Knuckleball (2018 film)

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Knuckleball has an approval rating of 83% based on 24 reviews.^[1] On Metacritic, another review aggregator which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[2] Brad Wheeler from The Globe and Mail gave the movie 3 out of 4 starts, writing: "The Canadian-made creep-fest begins laboriously as co-writer/director Michael Peterson figures out how to rid the plot of any phones. (Every thrill-maker filmmaker has to deal with that pesky issue, but Peterson's methods are slower than a Macaulay Culkin growth-spurt.) Otherwise, Knuckleball does not flutter; its pace and tone is lean, mean and eerie."^[3]

Dennis Harvey, writing for Variety, stated: "Michael Peterson effectively earns suspension of disbelief with stark atmospherics, solid performances and a persuasive escalation of panic."^[4] Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times called Knuckleball "effective" and said: "This is a tautly constructed exercise in suspense, set among striking-looking snowbound fields and farmhouses. It's a vivid slice-of-life, even before the literal slicing begins."^[5]

Knuckleball won the 2019 AMPIA Awards in the category of "Best Screenwriter (Drama over 30 minutes)"^[6] and was nominated for the same award in the categories of "Best Dramatic Feature" and "Best Director (Drama over 30 minutes)".^[7]

• Knuckleball at IMDb
• Knuckleball at Rotten Tomatoes