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Wilderness Survival for Girls (2004)

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 499

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The thriller Wilderness Survival for Girls concerns a trio of high school girls who end up keeping a stranger captive in the woods. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 18 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

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Apr 17, 2007

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)

Like many a horror movie, the unfolding drama has moments that test credulity. Yet writer-directors Eli Despres and Kim Roberts' teasing of genres and handling of actors also hints at psychologically insightful films to come.

December 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comment
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You won't jump out of your seat or grab your neighbor on this one. But you're likely to leave mildly intrigued, with a little something to think about.

December 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | Comment
Chicago Tribune
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Co-directors and co-writers Eli B. Despres and Kim Roberts make their feature debut with an uneven teens-in-peril thriller.

December 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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This 2004 debut feature by husband-and-wife team Kim Roberts and Eli Despres is pretty involving, though they strain to develop the girls' relationship problems amid all the suspense, and the plot grows increasingly unlikely.

December 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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A psychological thriller that establishes interesting situations only to lose its sense of direction.

December 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Credit is definitely due to writer/directors Kim Roberts and Eli Despres for trying to come up with something a little brainier than "three chicks get killed in a cabin."

May 2, 2007 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Wilderness Survival for Girls

I think I just love movies too much. Every movie that gets below average rating I end up loving. Wilderness Survival for Girls is about 3 girls who go on a trip to a cabin in the middle of nowhere. Now, I'm sure you think you know where this is going, but this isn't a teen scream slasher movie. This is more of a

October 29, 2011
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Professor Wizenhymer

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not quite what I was expecting, but a pretty decent film on how things can get out of hand and how mass hysteria/vigilantism play out.

November 9, 2007
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Harmonie Morrison

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