Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Eden Lake

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Eden Lake R 2008 1h 31m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
76% Tomatometer 33 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
During a romantic weekend getaway, a young couple confronts a gang of youths, and suffers brutal consequences.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Eden Lake

Eden Lake

What to Know

Critics Consensus

A brutal and effective British hoodie-horror that, despite the clichés, stays on the right side of scary.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More (33)
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

Audience Reviews

View More (1000+)
Audience Member Worst Movie I have ever watched. Even worse than the Roadhouse remake with Jake Gyllenhall. I honestly thought that was the worst, but I stand corrected. The main characters have to be the dumbest people on the planet, and everything they do is stupid, and completely unbelievable. Whoever wrote the script should be tarred and feathered and the director should never work again. The plot is ridiculous, the characters are 1000% not credible, and the ending is a complete and utter nightmare. It was so bad, that towards the end, I was praying that the main characters would just kill themselves and save the bad guys the trouble. If people in real life had the survival instinct of the main characters in this movie, we would surely almost be extinct. Do Not torture yourself watching this junk. It is an hour and a half wasted in my life that I can’t get back. Absolutely do not recommend..with prejudice. Negative 5 stars (-5) if I could help it. Note… also put this in the "Horror" genre. Who are they kidding? This should have been put in the B movie section. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/26/25 Full Review Jessica S A gruelling, grimly effective British chiller. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/22/25 Full Review Shooty B Look, I like depressing endings as much as the next person, but there's just nothing in this movie to like. It's not really scary. It's just sadistic. I feel like it was trying to be like a South Korean film, but the problem is that the characters are all completely flat. There's just nothing here. I will say that something this dark will stick with you, but more in a "why would you think this was a good idea for a movie" way, than thinking about what you just saw. It's just a weird decision. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/18/25 Full Review James W James Watkins should never try directing again. This is easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. There was no meaningful plot point and this movie was a waste of time. A nothing burger. This movie was like smelling a stinky fart. In fact I'd rather suck that smelly stinky fart out of my own reeking butthole then to even think about watching the trailer for this movie, let alone sitting through it again. I wish I could get that time back. Watching this movie I learned that I should value my time more wisely. If I ever see James Watkins in real life, I promise he will stop directing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/25 Full Review City W Worst movie ever. Don't bother Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/15/25 Full Review 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 Read all reviews
Eden Lake

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
The Hitcher 19% 52% The Hitcher Watchlist Turistas 19% 28% Turistas Watchlist The Strangers 50% 48% The Strangers Watchlist House 0% 27% House Watchlist The Gravedancers 100% 45% The Gravedancers Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

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
Most Popular at Home Now