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Stranded motorists (Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath) fall prey to a murderous bushman (John Jarratt) who offers to fix their vehicle, then takes them captive.

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

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Wolf Creek | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly An unusually crisp and boldly shot Texas Chainsaw Massacre knockoff. Rated: B- Jan 4, 2006 Full Review Wolf Creek | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Dec 31, 2005 Full Review Wolf Creek | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 31, 2005 Full Review Wolf Creek | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh The overall grit and intensity of the picture make it more engaging than similar fare, though still can't escape the subgenre's limitations. Rated: 3/5 Sep 24, 2023 Full Review Wolf Creek | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Stylishly crafted but utterly empty, with a reputation for shock-horror it doesn’t really earn. Rated: D Sep 20, 2022 Full Review Wolf Creek | Rotten Tomatoes (6) James Croot Stuff.co.nz Despite its looseness with the truth, Wolf Creek’s commitment to authenticity is very impressive. Rated: 3/5 May 9, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeremy A Not an awful hillbilly kidnap tale. Expected more from the ending. 3* Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Audience Member It’s hard hitting yet with rehashed themes and plot. But it’s not the plot itself that’s the main draw of this film, it’s the portrayal of a sick, cruel and twisted villain by John Jarrett that makes the film. Even that laugh and his comments of sexual innuendo will make you very uncomfortable. That’s the whole reason this film exists. It’s not feel good entertainment or a unique and complex plot. It’s minimalist horror designed to get a specific response. For that, it’s perfect. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Shobhit B The plot of this movie is same as we see in many horror movies. Some friends go for a journey or have some celebration in a place and then caught in a dangerouse situation , getting attacked or killed by some super natural entity , serial killer or animal . So the plot is almost same but what really matter in such movies is amount of tension and thrill which this movie is succed to deliberating to the audience. It just 1.39 hour long but the horror do not start immediately . First half is all about character building , it make you care about characters and in last 45 minutes tension and thrill start which is very good thing. Unlike many horror/ slasher movies such as Wrong Turn series , Evil dead , it is not debend on ghore but surprise the audience with situation. The main flows is there is nothing new to add up in the plot ,we have already seen such kind of concept many times. Overall if you are in a mood to watch a slasher movie where you do not have to think so much , you can try it at once. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Alison V The first time I saw this it actually made me feel disturbed/uneasy afterwards, which to me is a success.When something is based in some kind of true story like this allegedly is, that also takes it to a different level of horror for me.. culty classic horror film you should def see at least once Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review Jules N Un plutôt bon divertissement qui reprend bien les codes des slashers des années 2000. Le principal défaut est le fait qu'on ne se concentre pas assez sur les péripéties du seul survivant Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review BigD J If you've seen one backwoods kidnapping torture film, you've seen em all. First 2/3 of the film was pretty slow and boring. One of the victims is beyond annoying with her incessant whining and creating dead weight for her friend trying to help her. That said, when it was go time, kill scenes were definitely brutal and calculated. I'd say it's worth a watch, if you're into that kind of stuff. But, a bit overrated from the recommendations of my horror buff peers. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Greg McLean Director John Jarratt Mick Taylor Nathan Phillips Ben Mitchell Cassandra Magrath Liz Hunter Kestie Morassi Kristy Earl Andy McPhee Bazza
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Synopsis Stranded motorists (Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath) fall prey to a murderous bushman (John Jarratt) who offers to fix their vehicle, then takes them captive.

Director
Greg McLean

Producer
David Lightfoot, Greg McLean

Screenwriter
Greg McLean

Distributor
Weinstein Co.

Production Co
Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation

Rating
R (Strong Gruesome Violence|Language)

Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 6, 2006, Wide

Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2005

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.2M

Runtime
1h 35m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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