He Went That Way

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He Went That Way

2024

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Set in 1964, He Went That Way is a taut thriller based on a true crime story that puts a wicked spin on the buddy road trip film. The film follows 19-year-old serial killer Bobby (Jacob Elordi) as he is picked up by a celebrity animal handler, Jim (Zachary Quinto), on a desolate stretch of Route 66 with priceless cargo in tow: Jim's chimpanzee, Spanky, an American TV darling. As stress between Bobby and Jim rises and their fiery personalities combust, the road only becomes more treacherous the farther they go.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

01/05/2024

2/4

Bizarre subplots and thin performances blunt the impact...

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

01/04/2024

Few things in this laboriously quirky picture mesh at all.

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David Rooney

The Hollywood Reporter

06/10/2023

Consistently goes the wrong way.

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Emma Vine

Loud and Clear Reviews

Mar 2

2.5/5

Despite being inspired by a compelling true-crime story, He Went That Way falls flat due to a superficial plot and underdeveloped characters.

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

08/22/2024

3/5

This wins points for its menacing atmosphere and for the enigmatic performances of its leads, Quinto especially, as misfits facing down very different demons.

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

02/01/2024

7.5/10

He Went That Way looks like a cinematographer’s movie. Every scene, even the ones without Elordi, looks like a million bucks, with that smoky, creamy look of a thousand retro motels.

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Kristin R

@igobykristin Jul 31

Terrible. Just terrible. If I don't care about the characters and I find them problematic in all the obvious ways, I don't like the movie. This one was off the charts awful.

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Justin S.

@aone247 May 11

The only thing that kept me watching was Jacob Elordi. The rest of this movie was painful.

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Helena R

@HMR2574 Jan 24

Poor plot and poor performances.

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Jose N

@soyjosenieves Dec 27

Le aplaudo la idea de contar una historia diferente, pero se queda corta en emoción. La narrativa es bastante plana y le faltó más drama o intensidad para engancharme. Es una película para pasar el rato, pero no es memorable.

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Timothy H

@Thagan1968 05/03/2025

Movie was horrible and I did a pay per-view of all things. Elordi and Q didn’t have good chemistry and phrases like you suck and are a suck but use the F word in the phrase was just kinda stupid sounding and the story line was everywhere.. Just not well done and the salute Elordi did like he did in Pricilla was just out of place in both movies I thought.

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Amelia M

@RT96010401 02/28/2025

What was jacob Elordi thinking here

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Set in 1964, He Went That Way is a taut thriller based on a true crime story that puts a wicked spin on the buddy road trip film. The film follows 19-year-old serial killer Bobby (Jacob Elordi) as he is picked up by a celebrity animal handler, Jim (Zachary Quinto), on a desolate stretch of Route 66 with priceless cargo in tow: Jim's chimpanzee, Spanky, an American TV darling. As stress between Bobby and Jim rises and their fiery personalities combust, the road only becomes more treacherous the farther they go.

Director: Jeffrey Darling
Producer: Marc Benardout, Hugh Broder, James Harris, Jeremy L. Kotin, Mark Lane
Screenwriter: Evan M. Wiener
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Head Gear Films, Mister Smith Entertainment, Tea Shop Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 12, 2024
Runtime: 1h 35m

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