Eden Lake

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Eden Lake

R

2008

1h 31m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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During a romantic weekend getaway, a young couple confronts a gang of youths, and suffers brutal consequences.

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Critics Consensus

A brutal and effective British hoodie-horror that, despite the clichés, stays on the right side of scary.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

11/03/2008

An effectively harrowing Brit thriller-cum-horror pic whose yuppie protags' weekend getaway runs violently afoul of the local youth.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

09/12/2008

3/5

It is impossible not to admire the way Watkins ratchets up the tension in his debut as director (he wrote My Little Eye) and keeps his tale strictly to 90 minutes.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

09/12/2008

4/5

It's the latest proof that, when it comes to scary movies at least, the British film industry is alive and screaming.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Apr 29

2.5/5

Eden Lake is an exercise in endurance. First, we endure extremely questionable decisions from the main characters, and then we must endure the consequences of those decisions. Technically, the film is well done, but why would anyone want to watch it?

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12

2/5

Gets points for the gut-punch of an ending, but the journey to get there isn't entirely fulfilling, despite the talent involved.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

10/01/2024

2/10

This is grossly irresponsible, deeply unlikeable filmmaking.

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Susan B

@Bellfamily 3d

Awful. Horrible ending nothing good about this movie at all.

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Naomi P

@Nay86 3d

Tough to watch. A lot of stupid decisions made and horrible parents letting their kids get away with anything. Horrible message about evil winning

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Todd T

@RT15003903 3d

Good movie making but unfortunately the message is horribly unpleasant. If you want to see evil wins over good, which makes you evil in my book, then this movie is for you. With that said I really question the morality of the film makers. I don't think I will ever watch another film by these people if I can help it.

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Donny T

@RT98997196 Aug 8

They could have wrapped it up with a decent ending but letting them get away with it is beyond stupid. Don't worry I'm not spoiling anything. I'm doing y'all a favor by recommending not to waste your time.

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Stacey N

@RT30816818 Aug 6

I can’t believe she was soooo bad.. ACTING was horrific. Scarier than the movie..

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Marley G.

@FadeIn Aug 3

Complete garbage. Acting was strong but this is a terrible movie. I should’ve shut it off after the dog was killed.

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Synopsis

During a romantic weekend getaway, a young couple confronts a gang of youths, and suffers brutal consequences.

Director: James Watkins
Producer: Christian Colson, Richard Holmes
Screenwriter: James Watkins
Distributor: Third Rail
Production Co: Rollercoaster Films, Aramid Entertainment Fund
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Nudity|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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