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Ravenous

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Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd (Guy Pearce) investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman, F.W. Colghoun (Robert Carlyle), who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide -- a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify Colghoun's gruesome claims.
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Ravenous tries bringing cannibal horror into an Old West setting, ending up with an uneven blend that will fail to satisfy most fans of either genre.

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Stephen Thompson AV Club Ravenous will doubtless find some sort of cult following, but that cult will be following a lousy, ill-conceived movie. Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Simon Braund Empire Magazine Antonia Bird's pitch black comedy is a patchily hilarious triumph. But the queasy and squeamish have been warned. Rated: 3/5 Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Philip French Guardian Ravenous is a stupid black comedy set in the same place and the same year but more a Western version of Night of the Living Dead. Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Fans of Hannibal will enjoy the mordant humor and gross, yet slick visuals (and its allusions to the Wendigo myth). Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault That a major studio (20th Century-Fox) gave this a wide release, despite its gonzo premise and lack of stars, is heartening; that this noble experiment has tanked on arrival is discouraging Rated: A- Sep 2, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Fascinating is how Ravenous occupies various genres throughout and yet never completely gives in to any one of them—it's a ride in that sense. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 15, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nicky P I can't believe how many 'top' critics get it so wrong and miss the metaphor. And it's not even a hidden metaphor, it's HIGHLIGHTED in the dialog; e.g., Ives says, "Manifest Destiny. You know, come April, thousands of gold-hungry Americans will over those mountains, on their way to new lives, passing right through... here." And, it's a great movie - the pace is perfect, the music is incredible, and the metaphor is spot on. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/25 Full Review Audience Member Forgotten how good this film is! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Emilliano Jr S One of most underrated horror 90's movies. I have some issues with eating meat after watching this gruesome flick. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Chris H A decent film with an interesting premise; well thought out and definitely well worth a watch. Guy Pearce seems miscast and he goes through the film in an apparent daze, but Robert Carlyle is riveting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Billiam F I was intrigued by the plot, but the disjointed soundtrack just felt very out of place, and really did not help me to immerse myself into the viewing experience of the film. And it pains me to say such a thing, especially when I found out that one of the contributors of the soundtrack was none other that the primary music contributor of the Gorillaz himself, Damon Albarn. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Antonia Bird

Director

Guy Pearce

Capt. John Boyd

Robert Carlyle

Col. Ives

Jeremy Davies

Pvt. Toffler

Jeffrey Jones

Col. Hart

John Spencer

Gen. Slauson

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Synopsis Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd (Guy Pearce) investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman, F.W. Colghoun (Robert Carlyle), who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide -- a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify Colghoun's gruesome claims.
Director
Antonia Bird
Producer
Adam Fields, David Heyman
Screenwriter
Ted Griffin
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, ETIC Films, Fox 2000 Pictures, Heyday Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.1M
Runtime
1h 40m
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