FilmRPsychological Slasher

Raising Cain1992

Name: Raising Cain
Genre: Psychological, Slasher
Released: 1992-08-07
Rating: 6

“Demented. Deranged. Deceptive. De Palma.”

Directed by Brian De Palma

6.0

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.1Rotten Tomatoes 64%Metacritic 42TMDB 6.1

✍ Review

On the charts

#13·Top Horror Movies of 1992

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Year

1992

Runtime

92 min

Box Office

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$37,170,057

Domestic

$21,370,057

🏆 5 nominations total

The premise

Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.

Horror Vault's take

Behind the polished exterior of child psychologist Carter Nix lurks a fractured mind shaped by a deeply disturbing past. As a series of kidnappings and murders begins to unfold, the influence of Carter's sinister father and volatile brother Cain pulls him toward a dangerous breaking point. His wife Jenny, distracted by a rekindled romance, has no idea how much peril she may be walking into. Brian De Palma's stylish thriller spirals through flashback and psychological sleight-of-hand, keeping viewers perpetually off-balance.

Content: Violence Against Children Depicted, Kidnapping, Murder, Disturbing Psychological Content, Attempted Murder