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Leviticus

Directed by Adrian Chiarella · 2026 ·

Answer Summary

Leviticus (2026) earns a 81% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (82%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

81%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

92% Critic Score
82% Audience
83 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.7
7.2 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 28m
Cast
Joe Bird , Stacy Clausen , Mia Wasikowska , Jeremy Blewitt , Ewen Leslie , Davida McKenzie

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (92% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (82%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (83/100).
  • Celluloid Score 81% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded horror, romance, drama pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Leviticus worth watching?

    Yes — Leviticus earns a 81% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Reviewers have praised this queer horror debut for fusing a tender coming-of-age romance with a genuinely inventive monster concept rooted in conversion-therapy trauma, even as general audiences have responded more cautiously than critics to its bleaker turns.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (82%).

    What is Leviticus about?

    A teenager relocates with his mother to a devoutly religious Australian town and falls for another boy in secret. When a jealous outburst exposes the relationship, the two are subjected to a conversion-therapy ritual meant to 'cure' them — instead it tears open something monstrous, a force that turns each boy's own desire into a threat aimed at the other.

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