Turistas

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Turistas

R

Released Dec 1, 2006

1h 34m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Travelers (Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde) are in the midst of enjoying a dream vacation along the Brazilian coast. Joining a party of revelers on the beach, the friends are drugged and find awake to find themselves robbed of their money, credit cards and passports. Led to a home in the jungle where they are told they will be safe, the friends instead discover a potentially fatal secret.

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Critics Consensus

Beautiful scenery and cinematography can't save Turistas from its wooden acting and stale and predictable plot.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

It's a film that's more likely to leave you confused and angry than frightened or inspired that something positive is happening in the horror genre.

Mar 24, 2007

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

This is just a predictable slice of slasher porn set in an exotic locale.

Dec 4, 2006

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Touted as the first American production to be shot entirely in Brazil, Turistas may well be the last, if the country cares at all about its image.

Rated: C-

Dec 2, 2006

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The grotesque special effects and motivations for the mayhem make it a strong example of a redundant premise, though it can't escape the subgenre's failings.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 24, 2023

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

One of the more realistic horror movies I've seen in a long time... I think that the themes, the idea of the storyline and the acting was on point.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 16, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An unpleasant horror thriller about revolting thrill-seeking tourists in Brazil.

Rated: C+

Jun 10, 2015

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Derek S

If you like saw, or hostel, you have to watch this. If you like horror, you have to watch this. If you like thrillers, you have to watch this. Turistas, in my opinion, is one of the most criminally underrated movies of all time. Especially since movies like saw, and hostel did so well. This movie, unlike others, is 100% believable. The story is so raw and real, and the acting is near perfect. Viewer beware: Like jaws did to beach goers, Turistas will make you never want to travel to a third world country.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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John H

Seemed a little predictable at first, but, for me, it was well paced and the tension / scare factor was delivered well. Would watch again.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Colin M

'Turistas' (aka "Paradise Lost"). Naive tourists step away from the beaten track in Brazil and find themselves in difficulties. (In the style of 'Deliverance' and 'Wolf Creek').

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Justin W

A getaway to nightmare paradise, it has done enough to keep you in for the ride. Just enough...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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RedGodMasterofRed g

It is a pretty decent movie that I'm surprised was so hated the acting is decent probably better than most horror movies it's a concept you don't see as often as your typical ghost or slasher movie it's not super scary though

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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Eric M

Everyone who rated this movie poorly is nuts. Great streaming watch with a date who likes thrillers! Scenery, action, and suspense kept us on edge of our seats.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/03/23

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Synopsis

Travelers (Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde) are in the midst of enjoying a dream vacation along the Brazilian coast. Joining a party of revelers on the beach, the friends are drugged and find awake to find themselves robbed of their money, credit cards and passports. Led to a home in the jungle where they are told they will be safe, the friends instead discover a potentially fatal secret.

Director: John Stockwell
Producer: Marc Butan, Scott Steindorff, John Stockwell, Bo Zenga
Screenwriter: Michael Ross
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Boz Productions, Stone Village Productions, 2929 Productions
Rating: R (Drug Use|Disturbing Content|Language|Sexuality|Strong Graphic Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2006, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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