The Green Inferno

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The Green Inferno

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Released Sep 25, 2015

1h 40m

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New York college student Justine (Lorenza Izzo), a lawyer's daughter, meets a student activist named Alejandro (Ariel Levy) when he goes on a hunger strike on behalf of underpaid janitors. Smitten, Justine agrees to help Alejandro undertake his next project: to save the Amazon. She soon learns to regret her decision when their plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle and she and the rest of their group are taken captive by a tribe of hungry cannibals.

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Critics Consensus

The Green Inferno may not win writer-director Eli Roth many new converts, but fans of his flair for gory spectacle should find it a suitably gruesome diversion.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

It's mostly just sad - not because Roth takes such a sharp scalpel to the social justice movement, but because he swings a baseball bat, and misses by a mile.

May 3, 2016

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Flat-pack acting, frat-boy screenwriting (the portrayal of activists is spitefully dumb) and retro gore combine with smug throwback neocolonialist racism and unfunny jokes about diarrhoea, dope and Scooby-Doo.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 14, 2016

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

es, Roth's film has its expected moments of high transgression, but you can never get away from the fact that all these references have been attached to the most hackneyed teen slasher narrative imaginable.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 12, 2016

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The Green Inferno provides some momentary shocks, but it’s as heavy-handed as anything on Roth’s résumé.

Rated: 2/4

May 27, 2022

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

More goofy than it ever manages scary

Jul 2, 2021

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

This movie tackles a surprising and different kind of storyline yet it is quite predictable. It won't go down is one of my favorites of the year but it was exciting and I found it very amusing and entertaining.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 1, 2021

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Marina P

The Green Inferno isn’t just brutal — it’s a mess disguised as social commentary. Yes, the gore is insanely realistic, but when that’s the only thing a movie has to offer, it gets old fast. The characters are hollow, the “activism satire” feels lazy, and the tribe is reduced to a stereotype straight out of a 70s exploitation flick. Instead of shocking with meaning, it shocks for the sake of it. If you’re only here for gore, go ahead. If you want substance, look elsewhere. Rating: ★★ Pull Quotes “All gore, no guts when it comes to story.” “The jungle feels alive, but the script is dead.” “More exploitative than thought-provoking.”

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/03/25

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Tom G

Mean spirited and slow. Felt dirty after watching this

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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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

07/15/25

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Marc C

I dug it. It's campy for sure, but I find some interesting topics addressed by it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Joshua H

Okay for what it is but not anything too special

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Jeepers C

I loved every minute of this campy cannibal movie. Everyone complaining about this movie being over the top needs to remember that this is a movie about a cannibalistic tribe getting it's forests invaded. The consequences are going to be drastic and no real big plot line is required. How hard is it to see that the tribe was feeling violated and felt the need to retaliate This is a good modern day homage to the blood soaked cannibal movies of the 80's. Thanks, Eli.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Synopsis

New York college student Justine (Lorenza Izzo), a lawyer's daughter, meets a student activist named Alejandro (Ariel Levy) when he goes on a hunger strike on behalf of underpaid janitors. Smitten, Justine agrees to help Alejandro undertake his next project: to save the Amazon. She soon learns to regret her decision when their plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle and she and the rest of their group are taken captive by a tribe of hungry cannibals.

Director: Eli Roth
Producer: Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners, Eli Roth, Miguel Asensio Llamas, Nicolás López
Screenwriter: Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo
Distributor: High Top Releasing
Production Co: Worldview Entertainment, Sobras International Pictures, Dragonfly Entertainment
Rating: R (Brief Graphic Nudity|Aberrant Violence and Torture|Some Drug Use|Grisly Disturbing Images|Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.2M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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