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Wolf Creek (2005)
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Reviews Counted:105
Fresh:56
Rotten:49
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation.
Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $15,948,074
Synopsis: It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour... It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true events, WOLF CREEK is the haunting story of their unthinkable ordeal – a mounting white-knuckle nightmare so real it was destined to become horror legend. WOLF CREEK is a startlingly intense motion picture experience of rapidly escalating dread and suspense. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film – written and directed by Melbourne's Greg McLean – was acclaimed as a daring, original blend of visually hypnotic thriller with unbearably scary movie. The chillingly believable events begin as freewheeling, college-aged pals Liz (Cassandra Magrath), Kristy (Kestie Morassi) and Ben (Nathan Phillips) head out for a holiday hike in stunning Wolf Creek National Park to see its mysterious meteor crater. When they return, their car won’t start. Trapped in the vast emptiness of the wilderness – all they can do is wait for rescue. Luckily, as night falls, along comes colorful local bushman Mick (John Jarratt) and his massive truck, offering a tow to safety. But as the sun comes up the next morning, it becomes shockingly apparent that Mick has no intention of fixing their car or letting them leave the Outback...ever again. As Liz, Kristy and Ben search for any conceivable way out, WOLF CREEK plunges towards an unforgettable climax. --© The Weinstein Company [More]
Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi
Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi
Director: Greg McLean
Director: Greg McLean
Screenwriter: Greg McLean
Producer: Greg McLean, David Lightfoot
Composer: Francois Tetaz
Studio: Weinstein Company
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Reviews for Wolf Creek
It's a story bound to give even the most seasoned thrill seeker nightmares.
It is almost as if a hardcore survival horror film had been infiltrated (and slyly undermined) by the quieter mysticism of Peter Weir's Picnic At Hanging Rock...
A shade better than a lot of the current crop of Hollywood horror movies (Saw II) and remakes and redos of Japanese terror films.
McLean’s film will have Wes Craven bowing his head in shame. It’s that good. One of the most well-written and entertaining films in years.
To call Wolf Creek's U.S. Christmas opening counter-programming surely understates the strategy.
...an effective and thoroughly tense horror flick that's stylish without being obtrusive.
[It's] scary cinema pushed to the brink of punishment. But there's no question that what it sets out to do, it does alarmingly well.
The gritty, starkly uncompromising Wolf Creek comes as a breath of fresh air--or, a breath of freshly coughed-up blood.
In this era of horror films soullessly carted out of Hollywood, Wolf Creek immediately stands apart from the pack.
Mick Taylor should be in the pantheon of classic horror characters along with Leatherface and Freddy Krueger.
A fairly effective slasher movie, equal parts tense set-up and horrific prolonged climax.
The film is okay, if you're into that sort of thing, but it's an acquired taste.
A sustained plunge into abject horror that isn't meant to be laughed at or shaken off easily.
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