The Canyons

R

Released Aug 2, 2013

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

List

21%

94 Reviews

Tomatometer

15%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.

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Critics Consensus

Oppressively misanthropic and ineptly made, The Canyons serves as a sour footnote in Paul Schrader's career -- but it does feature some decent late-period work from Lindsay Lohan.

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esteban m

Espantosa. Mal actuada (aunque Lindsay es la única que está relativamente bien) y con una historia aburridísima, de triángulos amorosos de manual.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/24

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Jon L

Lindsay Lohan was phenomenal in this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Kevin P

We need to be able to rate with negative stars on this one.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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John A

Slightly amateurish on a few levels but more watchable than the hype against it implies. Lohan should take acting more seriously. She is certainly the best performer here.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/23

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Pyrexis

This movie was physically painful to watch. Terrible acting on all fronts and a confusing plot. Huge disappointment from the man who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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david f

I was expecting much more from this film, with a great writer and director involved. It had a somewhat smarmy charm set in Los Angeles but I just couldn't be convinced to care.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Paul Schrader

Director

Lindsay Lohan

Tara

James Deen

Christian

Nolan Gerard Funk

Ryan

Gus Van Sant

Dr. Campbell

Amanda Brooks

Gina

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Jason Bailey

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Bret Easton Ellis's screenplay is filled with the worst kind of tin-eared dialogue and situations that seldom rise above their soapish base instincts, and in the third act, he clearly just gives up and turns one of his characters into Patrick Bateman.

Jun 19, 2016

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

With the pungent combination of a script from novelist Bret Easton Ellis, a performance by Lindsay Lohan and direction by Paul Schrader, The Canyons might have been a micro-budget sensation, but sadly it reeks of laziness.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 23, 2014

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Merely confirms Schrader as an all-but spent force (it's been largely downhill since the dismal Dominion) and nails Bret Easton Ellis as a one-trick pony.

Rated: 1/5

May 11, 2014

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Flat and imbecilic, The Canyons is a chore in every sense

Jul 6, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

While Deen may very well grow into a genuine actor, he's not there yet.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 4, 2020

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Stephen O'Nion

One Room With A View

A movie decrying movies, funded and released online, shot and acted like reality TV - maybe its existence says more than its dialogue, but that doesn't make it any more engaging.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 11, 2019

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Synopsis

The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.

Director: Paul Schrader
Screenwriter: Bret Easton Ellis
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Post Empire Films
Rating: R (Brief Drug Use|A Bloody Crime Scene|Graphic Nudity|Language Throughout|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.5K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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