White Settlers

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White Settlers

2014

1h 20m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Ed and Sarah buy an isolated farmhouse in Scotland and move in. As the sun sets on their first night, they suspect they are not alone or welcome to stay.

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Anna Smith

Guardian

A decent watch for the genre, with suspense and a promising turn from rising star McIntosh.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 4, 2014

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

Forgettable.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 4, 2014

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

This rural 'home invasion' movie is gussied up with topical nods to the Scottish independence debate - but horror fans on both sides of the border are likely to vote no.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 3, 2014

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Cleaver Patterson

CineVue

The underlying premise of this film is nothing new... however, the subject is given a topical twist, considering the possible tensions which may arise as the vote on Scottish independence draws near.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 3, 2019

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Naila Scargill

Exquisite Terror

Pollyanna McIntosh singlehandedly carries the film, but all good work is undone with a crude final act, leading to a laughable climax.

Feb 28, 2019

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Yago García

Cinemanía (Spain)

White Settles has little to offer. [Final review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Oct 31, 2018

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Hugo S

A wealthy London couple decides to move to a remote farmhouse in the Scottish countryside. Their first night in the new rustic house becomes a fight for survival against a gang of locals wearing pig masks. "White Settlers" does not elevate or reinvent the home invasion subgenre, but it does a decent job in delivering on the basics. A low-budget horror movie with a notable performance from Pollyanna McIntosh (one of the female stars of "The Walking Dead").

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Jeffrey P

Devoid of everything, other than similarity to The Strangers and the lady with the bad haircut from The Walking Dead.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Tony k

Suspenseful, I was on edge for quite a bit of the film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Michael C

Plenty of suspense and some good acting but the story is rather confusing. Why are the men wearing pig masks terrorising the crap out of this young couple ?? And WHY is it called white settlers !! It's not a western !!! Don't waste your time watching this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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stevie S

I feel an uncontrollable perverse bias towards this film; it left me feeling odd on the whole. I live in Scotland and am a native. I understand what the director was trying to do, however i'm in two minds whether he was trying to paint Scots as animalistic racists or just trying to raise awareness of our pride and aggressive protectiveness of our homeland. It was a good watch, the husband played a very snarky character at the beginning of the film which leads me to believe the director was aiming for the former.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/23

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Janette D

Bad acting, bad script

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/23

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Synopsis

Ed and Sarah buy an isolated farmhouse in Scotland and move in. As the sun sets on their first night, they suspect they are not alone or welcome to stay.

Director: Simeon Halligan
Producer: Rachel Richardson-Jones
Screenwriter: Ian Fenton
Production Co: Not a Number, Magnet Releasing
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m

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