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The Canyons

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The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.
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Oppressively misanthropic and ineptly made, The Canyons serves as a sour footnote in Paul Schrader's career -- but it does feature some decent late-period work from Lindsay Lohan.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire Jun 19, 2016
Bret Easton Ellis's screenplay is filled with the worst kind of tin-eared dialogue and situations that seldom rise above their soapish base instincts, and in the third act, he clearly just gives up and turns one of his characters into Patrick Bateman. Go to Full Review Kate Muir The Times (UK) Sep 23, 2014
2/5
With the pungent combination of a script from novelist Bret Easton Ellis, a performance by Lindsay Lohan and direction by Paul Schrader, The Canyons might have been a micro-budget sensation, but sadly it reeks of laziness. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) May 11, 2014
1/5
Merely confirms Schrader as an all-but spent force (it's been largely downhill since the dismal Dominion) and nails Bret Easton Ellis as a one-trick pony. Go to Full Review Mike Thorn In Review Online Oct 10, 2024
[It] signals prophetic visions of breakdown — in empathetic corporeality, in cinema genre legacies, and in the capitalist American psyche. Go to Full Review Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine Jun 24, 2024
4.5/10
There are some compelling ideas here, they just get too often washed out in the muck of navel-gazing nothingness and a truly abominable performance from Deen. Go to Full Review Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants Jul 6, 2021
Flat and imbecilic, The Canyons is a chore in every sense Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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David S @IH8Phags69 Jan 23, 2026 Might as well of just turned it into a p0rn0! See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 Jun 19, 2025 Uninteresting characters in an uninteresting plot for a pedestrian and uneventful relationship drama that amounts to little more than someone airing dirty laundry. See more Leigh D @These634 Aug 20, 2024 Laughed my way through it. It watches much like The Room. Lohan is a diamond in some very rough rough, however. See more Peter G @PeterGabrielle Jul 14, 2024 If you understand high camp this is for you! See more helder f @uniquecliches Jun 2, 2024 The movie is very dislikable due to the poor acting and chemistry among the actors.it feels like a high school project. Lindsay Lohan has great scenes though. The very first scene of the movie, it looks like she’s the only actor in the room. I guess if you can put all that aside the story might be tempting. See more esteban m @RT74814159 May 1, 2024 Espantosa. Mal actuada (aunque Lindsay es la única que está relativamente bien) y con una historia aburridísima, de triángulos amorosos de manual. See more Read all reviews
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Paul Schrader

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Lindsay Lohan

Tara

James Deen

Christian

Nolan Gerard Funk

Ryan

Gus Van Sant

Dr. Campbell

Amanda Brooks

Gina

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Movie Info

Synopsis The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.
Director
Paul Schrader
Producer
Braxton Pope
Screenwriter
Bret Easton Ellis
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Post Empire Films
Rating
R (Brief Drug Use|A Bloody Crime Scene|Graphic Nudity|Language Throughout|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 2, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.5K
Runtime
1h 35m
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