Body at Brighton Rock

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Body at Brighton Rock

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Released Apr 26, 2019

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

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Wendy, a part-time summer employee at a mountainous state park, takes on a rough trail assignment at the end of the season, trying to prove to her friends that she's capable enough to do the job. When she takes a wrong turn and ends up deep in the backcountry, she stumbles upon what might be a potential crime scene. Stuck with no communication after losing her radio and with orders to guard the site, Wendy must fight the urge to run.

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Critics Consensus

Body at Brighton Rock leaves some of its thrilling potential untapped, but the end result remains a solidly crafted outing that should entertain horror fans.

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

[Benjamin] nails that cheapo retro aesthetic with a story that's thematically richer and much more interesting than one might expect for the genre.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 25, 2019

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

Appearing to recognize the flimsiness of her material, Roxanne Benjamin overcompensates with insistent direction.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 25, 2019

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

Benjamin doesn't quite succeed in demonstrating her premise that life-or-death situations can empower an unwilling victim to become an unexpected hero.

Apr 25, 2019

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

By no means is Body at Brighton Rock a terrible film, it's just not a very remarkable one. Horror is more than just loud noises and dead bodies.

Oct 4, 2024

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

It’s got its perks, but the film ultimately becomes as lost as its heroine the further into the story it gets.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

In a traditional horror movie, she would get picked off in seconds. In the post-Buffy era, you may expect to watch her become a realistic bad ass as she becomes more self-possessed and skilled. We get neither and are poorer for it.

Jun 9, 2024

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Andy B

A park ranger has to stay out overnight after she finds a corpse. Films that concentrate on one person for the majority of the film can be challenging. They succeed when there is a compelling story, an interesting character who we empathise with and problems that are overcome in clever ways. This film has none of that. The main character is a complete airhead who does absolutely everything wrong. From the start, she makes consistently bad decisions and I have to wonder how she has managed to stay employed. The main draw for the film was her face off with a bear. It happens in the last 5 minutes of the film and can best be described as lack-lustre. I gave it one star for the incredible scenery.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Nathan F

A cliche score, weak character, and lack of storyline direction kept me zoning out of this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Mark B

Starts off promising seems you are in for lighthearted comedic movie. Nope tonal shift it’s a thriller? Shift does not work. The main character just is ridiculous in her actions to the point of what are you doing now? And the scares and tension are contrived jump scares. The “twist” is not earned or make any sense at all and you are left with wow that 1 1/2 hour movie went by like only 3 hours and what a waste of time. Positive the actress was good the scenery pretty to look at.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Christopher S

This should have been a short film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/24

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Jeremy B

I didn't watch a trailer or read any more than the basic synopsis. Based off that and a solid looking poster I gave it a shot. It was very disappointing. I was expecting a tense lone survival movie with a ranger defending herself from a bear. Instead I got a half assed ghost story that never seemed to commit to it's own ideas. If only they had spent the time they did making that poster to finding someone who could act or a writer who knew what they were doing. There was potential there.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/31/24

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Timothy T

A very intense horror movie with a great leading lady. The fear of being alone in the woods with a corpse and wild life is terrifying. Loved this movie. Wish it had a longer running time though.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/30/24

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Synopsis

Wendy, a part-time summer employee at a mountainous state park, takes on a rough trail assignment at the end of the season, trying to prove to her friends that she's capable enough to do the job. When she takes a wrong turn and ends up deep in the backcountry, she stumbles upon what might be a potential crime scene. Stuck with no communication after losing her radio and with orders to guard the site, Wendy must fight the urge to run.

Director: Roxanne Benjamin
Producer: Christopher Alender, Roxanne Benjamin, David A. Smith
Screenwriter: Roxanne Benjamin
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing, Soapbox Films
Rating: R (Language|Some Bloody Images)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.7K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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