Hunter Hunter

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Hunter Hunter

R

2020

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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HUNTER HUNTER follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow increasingly anxious during Joseph’s prolonged absence and struggle to survive without him. When they hear a strange noise outside their cabin, Anne hopes it is Joseph but instead finds a man named Lou (Nick Stahl), who has been severely injured and left for dead. The longer Lou stays and Joseph is away, the more paranoid Anne becomes, and the idea of a mysterious predator in the woods slowly becomes a threat much closer to home.

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Critics Consensus

Bloody and brutal, Hunter Hunter is a hard-hitting survivalist thriller that ratchets its tension with precision.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Jan 4, 2021

4/5

When that needle drop ends, souls have been broken. That's what makes Hunter Hunter an extraordinary entry in the modern horror canon.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Dec 31, 2020

2.5/4

Though more meat is needed on its narrative bones, Shawn Linden's backwoods horror creepfest is a mean-spirited parable about finding out who the ultimate monster is - beast or man?

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 22, 2020

It's a very spare slow-burn, and [writer-director] Sean Lindon achieves a lot here... I was impressed by this little movie.

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Jessica Scott

Nightmarish Conjurings

Oct 17, 2022

Redefining the big bad wolf, this gut punch of a film is suspenseful, unnerving, and brutal.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 17, 2022

4/5

“Hunter Hunter” is a movie that quietly lures you in by building an interesting family dynamic worth investing in. The characters feel authentic which makes their tense and eventually frightening story resonate.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Jul 11, 2021

B+

Sneaks up on viewers with strong writing and a deliberate choice to not take it easy the participants in this suspenseful movie.

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Bruce M

@BruceMc 3 days ago

Even at 94 minutes is much too long, would have worked better as a short. No character development. First and second acts are repetitive, third act feels rushed. Looks fantastic, but not much here to see. Billed as a "horror", which it isn't; has some suspense in the first act.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 5, 2026

Hunter Hunter is a *3.5* star Movie!

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Enrique C

@ecorralez6549 Sep 26, 2026

This movie is two different movies, a survival thriller in the top half, and a murder mystery in the second. Both are pointless. Absolutely not worth your time.

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Anthony F

@TonyOnions Sep 13, 2026

This movie is dark, deep, entertaining, crafty, surprising in many ways with unexpected plot twists. There are many artistic elements. It keeps you guessing until the end. Easy 5/5. Fantastic film.

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RichardAB T

@PoorDearRichard Jul 30, 2026

Hunter Hunter reminded me that I have absolutely no desire to live off the grid. Between the isolation, the mystery, and the constant feeling of unease, I'd be packing my bags before dark. Camille Sullivan was brilliant and made every moment feel authentic, and the atmosphere kept me on the edge of my seat. That ending? I'll probably be seeing it in my dreams tonight.

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Mads J

@Socialistens Apr 14, 2026

Had to sign up to write a review, since the rating is the most misleading I have ever seen! Family living in the woods for ... decades? Mom, dad, teenage daughter. Dad is an "expert hunter". Mom is scared of all animals/everything, and hates killing them to eat, after having spent at least 13 years in the forest, and hates living there! Mom does not know that wolves very very rarely attacks humans, neither does the expert hunter it seems! Daughter likes it more, but also does not seem to have adapted to killing animals, after living in the forest all her life! Random people playing around in the remote forest, get the short end of the stick. Dad says nothing when something VERY relevant comes up! Mom suddenly turns 180 degrees, at the very end. This movie makes 0 sense, half a star for the forest.

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HUNTER HUNTER follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow increasingly anxious during Joseph’s prolonged absence and struggle to survive without him. When they hear a strange noise outside their cabin, Anne hopes it is Joseph but instead finds a man named Lou (Nick Stahl), who has been severely injured and left for dead. The longer Lou stays and Joseph is away, the more paranoid Anne becomes, and the idea of a mysterious predator in the woods slowly becomes a threat much closer to home.

Director: Shawn Linden
Producer: Neil Elman, Juliette Hagopian, Shawn Linden
Screenwriter: Shawn Linden
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: MarVista Entertainment, Particular Crowd, Julijette
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 18, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.2K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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