Gut

2012

Gut

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50%

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Total Count: 10

26%

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Movie Info

A mysterious video bonds two men in fear, threatening to unravel their lives as their paranoia grows more intense with each passing day. Tom was starting to grow numb when his best friend Dan claimed to have a video that would really shake him up. Later, after watching the video with Dan, Tom battles an overwhelming onslaught of dark thoughts. Later, as Tom struggles in vain to forget the disturbing images branded into his brain, his general malaise grows into an all-consuming terror. When more videos begin to arrive from an unnamed source, reality itself begins to crumble as every waking hour becomes a living nightmare for the two tormented friends. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Cast

Jason Vail
as Tom
Nicholas Wilder
as Dan
Sarah Schoofs
as Lily
Kaitlyn Mueller
Kirstianna Mueller
Angie Bullaro

Critic Reviews for Gut

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3)

  • Would-be thriller about snuff films is a snooze.

    Oct 26, 2012 | Full Review…

    John DeFore

    Hollywood Reporter
    Top Critic

  • A psychological thriller requires some psychology as well as thrills, two things almost entirely absent from Gut.

    Oct 26, 2012

    Dennis Harvey

    Variety
    Top Critic

  • Unfolding in awkward diner conversations and uncomfortable bedroom scenes, "Gut" has a cold, flat look that gives even a child's stuffed toy a sinister sheen.

    Oct 25, 2012 | Rating: 1/5

    Jeannette Catsoulis

    New York Times
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  • In a world awash with backyard horror films with little more to offer than a couple of screaming broads and some ropey CG, Gut offers emotion, dark and potent.

    Nov 6, 2017 | Full Review…

    J Hurtado

    ScreenAnarchy

  • Perhaps the greatest achievement is Elias' masterful use of faraway glances to build Tom's growing dilemma.

    Sep 8, 2013 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

    S. James Wegg

    JWR

  • This is a smart horror film that employs a carefully calibrated and low key style to turn the screws on both the characters and the audience.

    Jun 20, 2013 | Full Review…

    Beth Accomando

    KPBS.org
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Audience Reviews for Gut

  • Nov 27, 2012
    'Gut' starts off interestingly as a bored husband becomes obsessed with a series of DVDs featuring killings which may or may not be real. Unfortunately the film is incredibly amateurish, featuring some of the worst acting I've seen all year. The cheap digital aesthetic makes it hard to watch, particularly when combined with such poor lighting and framing. Director Elias seems intent on copying the glacial style of Cronenberg and Haneke but needs to learn a lot about the basics of film-making first.
    The Movie W Super Reviewer
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