Outpost

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Outpost

Released May 19, 2023

1h 24m

Horror

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An abused woman gets a job as a fire lookout in the mountains of northern Idaho, hoping the peaceful solitude will heal her trauma. However, the PTSD and isolation have other plans, and it's suddenly a fight to save herself and the town.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

A sturdy psychological drama with a horror chaser in which the immersion in the great outdoors is the problem, not the solution.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

A film that’s too choppy and ridiculous for too long for its gut-punch of a final act to really connect.

Rated: 2/4

May 19, 2023

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Kat Hughes

THN

Joe Lo Truglio arrives on the genre scene with Outpost, a film that is both a love letter to horror and an intense psychological thriller.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 15, 2025

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Bee Delores

B-Sides & Badlands

A nail-biting, woodsy thriller about one woman’s recovery from abuse, the film is expertly crafted, from script to cinematography.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Terry Sherwood

Film Threat

Unsettling in its resolution and brutal in its intent, Outpost gives a nuanced account of the effects that trauma can have.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 29, 2023

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

While the fact that it goes in a different direction to what expected is a welcome surprise you are always feeling like it could have gone further.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 19, 2023

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Roro

Truly a good horror film. Great acting, directing, sound, and screenplay. Good to see an original and good horror film at the movie theater.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/20/23

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Hugo S

After surviving an abusive relationship, a woman decides to overcome her trauma by volunteering to work as a forest fire lookout in a remote tower. Unable to leave her confined space, she is overwhelmed by isolation and paranoia while she unexpectedly becomes a deranged predator. "Outpost" is a psychological thriller focused on a character tormented by her violent relationships with men. The movie offers a chilling and unnerving narrative that sheds light on the experiences of abused women and the impacts on their mental health. The final act is bloody remarkable!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Heather K

This was fun, weird and I was in.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Heather S

Dallas Roberts is hilarious in this. Strong acting all around. Give me a twist any day of the week.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Craig B

Outpost, for me anyway, was certainly a movie of two halves. The first half I thought set up the movie for an interesting second half... which then just descended into all out craziness.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Kevin D

I watched this movie on Amazon Video as background noise while working on something else. I almost turned it off because the main character was so useless in the first act. Around the middle of the movie, I thought a change would happen and predicted one ending, thus making it good background noise. However, the movie took a sharp turn in a completely different direction. Unfortunately, the stark contrast did not work. Instead of a natural or logical progression, it felt more like a completely different movie without the preamble or setup, which took away from the impact of the third act. Meh. A little more background on the main character that would explain the end would have saved this movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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Synopsis

An abused woman gets a job as a fire lookout in the mountains of northern Idaho, hoping the peaceful solitude will heal her trauma. However, the PTSD and isolation have other plans, and it's suddenly a fight to save herself and the town.

Director: Joe Lo Truglio
Producer: Kara Baker, Joe Lo Truglio, Joe Mortimer
Screenwriter: Joe Lo Truglio
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: What's That Noise Films
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2023
Runtime: 1h 24m

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