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Rust Creek

Play trailer 2:16 Poster for Rust Creek R 2019 1h 48m Mystery & Thriller Horror Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Sawyer is an ambitious, overachieving college senior who has a seemingly bright future. While on her way to a job interview, a wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the frozen forest. Suddenly, the young woman who has everything to live for finds herself facing her own mortality as she's punished by the elements and pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws. With nowhere left to run, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic loner who has shadowy intentions.
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Critics Consensus

Rust Creek subverts expectations with a surprisingly layered survival drama anchored in a rich setting and a gripping lead performance from Hermione Corfield.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 14, 2019
Has way more story than it needs. Go to Full Review Jude Dry IndieWire Jan 18, 2019
B
Under McGowan's restrained direction, "Rust Creek" is an impressive example of good storytelling overriding budget and star power. Go to Full Review John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Jan 12, 2019
A modest but involving rural-captivity tale. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media May 18, 2024
2/5
This low-budget thriller has good pacing and a fascinating character dynamic, but it's so riddled with lapses of logic and frustrating behavior that it comes totally undone before it gets going. Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 25, 2022
4/5
A delightfully harrowing thriller from director Jen McGowan. Go to Full Review Cate Marquis AWFJ.org Oct 26, 2021
Rust Creek is a genre film, aiming just to entertain, and there is no reason women directors can't make those kinds of films too rather than ones with social commentary. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad Sep 30, 2026 Rust Creek = a 3.5 star Movie! See more Eduardo J @Edujam Jul 24, 2026 Un film de suspenso, bien actuado y bien dirigido. Simple pero con todas las connotaciones que pretende el director para un film de misterio. Aceptable See more Stan W @StanWiz Apr 3, 2026 How had I never heard of this film! Highly entertaining thriller! See more Marissa M @Marimont Feb 11, 2026 So underrated! Chilling watch,,, See more Wendel L @BRZRKR Feb 9, 2026 Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ok See more Tim B. @SlimTim0707 Nov 29, 2025 Rust Creek has an interesting plot but aside from Jay Paulson, and Hermoine Corfield, the rest of the character performances and their dialogue make them come off as nothing more than a stereotype. See more Read all reviews
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Jen McGowan

Director

Hermione Corfield

Sawyer

Jay Paulson

Lowell

Sean O'Bryan

Sheriff O'Doyle

John Marshall Jones

Slattery

Micah A. Hauptman

Hollister

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Movie Info

Synopsis Sawyer is an ambitious, overachieving college senior who has a seemingly bright future. While on her way to a job interview, a wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the frozen forest. Suddenly, the young woman who has everything to live for finds herself facing her own mortality as she's punished by the elements and pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws. With nowhere left to run, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic loner who has shadowy intentions.
Director
Jen McGowan
Producer
Stu Pollard
Screenwriter
Julie Lipson, Stu Pollard
Distributor
IFC Midnight
Production Co
IFC Films
Rating
R (Language|Violence|Some Drug Material)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 4, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 6, 2019
Runtime
1h 48m
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