Lake Mungo

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Lake Mungo

R

2008

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Alice drowns while swimming and her family begins experiencing inexplicable events in their home. The family hires a parapsychologist whose investigation unveils Alice's secret double life and leads them all to Lake Mungo.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Take away the creeping sense of supernatural dread, and what remains is a low-key tale of a mourning family, made more tender by the broken stoicism of the survivors.

Oct 23, 2020

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

This is an underappreciated, underseen gem.

Rated: A

Oct 16, 2019

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Russell Edwards

Variety

Ghostly shenanigans are dryly delivered in the ambitious, restrained and well-mounted Oz mockumentary "Lake Mungo."

Jul 6, 2010

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Chris Ward

Flickering Myth

Lake Mungo draws you in with convincing performances, an authentic true crime documentary format and some creepy, suggestive imagery - it is just a shame that it doesn't maintain the strong macabre atmosphere until the very end

Jun 18, 2021

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

A fascinating ghost story which uses elements of the supernatural to enhance what is, at its heart, a family drama.

Jun 3, 2021

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

One of the horror genre's smartest and most innovative films of the 2000s.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2020

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Jeffrey P

A pointless overstatement. Does a good job making one question what is real, then it hits a brick wall a little over halfway through that creates doubt about everything seen and everything that follows. The ending just disappoints as it renders everything before it as a pointless overstatement.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Audience Member

Creepy, slow burning ghost story. Old school, some nice touches

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Ben Y

What a waste of time! Got sucked in by the reviews. Took me 4 sitttings to complete. Seemed ok at first but got sick of the digitally aged video real quick. Then I kept waiting for the reason for all the great reviews, it never came, and the movie was over. Disappointing!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Audience Member

Went into this movie with an open mind as found footage movies are hit and miss, but people ranted and raved about this on Reddit. I genuinely don't understand why. I am a horror movie buff, it's my favorite genre to watch, and this just dragged. By no means is this a "horror/drama" as listed on Amazon, it's really a "documentary/supernatural" story. It's about a girl that passed away and the family putting together the pieces with little cameos from her ghost. The amount of people that said this was scary or that there was an overwhelming amount of dread are playing into the inflated hype of this movie. TLDR; don't waste your time if you are looking for scary, suspenseful, thriller, or horror movie as you will be bored out of your mind.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Mike P

Not the scariest movie ever made...It's weird that it's gotten that reputation. But it is a good documentary. With a creeping sense of dread...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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J N

There are not enough thrills for this to be called a ghost story. But it is a very, very sad story about a girl who is unseen by her family both before and after her death.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Synopsis

Alice drowns while swimming and her family begins experiencing inexplicable events in their home. The family hires a parapsychologist whose investigation unveils Alice's secret double life and leads them all to Lake Mungo.

Director: Joel Anderson
Producer: Georgie Nevile
Screenwriter: Joel Anderson
Production Co: Mungo Productions
Rating: R (A Scene of Sexuality|Gruesome Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2010
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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