Wilderness

R

2006

1h 34m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

33%

Tomatometer

9 Reviews

46%

Audience Score

5,000+ Ratings

After a young boy commits suicide at a juvenile detention center, two bullies are held responsible and sent with others to an uninhabited island, formerly an Army training zone. The delinquents, including Steve (Stephen Wight) and Lewis (Luke Neal), are accompanied by ruthless overseer Jed (Sean Pertwee). Although originally intended as an exercise to build character and instill virtue, their trip turns sinister when they encounter a group of bloodthirsty dogs and a crazy killer with a crossbow.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Sep 2, 2006

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Bassett’s film plays on its characters’ impulses and creates an unceasing thriller that is one part slasher and one part Lord of the Flies.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 21, 2023

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Rated: 2/5

Dec 7, 2007

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Anton Bitel

Film4

This over-literal, fright-free slasher is strictly for completist gorehounds and Home Secretaries seeking radical solutions to the high number of youth offenders.

Jun 15, 2007

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Wilderness has an extremely high gore factor and a couple of genuinely nasty scenes but it's ultimately let down by its unlikeable characters.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 16, 2006

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Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 2, 2006

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justin t

It looked a bit inconsistent. Some killings were shot pretty badly. The landscapes looked amazing and some of the movement was divine. Mostly quite subtle sound design and lovely with some great music and surround/bass well used. I would watch this again but it was not what I was expecting. It did not have suspense or supernatural. It was like Eden Lake (2008) but nowhere near as harrowing. The girl from Sugar Rush was not right for this at all. Otherwise the acting was good. Overall too inconsistent to recommend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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kevin c

A group of angry violence-prone teenagers living in a juvenile detention centre are taken on a retreat to what is supposed to be an uninhabited island. When they begin getting picked off one by one after running into a threesome of women there camping. This was a pretty intense survival horror flick. Only problem I had with it is there wasn't really anyone to root for as the teens were mostly despicable. But overall an effective thriller.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It was an enjoyable movie. A group of bad kids are sent to an island after another bad kid is bullied and killed himself. The hero was set up from the start. Gave away the ending too quickly as to who the killer was but there was a good slight twist to who he killer was. You weren't really rooting for the killer or the bad kids. Except for one. Who wasn't as bad as the others. Kebbell was the standout in this movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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luke d

I have no idea why this film has such a low rating don't let that put you off if you loved dog soldiers you will love this film it's creepy twists and interactions between people in the film is tense it also has a lot of violence which I still don't know why it is a 15 still though watch this film I loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Gritty And Violent Brit Horror, Which See's 2 Groups Of Juvenile Delinquents Fight For Survival On A Supposed Uninhabited Island, When A Crazed Archer Is After Them. Stalk And Slash With A Bit Of A Difference, A Great Fast Paced Film, Where You Don't Know When The Killer Will Pop Up, It Keeps Its Viewers On Their Toes. Average Performces, Average Script, Great Atmosphere. Sadly That The Killer However Is Too Easy To Identify & Their Reasons Behind The Carnage.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Don't let that green splat fool you.This is a fantastic and original horror/slasher! I cringed (in a good way) through half the film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

After a young boy commits suicide at a juvenile detention center, two bullies are held responsible and sent with others to an uninhabited island, formerly an Army training zone. The delinquents, including Steve (Stephen Wight) and Lewis (Luke Neal), are accompanied by ruthless overseer Jed (Sean Pertwee). Although originally intended as an exercise to build character and instill virtue, their trip turns sinister when they encounter a group of bloodthirsty dogs and a crazy killer with a crossbow.

Director: M.J. Bassett
Producer: Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, John McDonnell
Screenwriter: Dario Poloni
Production Co: Momentum Pictures, Ecosse Films
Rating: R (Language|A Scene of Sexuality|Strong Violence and Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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