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Eden Lake

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Eden Lake R Released Oct 31, 2008 1h 31m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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During a romantic weekend getaway, a young couple confronts a gang of youths, and suffers brutal consequences.
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A brutal and effective British hoodie-horror that, despite the clichés, stays on the right side of scary.

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Dennis Harvey Variety An effectively harrowing Brit thriller-cum-horror pic whose yuppie protags' weekend getaway runs violently afoul of the local youth. Nov 3, 2008 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard It is impossible not to admire the way Watkins ratchets up the tension in his debut as director (he wrote My Little Eye) and keeps his tale strictly to 90 minutes. Rated: 3/5 Sep 12, 2008 Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) It's the latest proof that, when it comes to scary movies at least, the British film industry is alive and screaming. Rated: 4/5 Sep 12, 2008 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Gets points for the gut-punch of an ending, but the journey to get there isn't entirely fulfilling, despite the talent involved. Rated: 2/5 Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine This is grossly irresponsible, deeply unlikeable filmmaking. Rated: 2/10 Oct 1, 2024 Full Review Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania [An] uncompromisingly bleak film about a vacation goes awry. Rated: 4/5 Sep 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tony A Terrible film nothing remotely realistic about it 👎 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Nicholas D. Enjoyed. Ending is controversial. I liked it. Fassbender is great per usual. Sadistic work here. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review Mackenzie A Aided by a script with some sharp teeth, as well as the tense action which keeps the film's pace quick, Eden Lake will linger with you afterwards. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/25 Full Review ira m I was on the toilet the whole time so it wasn't so bad. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/25 Full Review Grace L Really bad film. The two main characters make so many dumb mistakes and it just makes it stupid. Terrible film I dont understand all the good reviews. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/10/25 Full Review W C S I skipped through it, not going to even give this review any energy, very much disliked it Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis During a romantic weekend getaway, a young couple confronts a gang of youths, and suffers brutal consequences.
Director
James Watkins
Producer
Christian Colson, Richard Holmes
Screenwriter
James Watkins
Distributor
Third Rail
Production Co
Rollercoaster Films, Aramid Entertainment Fund
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Nudity|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.8K
Runtime
1h 31m
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