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Wolf Creek

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Australia · 2005
Rated R · 1h 44m
Director Greg McLean
Starring John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, Nathan Phillips
Genre Horror, Thriller

Stranded backpackers in the remote Australian Outback accept help from a mysterious local when their car breaks down, only to discover they must fight for their lives when the man takes them captive.

Stream Wolf Creek

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What are critics saying?

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The Hollywood Reporter by

An auspicious debut from first time Aussie writer/director Greg Mclean, film combines the style of cheesy horror films and the flair of classic thrillers.

80

Variety by Dennis Harvey

Essentially a worst-case-scenario white-knuckler executed with terrifically focused skill and realism.

80

L.A. Weekly by John Patterson

Full of clever reversals, brief triumphs and bitter setbacks, Wolf Creek is consummately well-crafted, unapologetically vicious and leavened with moments of humor that merely intensify the horror.

70

Dallas Observer by Luke Y. Thompson

Writer-director Greg McLean, who has many shorts and commercials under his belt, makes a significant feature debut here, with unapologetic horror that doesn't compromise.

50

The New York Times by Manohla Dargis

The vogue for retro-horror, particularly the stripped-down shivers of 1970's slasher flicks, continues apace in this nasty little piece of work from Australia.

40

Village Voice by Michael Atkinson

The ambitions are so paltry that our response should be too: Wolf Creek is unimaginative, light on the grue and heavy on the faux-serious desperation.

38

USA Today by Mike Clark

There's no substitute for bad taste. And this one has it double-barreled, both in the timing of its release and as a movie, one said to be loosely based on fact.

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Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

There is a line and this movie crosses it. I don't know where the line is, but it's way north of Wolf Creek. There is a role for violence in film, but what the hell is the purpose of this sadistic celebration of pain and cruelty?

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker

John Jarratt is perfectly creepy as the outback loner gone psychotic survivalist who gets his kicks from the systematic degradation and torture of hapless victims. And make no mistake, the ordeal is excruciating.

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