Killing Ground

Released Jul 21, 2017

1 hr. 28 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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69 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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Sam and Ian take off on what they believe will be a peaceful camping trip. Their break turns into a battle for survival when they discover a bloody toddler wandering around in the bush and find that an incredibly disturbing crime has been committed.

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Critics Consensus

Killing Ground unnerves and compels in equal measure with a grimly intense story that may be too disturbing for some but delivers a white-knuckle experience for fans of brutally realistic thrillers.

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Peter C

This is a very well made but intensely disturbing picture. The horror is slow to unfold but ever-present, with a well-crafted nonlinear storytelling device keeping the viewer ahead of the characters and on our toes. Once things start to happen it gets extremely dark. Even fans of brutally realistic horror may find it challenging. Viewer discretion is advised.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Gareth v

While the violence is realistic, the plot is rather formulatic and you sense we have seen this all before.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/16/23

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Monkorn U

Excellent thriller from Down Under. Good plot execution and overall great acting from the entire cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Inse S

Absolutely disgusting can't believe there are reviews saying otherwise

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/19/22

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ken k

Love it or hate it Killing Ground succeeds in eliciting an emotional reaction from the viewer. Something that most films of this type never come close to achieving. Watch it and decide for yourself.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I wish I'd read reviews before I wasted my time watching this awful, violent, sickening, nonsensical excuse for a movie. It was horrendous, with rape and violence just for the hell of it. I'm very disappointed that Aaron Pederson was in this - I used to like him as an actor, but he must have been desperate to take this role. This was a sickening movie from start to finish. DO NOT WATCH!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Damien Power

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Aaron Pedersen

German

Ian Meadows

Ian

Harriet Dyer

Sam

Aaron Glenane

Chook

Maya Stange

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Structured with a cruel precision, written and acted with a persuasive naturalism, this disturbing Australian survival thriller won't appeal to everyone.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 1, 2017

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Crikey! We've barely forgotten the recent Australian serial-killer drama Wolf Creek and now here we are again.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 29, 2017

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

This horror-thriller set in a national park is one of the more brutal films I have seen.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2017

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Killing Ground is a thoroughly uncomfortable watch.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2023

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Recycles a number of backwoods-slasher tropes that will only really satiate devotees of the subgenre.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 6, 2021

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

To be great, the film needed to either explore greater psychological depths or reach for more violent extremes.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2020

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Synopsis

Sam and Ian take off on what they believe will be a peaceful camping trip. Their break turns into a battle for survival when they discover a bloody toddler wandering around in the bush and find that an incredibly disturbing crime has been committed.

Director: Damien Power
Screenwriter: Damien Power
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: Arcadia Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English (Australia)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2017
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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