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Ice Cream Man

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Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
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Critics Consensus

Ice Cream Man mistakes self-aware excess for subversion, serving up an increasingly uninspired splatterfest whose half-melted social commentary can't disguise how little nutritional value lies beneath its gore.

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Horror nerds may appreciate the commitment to gore, but with its lack of direction and a subpar script, Ice Cream Man lands more silly than sinister.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 10, 2026
1/5
The laughably bad Ice Cream Man is rather like last year’s smash-hit horror Weapons, if you tried to spoof it with terrible production values and told it backwards. Go to Full Review
Ed Potton The Times (UK) Aug 7, 2026
2/5
This kind of thing needs a sharp script to go with the gore and there aren’t enough zingers here. Go to Full Review
John Nugent Empire Magazine Aug 7, 2026
1/5
Ugly, unpleasant and utterly insubstantial, this ice cream just leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Go to Full Review
Pablo O. Scholz Clarín Sep 11, 2026
1/4
[Eli Roth's] concern wasn’t creating more or less believable characters...but rather a blood-and-guts slaughterfest with cheap-looking gore, impossible dialogue, and bare-minimum production values. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Desirée De Fez Fotogramas Sep 8, 2026
2/5
...the intersection of horror and macabre comedy is no easy feat, and in this film, Roth confuses dark humor with bad taste, misguided provocation, and vulgarity. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026
It’s only August, but I’m pretty sure Eli Roth’s "Ice Cream Man" will be the worst movie I see all year. And for the first time in my critical career, I’m a little unsure where to even begin. Go to Full Review
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sonic 13 hrs ago The movie is straight to the point amazing. See more Prophet R 3 days ago Ice Cream Man is exactly the kind of movie where you know pretty early what you're getting: a ridiculous premise, some creative kills, plenty of gore, and not much underneath it. I'll give it credit for embracing how stupid the concept is instead of pretending it's something deeper. Some of the kills are genuinely fun, and when the movie leans into the absurdity of murderous ice cream, it's entertaining. The problem is that the gimmick is stronger than the story. After a while, the shock value starts doing most of the heavy lifting, and there isn't enough character or suspense behind it to make the movie memorable once the novelty wears off. I didn't hate it. I actually had some fun with it. But there's a difference between being entertained for a couple hours and watching a genuinely good movie. Sweet concept. Messy execution. A few cool kills. See more Derrell 3 days ago actually isn't that bad tbh See more Syris Aug 20, 2026 Great movie! I loved Thanksgiving and this one. Gotta watch more of his movies See more Jackson Aug 17, 2026 Joke of a movie, saw it opening night with an empty theater. I was laughing at how ridiculous it was, so out of 10 as a movie it’s 1.5, but enjoyment wise it was a 7/10. See more Destini Aug 16, 2026 Original and silly if you just like movies for the love of the game See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
Director
Eli Roth
Producer
Eli Roth, Christopher Woodrow, Kate Harrison
Screenwriter
Eli Roth, Noah Belson
Distributor
Iconic Events
Production Co
Mass Appeal, Dentsu, Metrol Technology, Head Gear Films, MCT Studios
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 7, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 22, 2026
Runtime
1h 26m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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