Backcountry

R

2014

1 hr. 32 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

List

93%

54 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

A couple (Missy Peregrym, Jeff Roop) on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.

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Critics Consensus

Tense, well-acted, and at once atmospheric as well as brutally impactful, Backcountry marks a memorably assured debut from writer-director Adam MacDonald.

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Blue

The plot armor this girl has is crazy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Me A

I'm not sure why there is so much hate for this movie in the audience reviews. A slow burning, cautionary tale about what NOT to do in nature and why you should not ignore the warning signs. I really connected with the characters and while I felt that the boyfriend was possibly stubborn and dumb beyond belief, he really loved her and wanted to impress her...it didn't go well, but that happens in real life more times than the audience wants to realize. If you are not an impatient person fixated on stunts and CGI action sequences and are just interested in a movie where the characters make the film, not the special effects, check this one out. It's based on a true story, too, which makes it even more chilling.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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MaryBeth A

An hour of nothing happening and then 20 mins of the fakest looking bear attack. What a waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/09/24

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Sheldon F

You'll find yourself cheering for the bear. More proof that "critics" have zero taste.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Debbie A

Likeable cast and good movie. This movie is definitely entertaining and a little scary. I would recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Omar G

Horrible and predictable. Don't waste your time. You'll be debating if you should turn it off in the middle. I pressed through and will never get the wasted time back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Adam MacDonald

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Missy Peregrym

Jenn

Jeff Roop

Alex

Eric Balfour

Brad

Nicholas Campbell

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Geoff Pevere

Globe and Mail

Backcountry thrives in the close-quarter details: the verbal knife-pricks of a dying relationship, the jangling impact of the smallest sounds breaking silence, that dread certainty that you're completely lost and it's getting dark.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 28, 2015

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

MacDonald does quite well in his dramatic feature debut with solid performances from the cast. Backcountry is satisfyingly intense, although quite gory in patches.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 27, 2015

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

"Backcountry" inevitably brings on the bloody, but it finds atmospheric ways to depict how the bucolic hush of a nature getaway can morph into a survival nightmare for the unprepared.

Mar 26, 2015

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The relational tension unnerves you early on and, while not entirely surprising, manages to showcase a threat of mother nature without demonizing the main threat.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Adam MacDonald’s colossal debut features a unique ursine nightmare impelled by human error.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 21, 2023

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Everything goes just the perfect amount of terrifying.

Jul 2, 2021

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Synopsis

A couple (Missy Peregrym, Jeff Roop) on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.

Director: Adam MacDonald
Executive Producer: Brandon Baker, Mike Boogie_Boogielow, Jeff Roop
Screenwriter: Adam MacDonald
Production Co: Fella Films, Téléfilm Canada, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Rating: R (Language|Gruesome Creature Violence)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016

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