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Eden Lake (2008)

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Consensus: A brutal and effective British hoodie-horror that, despite the clichés, stays on the right side of scary.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Like a bad dream turned worst nightmare, Eden Lake is a “relentlessly tense and immaculately paced” (Twitch Film) horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a... Like a bad dream turned worst nightmare, Eden Lake is a “relentlessly tense and immaculately paced” (Twitch Film) horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival. Eden Lake is “fierce, thought-provoking… and genuinely shocking” (Time Out London). --© Third Rail Releasing [More]

Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Thomas Turgoose

Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Thomas Turgoose

Director: James Watkins

Director: James Watkins
Screenwriter: James Watkins
Producer: Christian Colson, Richard Holmes
Composer: David Julyan
Studio: Third Rail

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An effectively harrowing Brit thriller-cum-horror pic whose yuppie protags' weekend getaway runs violently afoul of the local youth.

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11/03/08
Dennis Harvey
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This looks to me like the best British horror film in years: nasty, scary and tight as a drum.

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09/12/08
Peter Bradshaw
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It’s a claustrophobic marvel, and an impressive debut by Watkins.

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09/12/08
James Christopher
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You don't watch it, you survive it. A battering experience, and the hardest Brit horror in years.

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09/09/08
Simon Crook
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