Mercy Road

R

Released Oct 6, 2023

1h 25m

Mystery & Thriller

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55%

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40%

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After committing an impulsive, vicious crime while searching for his missing daughter, a frantic father (Luke Bracey) goes on the run from law enforcement and soon begins receiving chilling calls from an unknown entity claiming to know her whereabouts. As he faithfully follows the caller's increasingly unhinged instructions, he is driven perilously close to the edge of sanity while discovering exactly how far he is willing to go to save his child.

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Luke Buckmaster

Guardian

Mercy Road is an original, darkly idiosyncratic thriller; I’ve never seen another quite like it.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 18, 2023

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Mercy Road is a thriller with plenty of stress, anxiety, tension, and just a plethora of emotions for the lead and the viewer.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 14, 2023

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Bracey’s presence has hints of Red Bull consumption between takes — antic and loud. And Curran’s in our-ears-and-in-our-face score ratchets up the manufactured tension more than enough to make this trip down “Mercy Road” something of a panic.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 27, 2023

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Unfortunately it quickly becomes apparent that three screenwriters couldn't turn this into a compelling story, or one that even makes much sense.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 22, 2023

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Brilliantly creative - this is a piece of brilliance that I have fallen in love with. John Curran has done a brilliant job as director and Luke Bracey is sensational.

Rated: 5/5

Nov 16, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Despite some gimmicks to ramp up the intensity, the film might have worked better as a short, because even at abbreviated feature length, it starts spinning its wheels.

Oct 6, 2023

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Karina P

The ending was so annoying and confusing. It was a good lead up to it, but then a lot of disappointment.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Jack A

My opinion differs greatly from the wow how creative for a low budget movie. It is the most boring 85 minutes I've ever spent watching a movie. Creative director must be the use of the spider. I only watered to the abstract end so I could offer a complete opinion. Has potential as a dark back drop for a lot of cuddling just turn the sound off and closed captions on in case you want to see if anything has changed.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Paul K

Top notch script! Unique approach. Enjoyed thoroughly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Florida S

Decent movie but very low budget. Just a guy driving a truck and talking on phone.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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anne m

Gripping movie but the ending was massively disappointing

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Ted B

Great thriller ! A film that proves you can make a truly good film with a low budget. Also despite the R16 rating (in NZ) there is absolutely NO graphic content (apart from a creepy crawly spider), it is all talked about and implied but never showed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/23

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Synopsis

After committing an impulsive, vicious crime while searching for his missing daughter, a frantic father (Luke Bracey) goes on the run from law enforcement and soon begins receiving chilling calls from an unknown entity claiming to know her whereabouts. As he faithfully follows the caller's increasingly unhinged instructions, he is driven perilously close to the edge of sanity while discovering exactly how far he is willing to go to save his child.

Director: John Curran
Producer: Gary Hamilton, Daniaile Jarry, Penny Karlin, Michelle Krumm, Alex Proyas, Ying Ye
Screenwriter: Jesse Heffring, Christopher Lee Pelletier, John Curran
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Arclight Films, Filmology Finance
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2023
Runtime: 1h 25m

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