Rust Creek

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Rust Creek

R

2019

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Drama

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85%

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46 Reviews

61%

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500+ Ratings

Sawyer is an ambitious, overachieving college senior who has a seemingly bright future. While on her way to a job interview, a wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the frozen forest. Suddenly, the young woman who has everything to live for finds herself facing her own mortality as she's punished by the elements and pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws. With nowhere left to run, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic loner who has shadowy intentions.

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Critics Consensus

Rust Creek subverts expectations with a surprisingly layered survival drama anchored in a rich setting and a gripping lead performance from Hermione Corfield.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/14/2019

Has way more story than it needs.

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Jude Dry

IndieWire

01/18/2019

B

Under McGowan's restrained direction, "Rust Creek" is an impressive example of good storytelling overriding budget and star power.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

01/12/2019

A modest but involving rural-captivity tale.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

05/18/2024

2/5

This low-budget thriller has good pacing and a fascinating character dynamic, but it's so riddled with lapses of logic and frustrating behavior that it comes totally undone before it gets going.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/25/2022

4/5

A delightfully harrowing thriller from director Jen McGowan.

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Cate Marquis

AWFJ.org

10/26/2021

Rust Creek is a genre film, aiming just to entertain, and there is no reason women directors can't make those kinds of films too rather than ones with social commentary.

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Stan W

@StanWiz 5d

How had I never heard of this film! Highly entertaining thriller!

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Marissa M

@Marimont Feb 11

So underrated! Chilling watch,,,

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Wendel L

@BRZRKR Feb 9

Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ok

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Tim B.

@SlimTim0707 Nov 29

Rust Creek has an interesting plot but aside from Jay Paulson, and Hermoine Corfield, the rest of the character performances and their dialogue make them come off as nothing more than a stereotype.

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Min J.

@minjoypig Oct 17

Great! I like edge of seat movies and this one is good for that.

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Eric F.

@Emovie123 Oct 6

Great movie. Suspense and action with mystery

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Synopsis

Sawyer is an ambitious, overachieving college senior who has a seemingly bright future. While on her way to a job interview, a wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the frozen forest. Suddenly, the young woman who has everything to live for finds herself facing her own mortality as she's punished by the elements and pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws. With nowhere left to run, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic loner who has shadowy intentions.

Director: Jen McGowan
Producer: Stu Pollard
Screenwriter: Julie Lipson, Stu Pollard
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: IFC Films
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 4, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2019
Runtime: 1h 48m

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