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Eden Lake

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Eden Lake R 2008 1h 31m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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74% Tomatometer 35 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
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 Nov 3, 2008
An effectively harrowing Brit thriller-cum-horror pic whose yuppie protags' weekend getaway runs violently afoul of the local youth. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Sep 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. Go to Full Review
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) Sep 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. Go to Full Review
Brian Bisesi Horror Movie Club Podcast Apr 29, 2026
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? Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 12, 2025
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. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Oct 1, 2024
2/10
This is grossly irresponsible, deeply unlikeable filmmaking. Go to Full Review
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Eva L @RT61635209 11 hrs ago If you love psychological horror with some horror this is your movie, acting extraordinary amazing cast one of my fav movies so far. I would deffo recommend. See more Bram B @RT80974906 4 days ago Anyone giving this less than 5 stars isn’t a horror fan. It’s bleak, unrelenting and extremely uncomfortable to watch. Isn’t that what horror is about? Also, most of the 1 star ratings are given because it’s so bleak and disturbing, that will appeal to plenty ;) See more zodiacFn T @RT07674073 6 days ago I gave 5 stars so I can tricks you Dumbaxx to waste your 90min, like I wasted mine. I hate you ppl-lol Note: this is a stupid movie, those main characters, are borderline mentally disabled. See more Jamie W @winenanator Sep 20, 2026 This movie left me angry and speechless See more Paul J @Falkonridge Sep 9, 2026 Too bad it's not possible to give a movie a negative stars review because this "movie" deserves -5 stars. Even for torture porn, it's absolute trash. If you decide to watch, you can't say you haven't been properly warned. See more Susan S @RT57317152 Sep 7, 2026 Eden Lake is possibly the most evil story that could be written about feral youth and their truly despicable parents. This story has no redeeming features apart from two very explicit truths. There are very real people who live through this kind of fear and threat every day. There are families out there who are actually like this and is proof positive that Hell is very, very real and exists only in THIS life. The second, this being a British story, is the total vulnerability of ordinary people who don’t have either the training or the weapons needed for self defence. Which is entirely the fault of British lawmakers. In that respect, Eden Lake is an excellent depiction of what can happen to anyone who doesn’t prepare. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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