Rust Creek

R

Released Jan 4, 2019

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Drama

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Sawyer is an ambitious, overachieving college senior who has a seemingly bright future. While on her way to a job interview, a wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the frozen forest. Suddenly, the young woman who has everything to live for finds herself facing her own mortality as she's punished by the elements and pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws. With nowhere left to run, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic loner who has shadowy intentions.

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Critics Consensus

Rust Creek subverts expectations with a surprisingly layered survival drama anchored in a rich setting and a gripping lead performance from Hermione Corfield.

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Nell Minow

AWFJ.org

Director Jen McGowan has a genuine feel for place and she gives us a heroine who does not have to be a superhero to be fearless, tough, and determined.

Oct 26, 2021

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Has way more story than it needs.

Sep 14, 2019

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Jude Dry

indieWire

Under McGowan's restrained direction, "Rust Creek" is an impressive example of good storytelling overriding budget and star power.

Rated: B

Jan 18, 2019

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

This low-budget thriller has good pacing and a fascinating character dynamic, but it's so riddled with lapses of logic and frustrating behavior that it comes totally undone before it gets going.

Rated: 2/5

May 18, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A delightfully harrowing thriller from director Jen McGowan.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Cate Marquis

AWFJ.org

Rust Creek is a genre film, aiming just to entertain, and there is no reason women directors can't make those kinds of films too rather than ones with social commentary.

Oct 26, 2021

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Angela B

5/10. It was ok. Kind of boring, but parts were entertaining. I wouldn’t watch again or recommend it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Jay W

I give it a 7/10. It was predictable and in the middle it was hard for it to keep my attention at times, but it was still enjoyable enough for me to want to know exactly how it ended and watch it all the way through.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/24

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Felix T

Simple, but well-acted thriller that keeps you guessing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/24

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Michael K

Good movie, good acting and an interesting and unexpected plot line.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Laser O

The lead actress is really good. Actually all the performances were good. They did as well as could be done with the extremely sloppy and lazy writing. Dumb and/or extremely unlikely things are constantly happening for the sake of facilitating the next thing that needs to happen. "Why didn't they take that phone?"... "Why doesn't he come up with a decent way to hide her?"... "Why is her phone screen not shattered anymore?"... "How did her pants change?"... But the movie holds your interest well enough, as long as you don't mind saying, "Wait--what?? Why??..." every five minutes.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/01/24

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Audience Member

Poor ending and kinda just stuck in one area for most of the movie. But the build up was great, enjoyed it till the ending

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/24

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Synopsis

Sawyer is an ambitious, overachieving college senior who has a seemingly bright future. While on her way to a job interview, a wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the frozen forest. Suddenly, the young woman who has everything to live for finds herself facing her own mortality as she's punished by the elements and pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws. With nowhere left to run, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic loner who has shadowy intentions.

Director: Jen McGowan
Producer: Stu Pollard
Screenwriter: Julie Lipson, Stu Pollard
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: IFC Films
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 4, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2019
Runtime: 1h 48m

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