Unearth

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Unearth

2021

1h 34m

Horror

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Falling on hard times, George Lomack (Marc Blucas) is desperate to save his family. Pushed to the very edge and barely making ends meet, he turns to the one place that can save his home, the gas and oil industry. Not heeding the warnings of his sagacious neighbor (Adrienne Barbeau), it soon becomes abundantly clear that Lomack has made a deal with the devil. A creeping terror has been released from the depths of his fertile land while George's family become shadows of their former selves. Now the two neighbors fight for survival against a poison that is infecting their soil.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Like the drilling operation, this was a script in sore need of a clean-up operation.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 21, 2021

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Eventually Unearth turns into a gnarly soap opera, and moments of shocking violence are met with an eye-roll instead of the shock that comes from winding up an audience.

Sep 3, 2020

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Zofia Wijaszka

FirstShowing.net

Swies & Lyons' Unearth doesn't dig up anything new. But there is still something there. It's the way the film acts as a reminder for audiences that nature is the most powerful force, and nothing can stop it, even the most advanced technology in the world.

Rated: B

Feb 11, 2022

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Joel Harley

Starburst

This is a deep, dark excavation of festering resentment and opportunism gone wrong. It can be too grounded for its own good, but, by the time its earth-rending finale comes about, the message is clear and true.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2021

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...uncovers a familiar story of greed and decay...

Rated: 3/5

Jun 29, 2021

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

Though Unearth starts off as a thoughtful and harrowing exploration of the consequences of fracking, the feature loses steam in an apogee that takes a wild detour from its subdued roots.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 22, 2021

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Hugo S

A feud arises between two farm families after one of them leases its land to a gas company. Once the drilling operations begin, the members of both families fall ill as a strange virus is released into the air and water. A disease that causes horrifying mutations and spreads death among the local community. An authentic feast of human aberrations! "Unearth" is a reminder that Nature is a powerful force demanding full respect for its equilibrium.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Eric L

It's a rancid piece of crap and that is its good point. It goes down hill from there.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Brad P

A character driven parable about the struggles of rural America becomes a frenzied fight for survival for a family whose desperation leads to Big Oil wrecking lives and digging up something that should have stayed in the ground.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Creepy/scary with a social message that's subtle, not in your face. Really great acting and kept me busy n the edge of my seat throughout. A def must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Even my love for Adrienne Barbeau couldn't save this movie. 40 minutes of eating, screwing and talking could be cut out and it would still be too long.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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I’m sure this has some corporate greed and environmental undertones that some people are all about . It was made well and the actors all played their parts fine . I just found it a tad slowish 2.7

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/21

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Synopsis

Falling on hard times, George Lomack (Marc Blucas) is desperate to save his family. Pushed to the very edge and barely making ends meet, he turns to the one place that can save his home, the gas and oil industry. Not heeding the warnings of his sagacious neighbor (Adrienne Barbeau), it soon becomes abundantly clear that Lomack has made a deal with the devil. A creeping terror has been released from the depths of his fertile land while George's family become shadows of their former selves. Now the two neighbors fight for survival against a poison that is infecting their soil.

Director: John C. Lyons, Dorota Swies
Producer: Marc Blucas, John C. Lyons, Allison McAtee, Dorota Swies
Screenwriter: John C. Lyons
Production Co: AK47 Presents, Lyons Den Productions, Unearth Film, Big Vision Empty Wallet
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2021
Runtime: 1h 34m

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