The Ranger

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The Ranger

Released Sep 7, 2018

1h 20m

Horror

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A group of Punk-styled friends, fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called Echo, runs afoul of the law and an unhinged park ranger.

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

Ultimately "The Ranger" promises more than it delivers.

Sep 6, 2018

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Katie Rife

AV Club

Wexler has interpreted her influences thoughtfully and inverted them cleverly. It's the smart kind of dumb fun.

Rated: B

Aug 17, 2018

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Village Voice

Couldn't be more insipid.

Aug 15, 2018

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Pays its respects to the storied history of iconic slashers, only to serve more as a disappointing homage to the '80s without offering anything new.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 5, 2021

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

The Ranger is like many other films, but it definitely has a character all of its own and is very entertaining. I thought it might be a fun-but-standard slasher, and I'm glad to say there was lots more to it than that.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The Ranger is a fun, bloody romp in the woods that will please slasher and punk fans alike. It's a simple film, but highly enjoyable.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 11, 2020

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It is not exactly "good" movie but i genuinely enjoyed it and it kept me captivated throughout the entire movie. As someone from the punk scene I wouldn't call this a well represented movie regarding being punk. However I think that it is a nice movie and I might even watch it again. The ending was kinda weird but I loved it because it was so out of pocket

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Jose B

So far half way into the movie it is building.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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Audience Member

Most of the characters (except Chelsea and The Ranger) are boring and one dimensional... the rest of the content doesn't do much better, with dumb kills and dumb plot logic... yawn

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Didn't commit to making the hate-able characters deaths feel well-deserved or cathartic, yet simultaneously didn't make any of the other characters actually likeable. Still, The Ranger is at least not one of those "dime-a-dozen" sort of movies, there's enough different here to keep me invested for the length of the movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Cash C

Critics are idiots. Low budget crap.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/20

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Audience Member

Pretty fun ride. I almost want to watch it again to get some of The Ranger's quotes. I think he muttered something about entering and exiting the park through designated paths and it cracked me up. Are there any spoilers possible? We all know what happens when kids go camping in a horror movie. The Ranger does not disappoint.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

A group of Punk-styled friends, fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called Echo, runs afoul of the law and an unhinged park ranger.

Director: Jenn Wexler
Producer: Heather Buckley, Larry Fessenden, Ashleigh Snead, Andrew van den Houten, Jenn Wexler
Screenwriter: Giaco Furino, Jenn Wexler
Distributor: Self Distributed
Production Co: Glass Eye Pix, Hood River Entertainment
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2019
Runtime: 1h 20m

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