Ick
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Together, a hapless high school science teacher (Brandon Routh) and his sardonically perceptive student (Malina Weissman) battle the apathy of their small town and the monster energy of a parasitic alien entity that is encroaching upon them.
Cast
- Brandon Routh
- Mena Suvari
- Malina Pauli Weissman
- Mariann Gavelo
- Jason Scott Morgan
- Harrison Cone
- Cory Hart
- Mike Capozzi
- Jack Seavor McDonald
- April Clark
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Joseph Kahn's 'ICK' is a hyperkinetic genre-blending fever dream that splits audiences down the middle with its maximalist approach to small-town horror. Brandon Routh anchors this nostalgic speedball that throws everything at the wall—from All-American Rejects needle drops to COVID allegory—creating either pure dopamine rush entertainment or exhausting sensory overload depending on your tolerance for Kahn's 'whatever' sensibilities.
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- Sep 8, 2024
I can totally see why this movie doesn’t work for some, but I had so much fun here. And I think that’s what Kahn was trying to accomplish here. I think it was really awesome how it weaves the tones of two entirely different movies. I think this will definitely gain a cult…
TylerSep 21, 2024I feel like I just mainlined dopamine for 90 minutes straight.
Sam AdlerSep 7, 2024TIFF #9 *World Premiere* Midnight Madness #3 I - actually we, since the midnight madness crowd has a hive mind* - had a bunch of throwback fun with this one. This is a great intergenerational genre film and a perfect starter family bonding horror flick for those who were…
Lynn Betts - Oct 6, 2024
ICK is maximalist off the rails kinetic filmmaking for kids and their Gen Y parents to gorge themselves on. The people that made this must be mad…in a good way. Fully committing to the aesthetic and not compromising on the vision of what this is intended to be. Bombastic…
Joshua ErkmanJun 13, 2025I’m a big Joseph Kahn fan from the music video days (his video for Korn’s “ADIDAS” is still an all-timer for me) and his segue into feature films has always been greeted with open arms by these eyeballs. And if you told me Kahn was doing his version of “Small Town Teen…
Joe LynchJul 27, 2025Brandon Routh, you handsome dawg. This was my most anticipated indie film of the year, and I'm excited to say it delivered on all fronts. The perfect amount of campiness, surprisingly good VFX, and probably one of the best soundtracks of all time.
Riley - Sep 27, 2024
Fully, 100% locked in the moment the film opened with "Swing, Swing" by All-America Rejects and 10 minutes of pure, uncut, Columbian white Joseph Kahn goodness. Pure sugar high filmmaking; everything moves at the speed of sound, from the jokes to the plot to the effects.…
Spencer BrickeySep 8, 2024I never enjoy watching a movie I'm rooting for take a face plant. I've been a big fan of all of Joseph Kahn’s previous films, and ICK is decidedly an extension of his hyperkinetic style, but it's off in several ways that cause it to collapse: Kahn plays it safer than he…
Justin DeclouxSep 8, 2024King of maximalism does it again, squishing competing eras of Amblin, Fangoria, and Big Shiny Tunes (or whatever its American equivalent is) into one red-state-baiting speedball. Turns out Brandon Routh has become Bruce Campbell crossed with Paul Rudd.
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- Stutter with the Fedora lovedIck
I believe Ick will please anyone looking for a fun alien invasion story that brings you back to a forgotten era of film that has fun performances a unique alien creature, and a fantastic soundtrack with bands like Creed The Plain White T’s, Blink-182, and The All-American Rejects
Star Lord likedIckSo campy, fun and dumb. It’s like the 2000s all over again.
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Metacritic
Jul 25, 2025
As a horror-comedy, Ick commits the sin of not being remotely haunting enough to make for a decent horror movie or anywhere near funny enough to be a good comedy.
Shannon Miller
IGN
Jul 24, 2025
The pacing and comedy feel like they slow down a little at the beginning of the third act, but Ick is largely a very entertaining, engrossing, and endearing take on a classic staple of mid-century sci-fi horror, reworked for the 2020s.
Luna Guthrie
Collider
Sep 8, 2024
Playfully mocking today’s always-online, virtual-signaling teen generation while simultaneously embracing its bevy of old-school tropes, it’s exactly the sort of crowd-pleaser designed to be seen in a theater, after dark, with a rowdy audience.
Nick Schager
The Daily Beast
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