Red State

2011

Red State

Critics Consensus

Red State is an audacious and brash affair that ultimately fails to provide competent scares or thrills.

60%

TOMATOMETER

Total Count: 91

54%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 15,412
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Movie Info

Red State unfolds in a small town dominated by a fundamentalist preacher, Abin Cooper. It tells the story of three high school boys who, on their way to an internet arranged meeting with a woman, end up crossing paths with Cooper. The encounter sets into motion a series of events that causes all hell to break loose. -- (C) SModcast
  • Rating:
    R (for strong violence/disturbuing content, some sexual content including brief nudity, and pervasive language)
  • Genre:
    Horror, Mystery & Suspense
  • Directed By:
    Kevin Smith
  • Written By:
    Kevin Smith
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $1,000,000
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    SModcast Pictures

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Cast

Michael Parks
as Abin Cooper
Melissa Leo
as Sara
John Goodman
as Joseph Keenan
Kyle Gallner
as Jarod
Michael Angarano
as Travis
Nicholas Braun
as Billy-Ray
Stephen Root
as Sheriff Wynan
Kerry Bishé
as Cheyenne
Betty Aberlin
as Abigail
Kevin Pollak
as ASAC Brooks
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Audience Reviews for Red State

  • May 15, 2016
    Disturbing, but predictable.
    Erin C Super Reviewer
  • Oct 23, 2014
    Kevin Smith's shot at a "serious" movie is this infuriating, terribly directed and unfocused mess that only manages to be morally disgusting in its childish, inconsistent political ideas while also full of implausible situations and long, unnecessary monologues.
    Carlos M Super Reviewer
  • Aug 27, 2013
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    Directors C Super Reviewer
  • Jul 24, 2013
    Three high school boys go off in search of internet sex and find themselves kidnapped by a heavily armed religious cult. Kevin Smith's first attempt at a "grown up" film, Red State is an offbeat thriller with horror overtones that continually tries and occasionally succeeds at confounding your expectations. It begins as a Porky's style road movie, veers into torture porn territory only to become a siege thriller. Smith's willingness to dispose of key characters on a whim always keeps you guessing, but it also means that you never really connect with any of them and his dialogue is a little too pleased with itself in places, turning into ranting monologues rather than genuine discourse. The plot is also rather too far fetched to be taken seriously as drama and it's not OTT enough to be considered exploitation, but it is off-beat and unusual enough to always entertain thanks to watchable performances from John Goodman and Michael Parks. Despite its faults, this is probably Smith's best effort to date.
    xGary X Super Reviewer
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