People love serial killer thrillers, and they love horror movies, so by extension The Limehouse Golem was on course to find success. Unfortunately, being released exclusively on VOD in many territories around the world hampered its chances of box office success, which instead left it to survive and thrive on underrated and unsung cult favorite status instead.
Despite boasting a talented roster fronted by Bill Nighy that saw the likes of Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Eddie Marsan, and others lending support, the only place where director Juan Carlos Medina’s period-set chiller scored a widespread theatrical rollout was in the United Kingdom, leading to a cumulative box office run that netted less than $2.5 million.
The Limehouse Golem definitely deserved better – as a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 74 percent can attest – but the upside is that anything vaguely spooky now finds itself in the position of circling back around the streaming circuit and landing itself a brand new batch of fresh eyeballs as a result.
With that in mind, FlixPatrol naming The Limehouse Golem as one of Starz’s most popular movies heading into the weekend is long overdue, seeing as it’s got more than enough in the tank to endure as a long-lasting hidden gem. The narrative has Victorian-era London gripped with fear as the bodies begin piling up on the streets, with the perpetrator writing messages in the blood of their victims to leave behind.
Nighy’s veteran inspector is assigned the case, but he’s skeptical of the reasons why, matters that are compounded when whispers spread that a supernatural entity may be the one responsible. Is it, though? Well, you’ll have to wait and see.
Published: Jun 9, 2023 02:55 am