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Wolf Creek (2005)

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Reviews Counted:105

Fresh:56

Rotten:49

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: , Theatrical Release

US Box Office: $15,948,074

Synopsis: It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour... It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true events, WOLF CREEK is the haunting story of their unthinkable ordeal – a mounting white-knuckle nightmare so real it was destined to become horror legend. WOLF CREEK is a startlingly intense motion picture experience of rapidly escalating dread and suspense. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film – written and directed by Melbourne's Greg McLean – was acclaimed as a daring, original blend of visually hypnotic thriller with unbearably scary movie. The chillingly believable events begin as freewheeling, college-aged pals Liz (Cassandra Magrath), Kristy (Kestie Morassi) and Ben (Nathan Phillips) head out for a holiday hike in stunning Wolf Creek National Park to see its mysterious meteor crater. When they return, their car won’t start. Trapped in the vast emptiness of the wilderness – all they can do is wait for rescue. Luckily, as night falls, along comes colorful local bushman Mick (John Jarratt) and his massive truck, offering a tow to safety. But as the sun comes up the next morning, it becomes shockingly apparent that Mick has no intention of fixing their car or letting them leave the Outback...ever again. As Liz, Kristy and Ben search for any conceivable way out, WOLF CREEK plunges towards an unforgettable climax. --© The Weinstein Company [More]

Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi

Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi

Director: Greg McLean

Director: Greg McLean
Screenwriter: Greg McLean
Producer: Greg McLean, David Lightfoot
Composer: Francois Tetaz
Studio: Weinstein Company

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Garth Franklin

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 10 2006 03:16 AM

In Film Australia

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Relentless as the midday Australian sun, Wolf Creek is an assured debut from writer director Greg McLean, although explicit violence and downbeat themes will deter some.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 02 2005 12:07 AM

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Fernando F. Croce

Gets under the skin

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 29 2009 03:16 AM

Cinema Crazed

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3.5/4

Lucius Gore

Despite the obvious influences of the original "Chainsaw," "Hills Have Eyes," "Last House," and other kidnap-terror films, you can't predict what is going to happen in this film.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 20 2008 11:31 PM

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Steve Biodrowski

For all its efforts at avoiding the usual slasher movie nonsense, it does fall back on some familiar, lame plot devices.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 17 2008 07:10 AM

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3/5

Anton Bitel

It is almost as if a hardcore survival horror film had been infiltrated (and slyly undermined) by the quieter mysticism of Peter Weir's Picnic At Hanging Rock...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 16 2007 04:12 AM

Eye for Film

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Ethan Alter

A sustained plunge into abject horror that isn't meant to be laughed at or shaken off easily.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 01 2007 03:39 AM

Film Journal International

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2.5/4

David Nusair

...an effective and thoroughly tense horror flick that's stylish without being obtrusive.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 08 2006 04:05 AM

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1/5

Jim Lane

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 12 2006 03:15 AM

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3.5/5

Kevin Carr

A solid flick that was robbed a bit in its theatrical release

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 21 2006 12:53 PM

7M Pictures

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Dennis Schwartz

It's competently made, but that alone doesn't make it a good film.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 11 2006 02:01 PM

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4/5

Pablo Villaca

Esta é a refilmagem que O Massacre da Serra Elétrica merecia.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 03 2006 01:25 AM

Cinema em Cena

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Steven Snyder

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5/5

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MaryAnn Johanson

Well, there goes my dream of driving across Australia.

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Mark Palermo

Once you wade through a deathly long setup, it delivers the cinematic equivalent of watching a public execution, and then it's over.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 04 2006 02:15 PM

Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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Owen Gleiberman

An unusually crisp and boldly shot Texas Chainsaw Massacre knockoff.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 04 2006 12:11 PM

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