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Eden Lake

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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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ill 3 Terrible movie, don't waste your time. It isn't even realistic and barely makes sense, the character are acting very stupidly and the movie is very frustrating because it gives you nothing to care about nor it entertains you , it's not even scary or gore Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/06/25 Full Review Connor O. Maybe the best horror movie of all time, someone that has been a horror fan for 20+ years. Most realistic movie I’ve seen. Never screamed at the tv as much probably ever. Ramsey from GOT def got his role there from this movie. Really shows the darkness in humanity. Kelly Reilly had one of the best horror performances I’ve seen. Fassbender also killed it. Like holy cow, if you are a horror fan, and would like something more realistic. This may be the best horror movie of all time. I’ve seen all the greats too. 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/25 Full Review Griffith J Not the worst film ever but there really isn’t anything about it that I like. I can appreciate the attempt to make something brutal & hopeless but the premise is so outlandish I can’t ever buy into it. The logic of these characters is so ridiculous that they become cartoons of themselves. Actors I like but they are early in their careers, clearly inexperienced, & overact the whole time. A solid score & some pretty landscape shots but that’s about all. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/25 Full Review James G. Eh kind of a ball dropper. The build up was a little stupid. With a s@it ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/08/25 Full Review 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 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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