Dead End

R

2003

1 hr. 23 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

78%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

60%

10,000+ Ratings

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When a family en route to a Christmas Eve gathering decides to takes a shortcut down a wooded road, an eerie sequence of events signals trouble ahead. After nearly colliding with an oncoming car, father Frank (Ray Wise) picks up a ghostly hitchhiker (Amber Smith) and her infant child. With the sudden appearance of their new passengers, the route becomes dark and treacherous -- and the family's numbers rapidly begin to dwindle in a series of seemingly connected, grisly roadside accidents.

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Logan D

A disfunctional family on the way to grandmother's house on Christmas Eve takes a treacherous shortcut. A clever film that just falls short of being able to convey it's idea rewardingly, mainly for the copout ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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JJJJJJ J

Overstays its welcome. Once you know the premise to some extent you are just waiting for the next one to go. Or something to happen. The last bit they spend a bit too long dabbling around when everyone knows they are going to just die. Other than that fairly okay. This film has that 2000s aesthetics too and works it well. Not trying to do too much. Definitely middle of the road worth a skip unless your studying wrong turn films or something...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/14/23

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Rodney G

Thank you for adding this film to your line up Shudder. I loved it. Ray Wise fans rejoice. This is so funny and weird. A+

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/07/23

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tim s

During Christmas Eve a family of four plus the daughters boyfriend take a road trip to a relatives house and end up travelling along an unfamiliar road. As the journey progresses things become disturbingly strange when they encounter a woman and baby. Slowly the passengers realise that the road does not seem to end, instead it seems to keep looping back around to points they have already travelled before. Meanwhile a rather suspicious car seems to be following them which both unnerves and angers the family in equal measure. " Dead End" is a satisfying supernatural film that has dark humour and some gross out moments. Both Ray Wise and Lin Shaye are excellent in their roles as the parents, particularly as the film reaches its horrifying conclusion. Despite many since similar premise movies," Dead End" still manages to retain an element of shock that stays with its audience for a long time after.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Liam D

A truly underrated horror movie full of great macabre humour and frights

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/05/23

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Audience Member

I think this just became my favorite horror film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Director

Fabrice Canepa

Director

Ray Wise

Frank Harrington

Alexandra Holden

Marion Harringt

Lin Shaye

Laura Harrington

Mick Cain

Richard Harrington

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Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2004

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

The ending, which comes out of nowhere for no one other than the characters, will urge viewers to deduct points from the overall score, but this is a movie where the journey is far more important than the destination.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 7, 2023

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

There's just nothing here to like at all.

Apr 29, 2009

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Johnny Butane

Dread Central

A small film like Dead End sneaks in and manages to floor pretty much everyone that's seen it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 1, 2006

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

There's great promise in Dead End, and a script that is often clever, combined with a carload of decent actors, really helps cover a multitude of flaws.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 9, 2005

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Synopsis

When a family en route to a Christmas Eve gathering decides to takes a shortcut down a wooded road, an eerie sequence of events signals trouble ahead. After nearly colliding with an oncoming car, father Frank (Ray Wise) picks up a ghostly hitchhiker (Amber Smith) and her infant child. With the sudden appearance of their new passengers, the route becomes dark and treacherous -- and the family's numbers rapidly begin to dwindle in a series of seemingly connected, grisly roadside accidents.

Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Executive Producer: Yves Chevalier, James Huth
Screenwriter: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2018
Sound Mix: Surround

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