Ravenous

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Ravenous

R

1999

1h 40m

Horror

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Miranda C

Ravenous is underrated by critics because they only like films of a certain formula that tend to be boring and predictable. This film is more than satire and has many elements that add to the ambiance, plot and characters. Female director with only one female character that understands that all the men are crazy. Group of war rejects put in one camp together. What could go wrong? Soundtrack is stellar and adds to the creep value. If you like horror period pieces and men lusting over human flesh then you will love this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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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

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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

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Audience Member

Forgotten how good this film is!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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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

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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

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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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