Leprechaun: Origins

Leprechaun: Origins

A horror icon is reborn.

Directed by Zach Lipovsky

Produced by WWE Studios, Lionsgate

201490 min4.4 / 10

A creature-feature horror film that transforms a folkloric legend into a visceral threat, prioritizing scares and survival over depth or nuance.

Two young couples backpacking through Ireland discover that one of Ireland's most famous legends is a terrifying reality.

Questions people ask

  • Is Leprechaun: Origins easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Leprechaun: Origins end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Leprechaun: Origins scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Leprechaun: Origins sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Leprechaun: Origins violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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