The Survivalist

Released May 19, 2017

1 hr. 44 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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During a food shortage a survivalist lives off of a small plot of land in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his existence is threatened.

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The Survivalist's deliberate pace pays gripping dividends with a tautly told post-apocalyptic drama that offers some uniquely thought-provoking twists.

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Sam P

A gripping drama that unfolds in the claustrophobic confines of a ramshackle wooden shack nestled in the desolate backwoods of Ireland. Set against a backdrop of a post-apocalyptic—a world starved of essential resources—this film masterfully conjures a palpable sense of desperation at the edge of humanity.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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J.E. P

Horror is short for horrible here.. slowest movie ever. Annoyingly so. Beginning showed some promise. Exaggerated use of nudity here, unnecessary. Stayed til the end cause invested time already. So not worth it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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John E

Mia Goth is great on screen. The movie itself is deliberately slow, and that fits the world in which the story is told. However it feels too slow to me and it drags on for too long.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/01/23

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Jose Raul B

Although this movie is kind of passive, i liked the artistic content that draws an explicit and hidden reality: the female behavior in extreme situations, depending on women age.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Diana S

A fine post-apocalyptic story. The acting was decent given that they might as well have been using pantomime. One of the reasons writers have characters talk to each other is so we can understand their relationships more deeply. Also so we can understand what drives them more deeply. Dialogue isn't trite, BAD dialogue is. Just a thought.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Green C

So grim and mostly hopeless. A couple things made no sense.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/23/23

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Stephen Fingleton

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Martin McCann

Survivalist

Mia Goth

Milja

Olwen Fouéré

Kathryn

Andrew Simpson

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Douglas Russell

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Joshua Rothkopf

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You'll leave completely rapt.

Rated: 5/5

May 22, 2017

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

eerie and masterful ... as riveting as it is morally confounding.

May 22, 2017

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The Survivalist...is as terrific and as suspenseful a post-apocalyptic thriller as any I'll likely see this year.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 19, 2017

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Edward Lawrenson

The Big Issue

The result is a hugely confident, mostly absorbing blend of psychodrama and apocalyptic Western. It's claustrophobic, bleakly astringent and not for all tastes -- but it marks Fingleton out as a promising new voice.

Sep 21, 2023

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

It's an original and stunning debut for writer/director Fingleton.

Rated: 4/5

May 31, 2019

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Tom Bond

One Room With A View

The Survivalist's plot of a man living in a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world after its oil runs out feels deceptively new, but it ends up treading the same ground as countless other films, books and TV shows.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 17, 2019

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Synopsis

During a food shortage a survivalist lives off of a small plot of land in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his existence is threatened.

Director: Stephen Fingleton
Executive Producer: Arnaud Lannic, Simon Lewis, Nick Quested, Andrew Reid
Screenwriter: Stephen Fingleton
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Fyzz Facility Film One
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2017

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