Retreat

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Retreat

R

2011

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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On an isolated island, a couple's attempt to recover from a personal tragedy is shattered when a stranger washes ashore and brings news of an airborne disease sweeping through Europe.

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Michael Nordine

Slant Magazine

10/24/2011

2.5/4

Retreat's wheels are constantly spinning, but they're not always taking us anywhere.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

10/14/2011

3/5

A well-shot and directed telling of a claustrophobic tale which turns from thriller to horror story by the end. Only if you can't suspend your disbelief will it fail to keep you watching.

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Empire Magazine

10/14/2011

3/5

Excellent performances from the cast elevate this otherwise slightly flawed a hokey interloper story.

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

01/08/2019

"Retreat" would actually work better as a play since it has a limited setting, four characters at most and director Carl Tibbetts would be less tempted to amp up a heavy-handed score.

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Daniel Green

CineVue

12/01/2018

2/5

Ultimately scuppered by a weak, unimaginative script and three uninspired central performances.

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Amy Curtis

We Got This Covered

02/11/2013

6/10

Retreat sports some high-caliber actors in a claustrophobic home-invasion thriller a la Straw Dog that offers up some truly thrilling moments.

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Gareth v

Aug 31

A moody, atmospheric thriller with good performances, but its thin plotting and underwhelming payoff hold it back.

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raga g

@ragaga Jul 19

the male roles would be been better switched. Murphy appears weirder than Bell

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@Phanx Jun 4

Fair movie, ending was left me so sad.

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Spike D

May 22

The claustrophobic angle could have been played up a lot, lot more.

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Katie W

May 1

Garbage! Makes no sense! How can he live with the apparent disease but give it to everyone else and they die?

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Catherine S

Mar 21

Slow start but got interesting with lots of twist and turns

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Synopsis

On an isolated island, a couple's attempt to recover from a personal tragedy is shattered when a stranger washes ashore and brings news of an airborne disease sweeping through Europe.

Director: Carl Tibbetts
Screenwriter: Carl Tibbetts, Janice Hallett
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: Ripple World Pictures, Magnet Films
Rating: R (Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2014
Runtime: 1h 30m

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