Freelance

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Freelance

2024

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

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Katie, a freelance video editor in desperate need of work, receives a high-paying offer to edit a cryptic and bizarre video from an anonymous employer. Strapped for cash and facing eviction, Katie eagerly accepts the gig. The video depicts people being tortured and even killed on camera -- surely just elaborately staged fiction. But when the first job leads to even more lucrative work, and more disturbingly realistic snuff films, Katie's life begins to crumble. Strange figures in her apartment, horrific nightmares keeping her awake, and a mysterious illness plaguing her cat. It's only when Katie decides to finally quit the job that she learns just how cruel her anonymous employer really is, and to what bloody lengths she herself will go to get out of her contract.

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

Aug 29

4/5

...a psychological thriller but it hits hard like a dark horror movie at times. Snuff movies are a core part of the plot so we’re dealing with very sinister behavior.

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Bee Delores

B-Sides & Badlands

May 13

4/5

Freelance operates on all cylinders to deliver a haunting and grim story.

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Mary Beth McAndrews

Dread Central

02/13/2025

3.5/5

Thanks to a stellar performance from Nicole Pastor and a unique slant on genre tropes, Freelance is an early surprise for 2025.

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Tom Jolliffe

Flickering Myth

02/11/2025

Fans of films like Censor and Berberian Sound Studio will love this one, which also has a dash of Lynch and a sprinkle of Cronenberg in there too.

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Jasneet Singh

Collider

01/30/2025

7/10

Hopefully, Freelance becomes more than a hidden gem in Australian indie horror, especially as it ultimately engages with the idea of snuff films in a way you wouldn't expect.

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

01/29/2025

4/5

A very well written crime thriller that holds suspense from start to finish. An amazing performance from Nicole Pastor that promises a big future for her.

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Sophia G

@sophiacinema Jan 8

girl... what lol. Predictable and juvenile.

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Charles P

Dec 29

Largely laughable, with an often-dislikable main character whose story is...well, boring outside of being trapped in a B-grade horror flick. *Also - were the 'pro critics' giving this flick 3 stars and up on some sort of weird drug when they watched this steaming pile of randomness?

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Dec 27

Not only was the subject matter disturbing (and I'm aware this happens in reality), I just found it very sad and disturbing. I didn't like the ending, either.

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Danielle C.

@DaniELLIE Nov 28

Pretty good, it drags on for nearly 2hrs though. Unfortunately predictable, I had a pretty strong sense on how this was gonna play out except for the ending but still good.

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Leah B

@LeahB3 Nov 7

Boring and I hated the main character, especially her hair. Couldn't finish

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Mitzi R

Oct 6

The script was the main problem here. When writing a psychological thriller you need to actually understand human psychology and emotion. That was not the case with this film. I don’t think the actors are terrible, but the performances were not believable. That could also be due to poor writing and directing. In any horror film, the key is to make the characters choices believable and that definitely did not happen. The old cheesy theme of someone running up the stairs instead of out the front door when being chased by a killer was happening a lot, only in this film, I didn’t want to scream at the screen. There is such little emotional connection to the main character that I couldn’t even be bothered to care when she made obviously bad decisions. I cannot believe the critic reviews are so good. That is why I watched the film and now I’m let down by my usual trust in this platform.

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Katie, a freelance video editor in desperate need of work, receives a high-paying offer to edit a cryptic and bizarre video from an anonymous employer. Strapped for cash and facing eviction, Katie eagerly accepts the gig. The video depicts people being tortured and even killed on camera -- surely just elaborately staged fiction. But when the first job leads to even more lucrative work, and more disturbingly realistic snuff films, Katie's life begins to crumble. Strange figures in her apartment, horrific nightmares keeping her awake, and a mysterious illness plaguing her cat. It's only when Katie decides to finally quit the job that she learns just how cruel her anonymous employer really is, and to what bloody lengths she herself will go to get out of her contract.

Director: John Balazs
Producer: Marlane Ghmed, Vikki Blinks, John Balazs
Screenwriter: Mike Gerbino
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Prima Lux Films, La Rosa Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2025
Runtime: 1h 50m

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