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Dead End (2003)

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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1

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Release Date: Sep 26, 2003 Wide

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A family making their annual Christmas pilgrimage to Grandmother's house finds their journey taking an ominous turn when they attempt to take an unfamiliar shortcut in this low-key chiller from first-time director Jean-Baptiste Andrea. For 20 years, Frank Harrington (Ray Wise) has driven the same, mind-numbingly familiar route to the annual holiday gathering, but the discovery of an unfamiliar shortcut simply proves too enticing for the loving but strained father to resist. As the road grows

R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Jean-Baptiste Andrea , Fabrice Canepa

In Theaters: Sep 26, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Nov 19, 2004

LionsGate Entertainment

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Cast

Ray Wise
Frank
Alexandra Holden
Marion
Lin Shaye
Laura
Mick Cain
Richard
Billy Asher
Brad
Amber Smith
Lady in white
Steve Valentine
The Man in Black
Karen S. Gregan
Doctor
Clement Blake
2nd worker
Jimmie F. Skaggs
1st worker
Ivan Kraljevic

Critic Reviews for Dead End

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (8)

A small film like Dead End sneaks in and manages to floor pretty much everyone that's seen it.

February 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Dread Central

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Johnny Butane

Dread Central

There's great promise in Dead End, and a script that is often clever, combined with a carload of decent actors, really helps cover a multitude of flaws.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

Apesar dos personagens caricaturais (principalmente o adolescente irritante), cria boa dose de suspense e conta com um final intrigante.

September 23, 2004 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

Like a Twilight Zone episode stretched out into a feature ... without adding much subtext.

April 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

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Ray Wise = "I'm in!" This is another one that felt like a made for TV film, some good suspense but could have benefited from more scares and on screen kills. Though as a Lynch fan I couldn't help but chuckle when "Frank's" (Ray Wise) son finds a cellphone with an ear attached and hearing "Frank" calling into the night

October 11, 2011

Robert C

Super Reviewer

Feels like I've been here before, or sometimes maybe never was....Well, this little film drags you in different directions other than a depicted family's that seem to drive in the same direction over and over for reasons unknown yet all so clear to a certain fate. No one is devoid of this, but when it's laid out in a

December 18, 2008

Eric S

Super Reviewer

Dead End Quotes

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1. Frank: I know this is the season of giving, but I just don't give a fuck!
– Submitted by Jcr P (5 months ago)
1. Frank: Maybe the North Star doesn't indicate north. Maybe the map maker was drunk. Maybe the moon's made out of cheese. Who knows? Everything is so fucked up on this goddamn road!
– Submitted by Sabrina B (7 months ago)
1. Frank: Richard, drag his body off to the side of the road.
2. Richard: Jesus, what do I look like? Your fu*king janitor?
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
1. Lady in white: My little girl. Her name is Amy. - She's so cold
2. Brad: Not surprised. It's freezing here.
3. Lady in white: You hold her.
4. Brad: No. I'm not really a baby kind of guy. How does she breathe with all those blanket on her face?
5. Lady in white: Don't worry. She's dead.
6. Brad: That's a good one (sees the dead baby) OH MY GOD!
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
1. Richard: Let Brad be the gentleman.
2. Brad: What's your problem, man?
3. Richard: Relax, buddy. Breath in slowly through your nose and out deeply through your ass!
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)