Red State

2011, Horror/Mystery & thriller, 1h 29m

92 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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

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Three horny teenagers -- Travis (Michael Angarano), Jarod (Kyle Gallner) and Billy-Ray (Nicholas Braun) -- can't believe their luck when they meet a woman online who says she wants to hook up with all three of them at once. But the promise of sex is a trap, and the boys find themselves in the hands of Abin Cooper (Michael Parks), a lunatic preacher who spews so much hatred that even neo-Nazis stay away. Cooper means to kill the trio for their sins, prompting a desperate bid for escape.
  • Rating:
    R (Disturbing Content|Brief Nudity|Pervasive Language|Some Sexual Content|Strong Violence)
  • Genre:
    Horror, Mystery & thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Kevin Smith
  • Producer:
    Jonathan Gordon
  • Writer:
    Kevin Smith
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $1.1M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Smodcast Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby

Cast & Crew

Michael Parks
Abin Cooper
John Goodman
Joseph Keenan
Melissa Leo
Sara
Kyle Gallner
Jarod
Michael Angarano
Travis
Nicholas Braun
Billy-Ray
Stephen Root
Sheriff Wynan
Kerry Bishé
Cheyenne
Betty Aberlin
Abigail
Kevin Smith
Director
Kevin Smith
Screenwriter
Jonathan Gordon
Producer
Elyse Seiden
Executive Producer
Nhaelan McMillan
Executive Producer
Victor Choy
Executive Producer
Jason Clark
Executive Producer
Philip Elway
Executive Producer
Shea Kammer
Executive Producer
David A. Klein
Cinematographer
Kevin Smith
Film Editor
Cabot McMullen
Production Design
Susan Bolles
Art Director
Dorit Hurst
Set Decoration
Beth Pasternak
Costume Designer
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Mary Tricia Wood
Casting
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Critic Reviews for Red State

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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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