Hounds of Love

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Hounds of Love

Released May 12, 2017

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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In 1987, murderous couple John and Evelyn roam the streets of Perth, Australia, searching for their latest victim. Fate leads them to Vicki Maloney, a teen who snuck out of her house at night to go to a party. Now held captive in a room, Vicki must use her wits to try and drive a wedge between the crazed duo before they can finish her off.

Critics Consensus

Smartly constructed and powerfully acted, Hounds of Love satisfies as a psychological thriller with a few nasty surprises -- and marks writer-director Ben Young as a promising talent.

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

Hounds of Love disappoints as well as disgusts by leaning too far into 'torture porn', all the while leaving far too little to the imagination.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2018

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Genre fans should steel themselves for ickiness and heated post-screening debate.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 15, 2017

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

A terse, queasily effective thriller ...

Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2017

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Intense performances and a few truly hypnotic music cues help push the film into a unique portrayal of the highs and lows of humanity.

Rated: 4/5

May 12, 2023

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Olly Richards

NME (New Musical Express)

The film is driven by three savage central performances. Booth particularly is shattering, making Evelyn a broken woman who asked the worst possible man to fix her.

Rated: 4/5

May 4, 2021

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

In the third act this film goes wild and it's definitely a tension-building exhilarating watch... but it's not for those people that like full-on horror.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 23, 2021

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Aaron C

For me this film is a Horror, very disturbing.. I watched the Arrow Film Blu Ray, I turned it off on first viewing, even though you don't see what happens in some seems you know what is happening which made it more disturbing for me On second viewing I knew what to expect and liked the film very much, based/inspired by a true story of a Serial killer couple in the 80s this film is well shot, well acted... Very gritty. Probably my favourite Australian film. What makes the feel disturbing/scary is that it could happen to anyone on anyday. Stephen Curry did a very convincing performance.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Jan S

I cannot recommend this film. Although well shot and well acted, watching it did nothing more than deeply upset me. I think? it suggests that the complicit female is a victim, but her choices and conduct are ultimately worth imprisonment, not empathy. Spoiler alert: I stayed with it until the unsatisfying end in hopes that the actual victim would remedy my horror with revenge against her captors. Alas, no such luck. This is torture porn and I cannot understand why anyone would make this film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Huy Hoang N

A well-crafted movie with an excellent performance from Emma Booth

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/23

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Bessie B

Not amazing, but it had the ending we all wanted (and the one we all saw coming). The ending scene was an emotional moment. My biggest gripe is that the movie wants you to feel bad for the female kidnapper, even though she is entirely complicit in the crimes and should never take care of children. Would have liked to see her go to prison or something.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/18/23

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Gareth v

Hounds of Love is a disturbing psychological thriller/horror that does a good job of maintaining the tension. Stephen Curry was a surprise casting choice but he does a good job.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/21/23

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Audience Member

Simple but efficient ... i chose watching it like a teenager movie that does not need concentration... but what a surprise... the construction is perfectly done, te movie is really great by being so simple.... well dne Australia

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

In 1987, murderous couple John and Evelyn roam the streets of Perth, Australia, searching for their latest victim. Fate leads them to Vicki Maloney, a teen who snuck out of her house at night to go to a party. Now held captive in a room, Vicki must use her wits to try and drive a wedge between the crazed duo before they can finish her off.

Director: Ben Young
Producer: Melissa Kelly
Screenwriter: Ben Young
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2017
Runtime: 1h 48m