gone and the stress of family life rising, Mom suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression that compels her to exterminate her four children, aged between 10 and 3 months. Now hope for the family's survival rests on the shoulder of eldest son Jimmy, surrogate man of the house. Using his wits and .. Read more

Starring	Colleen Porch, Ridge Canipe, Joel Bryant, Kali Majors
Director	Lars Jacobson, Amardeep Kaleka
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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- - 35
  - 5
  Awful
  
  This has got to be the worst film I have seen. It makes you feel awful after watching it. It's sick, I should have read the plot outline more carefully. Who... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 17 Aug 2009 at 17:38
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- - 0
  - 0
  sick film
  
  one word describe this film is SICK.!!!a very bad taste film,but to be honest i dont know why i rented it.
  
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- 1069193
- - shellyweb
  - 2 reviews
  - Oldham
  - 01 Dec 2011 at 12:19
- - 1
  - 0
  Not recommended - is just sick to be honest
  
  This film is basically horrific. Why would anyone feel watching a mother gruesomely murder her own young children one by one is entertainment?
  
  I don... read more »
  
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- - Sammy1973
  - 175 reviews
  - King's Lynn
  - 19 Nov 2011 at 21:17
- - 0
  - 0
  warning do not watch this film, most disgusting and most shocking and disturbing film ever,
  
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  WARNING WARNING WARNING DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM!!!!!!! this has got to be the most disgusting and most shockingly disturbed film i have ever seen, this film ... read more »
  
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- 1064227
- - debz123
  - 57 reviews
  - Morpeth
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 15:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Awful and sick
  
  Awful and sick film. I ended up watching it in fast forward so I could get to the end. The ending was awful and felt like it was trying to justify the mother&#... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 09 Nov 2011 at 23:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Gore Fest!
  
  Very Horrific and gory film, worth a watch and good twist at the end although could have been more believable
  
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- 1057927
- - Horrorfan78
  - 6 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 02 Nov 2011 at 13:41
- - 1
  - 1
  film is sick shouldnt have been made!!!
  
  this film is sick it should never have been made.it even disturbed my husband. it should be banned.disgrace to the makers!!!!!!!!!!
  
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- - munchkin100
  - 1 review
  - 03 Oct 2011 at 20:31
- - 0
  - 2
  I can only imagine the fans of this film wear black make-up silver boots & attend Glastonbury every year.
  
  CRAP. Absolute CRAP.
  
  What in the HELL was that I rented ?
  
  I switched of 27 mins in, because the little girl crying the way she did made me... read more »
  
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- - vanilla_quiff
  - 284 reviews
  - Gatwick, England
  - 26 Aug 2011 at 21:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Not as bad as you might think
  
  Well done for a low budget film. Disturbing though. The reason for the two stars is the ending. I won't totally give it away, but if this is supposed to be ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 19 Aug 2011 at 19:15
- - 0
  - 0
  Brill loved it
  
  Brill movie I would deffo recommend but dont watch if you have kids !!! Bit sick but really good on the edge of your seat kind of movie !!
  
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- - Pam44
  - 15 reviews
  - Oldbury
  - 04 May 2011 at 21:25
- - 0
  - 0
  less shocked then I thought
  
  So I read the reviews and decided to watch anyway, the only part which effected me was the part with the very small baby. Mind you, I really do think im ... read more »
  
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- - princessme23
  - 4 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 05 Apr 2011 at 22:04
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- - 35
  - 5
  Awful
  
  This has got to be the worst film I have seen. It makes you feel awful after watching it. It's sick, I should have read the plot outline more carefully. Who... read more »
  
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- 799297
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 17 Aug 2009 at 17:38
- - 13
  - 0
  Sick, vile and just awful!
  
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  This film was terrible. Why on earth it was ever even considered as a concept for a horror film is beyond my comprehension. This is the story of a woman who ... read more »
  
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- - Pauline1986
  - 1 review
  - Glasgow
  - 11 Sep 2009 at 19:16
- - 5
  - 0
  rubbish film
  
  Do not bother to rent this dvd, I have had the misfortune to watch it and it is not worth your time as it is a poor film with amateurish acting.
  
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- 802065
- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 24 Aug 2009 at 13:15
- - 5
  - 0
  Do Not watch this film!
  
  I have a stong stomach for horror films and even i find this film sick, if you are a parent or have children close to you do not watch this film. i can't ... read more »
  
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- 803331
- - davidcarter234
  - 1 review
  - Huddersfield
  - 26 Aug 2009 at 21:26
- - 5
  - 0
  Is there a random film option?
  
  People here rent a film about a mother that kills her children and then moan that the film is about a woman that kills her children,what the...?Do people just ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Byfleet
  - 30 Aug 2009 at 18:28
- - 5
  - 0
  Read what the film is about......
  
  .....and then choose whether to rent it or not. If you know what it is about and still rent it, then you really cannot complain about the content.
  
  I... read more »
  
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- - KenBWild
  - 6 reviews
  - Lurking in the bushes
  - 28 May 2010 at 23:41
- - 5
  - 0
  If you haven't got kids - watch it
  
  I actually found this film quite intense, I really dont know why anyone would rent this film if they were uncomfortable with the subject matter. As for the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Derby UK
  - 27 Jun 2010 at 16:18
- - 4
  - 0
  The Cradle Will Fall
  
  Turned it off after about 25 mins. There's no entertainment value whatsoever watching a mother kill her children. I wonder where do they get the funding to ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Preston
  - 29 Aug 2009 at 23:57
- - 4
  - 1
  the cradle will fall
  
  if it wasn't for the fact it was based on real incidents we would have turned this movie off before it finished
  
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- 802540
- - a customer
  - Hull
  - 25 Aug 2009 at 13:13
- - 4
  - 1
  Not one for Mums
  
  Didn't really like this film, as a Mum i found it quite disturbing.
  
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- 808812
- - donnaoz
  - 1 review
  - Shrewsbury
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 18:48

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- The Cradle Will Fall
  
  With her husband gone and the stress of family life rising, Mom suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression that compels her to exterminate her four children, aged between 10 and 3 months.
  
  Now hope for the family's survival rests on the shoulder of eldest son Jimmy, surrogate ...