Last Straw

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Last Straw

2024

1h 21m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she decides to cover the last shift of the night by herself. Little does she know, she is far from alone. The day is coming back to haunt her and when things begin to spiral out of control, she must fight for her life over the course of one long night.

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

It’s encouraging to see low-budget early-career film-making with ambition.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 16, 2024

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Last Straw is as much about the journey as it is the destination, and there’s a genuine feeling of delight as protagonist Nancy’s night from hell takes us to places its otherwise seemingly generic set-up might not prepare us for.

Oct 23, 2023

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

The siege horror is effective, and Neal’s assured grasp on the tricky narrative framing makes for an engaging debut.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 17, 2023

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Chuck Bowen

Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

Neal prepares us for another redux of “The Strangers,” with killers with funny masks circling the diner, only to make things more intimate and personal.

May 27, 2025

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Bee Delores

Horrorverse

Neal's understanding of genre delightfully plays out on screen, allowing the audience to go along for the ride.

Mar 21, 2025

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Lee McCoy

DrumDums

It's set entirely in a diner, which I love, and Jessica Belkin is a character you might be annoyed by at first, but give her a chance. She has a nice arc. This is what The Strangers Chapter 1 should have been due to the killers having a similar appeal.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jan 14, 2025

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Craig B

A very good horror / thriller, underpinned by a superb and committed performance by Jessica Belkin. Not a movie to half watch while on your phone, as you need to focus on the timeline as all is not what it seems from start to finish.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/25

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Andrew T.

Ok for a low budget flick. Not sure why the main character was made to be so angry. Kind of ruined the movie for me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/25

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Luke N

It's shot really well, like way better than you'd think. There's composition here that I've not seen before in low budget movies. The grade is great, the acting is really good, apart from the sheriff, he's a bit 2d. Anyway, apart from that, much better than expected. Definitely worth your time

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Ian H

Enjoyable slashery type movie with a few nice twists. Unlikable main characters unfortunately

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Rachael D

It wasn't a bad movie, I think it's because it never met what I was expecting.. the scene in the diner was pretty intense but apart from that I got a bit bored

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Jason S

It’s really tough to like any of the characters in this movie, and after a twist midway through, it gets pretty boring.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she decides to cover the last shift of the night by herself. Little does she know, she is far from alone. The day is coming back to haunt her and when things begin to spiral out of control, she must fight for her life over the course of one long night.

Director: Alan Scott Neal
Producer: Daniel Brandt, Cole Eckerle, Dane Eckerle, Michael Giannone, Phil Keefe, Levon Panek, Taylor Sardoni, Sam Slater
Screenwriter: Taylor Sardoni
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Production Co: Burn Later Productions, AC3 Media, Bad Grey
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2024
Runtime: 1h 21m

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