Catch Hell

2014

1 hr. 38 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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5 Reviews

Tomatometer

32%

250+ Ratings

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While on location in Louisiana, an actor (Ryan Phillippe) is kidnapped by two men who are connected to his past and have a twisted fate in store for him.

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underrated and very lovable strange little revenge flick, acting is great, action is creepy, Ryan is just top form, story is kinda unique and outside the norm setting for this genre. Doesn't deserve such a low rating but then this is "That tomato place" where everyone plays critic and thinks way too much of themselves...lol "If it ain't citizen kane it's a one star for sure" says 90% of the hoity toity "mater rater high brow haters"...lmao

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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eh, whatever: i like this film. the sequence of literal events is bizarre, random, and painful, but the metaphorical implications matter and detail an interesting journey of a "lost and abused actor." the project has obvious flaws, but you could choose to see them as an endearing "rawness" if you want to. i find that final scene into the end credits to be weirdly meaningful, silly, sad, and beautiful in a way that frames the movie's tone and purpose nicely, ironically, casually. it's more or less about as self-aware as i've ever seen RP in a role, i suppose. definitely didn't have to be this lengthy a film, though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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gene r

I find it peculiar when critics base negative reviews on things that a movie was not. They'll say, they should have done this, they should have done that, they should have shot it in sepia, there weren't enough vowels --- as if there were some sort of movie checklist that itemized each feature that had to be included in a motion picture, by genre. This was a good story, well presented. It was entertaining. How dreary it must be, to sit down to a new film, looking for its presumed faults.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyable low budget thriller with decent acting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/20

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Audience Member

Silly, dumb and awkward. Who pitched this idea and got 30 other people to agree that it was an entertaining idea?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Stereotypical Louisiana characters but not too bad.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Ryan Phillippe

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Ryan Phillippe

Reagan Pearce

Joyful Drake

Diane

James DuMont

Tony Cunningham

Russ Russo

Tim Remmit

Stephen Louis Grush

Junior

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

This is [Phillippe's] feature-length directorial debut, and the suspense isn't well orchestrated.

Oct 9, 2014

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Rob Staeger

Village Voice

Catch Hell suffers from both a drowsy start and a dragging ending.

Oct 7, 2014

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Wes Greene

Slant Magazine

The meta-narrative leanings of Ryan Phillippe's directorial debut almost predictably give way to self-congratulation.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 6, 2014

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Matt Donato

We Got This Covered

Catch Hell wastes a generic hostage story on cartoonish characters who redefine what we deem to be stereotypical.

Rated: 4/10

Oct 7, 2014

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Roger Moore

Tribune News Service

Timely, reasonably tense exploitation thriller that is a tad too obvious and safe with its commentary on celebrity culture, social media and bayou bumpkins

Rated: 2/4

Oct 7, 2014

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Synopsis

While on location in Louisiana, an actor (Ryan Phillippe) is kidnapped by two men who are connected to his past and have a twisted fate in store for him.

Director: Ryan Phillippe
Executive Producer: Mark Burg, Cassian Elwes, Kevin Scott Frakes, Joe Gossett, Matt Landon
Screenwriter: Ryan Phillippe, Joe Gossett
Production Co: Twisted Pictures
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2014

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