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Shortcut

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Released Sep 25, 2020

1h 20m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A mysterious creature terrorizes five teenage friends after their bus takes a shortcut on a desolate road in the wild.

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Critics Consensus

This road trip horror outing may take one Shortcut too many to count as a truly satisfying journey, but refreshing brevity and a show-don't-tell approach smooth the ride.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Shot in Italy, with an English cast, there's a crisp, almost fairytale levity to Alessio Liguori's horror adventure that sits oddly but not unworkably with its gorier elements.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 22, 2021

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Courtney Howard

Variety

If only someone had course-corrected the filmmakers on their own route to making this letdown of a horror road-movie, which gets off to a good start before losing its way.

Sep 26, 2020

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Both an amateurish production and a mindless genre exercise.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 25, 2020

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

Shortcut manages to build tension and give some decent performances along the way, yet becomes very misguided when struggling to locate its target audience.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 6, 2023

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space

A serviceable creature-feature that will play well enough with housebound under-'20s, the patch-quilt monster-movie/teen drama Shortcut is light on logic but buoyed by an engaging spirit.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 12, 2021

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Michelle Swope

Dread Central

While there are great performances, intense moments, and a little bit of blood, Shortcut is a creature feature whose creature comes up short.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 21, 2020

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Ceil L

I enjoyed it but my friend didn’t. She doesn’t like horror. Lol

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/05/20

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Kevin

Absolutely the dumbest movie I’ve ever watched. This was a compilation of multiple thriller movies of the past, but on a very cheap level.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/18/20

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jacob

Horrible movie. Do not go watch it. Waste of time and money.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/17/20

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Lisa

There was some suspense and some excitement. The creature wasn't the scariest looking but the noises coming from it were great for Halloween. It was an ok movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/20

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Shae'Chia C

The movie was confusing and the plot was dry.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/20

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Stephanie B

We got there late, so we missed some of it, but for the parts that we saw, the acting was terrible, no one seemed scared. The creature reminded me of Predator mixed with the Crypt Keeper from Tales from the Crypt. This would be appropriate for a child (ex. 6 year old). Not scary at all. Only minor cursing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/20

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Synopsis

A mysterious creature terrorizes five teenage friends after their bus takes a shortcut on a desolate road in the wild.

Director: Alessio Liguori
Producer: Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera
Screenwriter: Daniele Cosci
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Play Entertainment, Camaleo, Sternenberg Films , Mad Rocket Entertainment
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Some Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $758.2K
Runtime: 1h 20m

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