‘Faces Of Death’ Arrives On Streaming This Week After Quick Demise At Box Office

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Faces Of Death’ Arrives On Streaming This Week After Quick Demise At Box OfficeByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorMay 10, 2026, 07:38pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.SummaryThe new horror thriller "Faces of Death," inspired by the 1978 "documentary" of the same name, has quickly moved to digital platforms following a dismal theatrical performance. Directed by Daniel Goldhaber, the R-rated film stars Barbie Ferreira as a content moderator grappling with videos she fears depict actual deaths, echoing the original's controversial, yet staged, content. Despite its April 10 release, the movie earned a mere $2.6 million domestically against a $7.4 million budget, rapidly disappearing from theaters by April 30. Also featuring Dacre Montgomery and Charli xcx, "Faces of Death" is available for purchase or rental on PVOD services like Prime Video from May 12.Show More "Faces of Death" key art.Independent Film Company/ShudderFaces of Death, a horror thriller inspired by the controversial 1978 documentary that purported to show actual deaths, is new this week after making less than a killing at the box office.Directed by Daniel Goldhaber (Sam Raimi’s 50 States of Fright), Faces of Death opened in theaters on April 10. Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) stars in the film as Margot Romero, a moderator at a TikTok-like digital platform whose job is to weed out any violent or offensive content. After witnessing a particularly gruesome death in one of the videos, Barbie begins to worry that the deaths are real death scenes being reproduced from a movie.Forbes‘Mortal Kombat II’ Streaming: When Movie Should Arrive On Digital And HBO MaxBy Tim LammersRated R, Faces of Death also stars Dacre Montgomery, Jermaine Fo...