Cherry Falls

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Cherry Falls

R,

2000,

1h 40m,

Horror

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63%

19 Reviews

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A small-town sheriff, Brent Marken (Michael Biehn), discovers the presence of a serial killer in his sleepy hamlet. Since the perpetrator has been targeting only virgins, both male and female, the deaths cause panic in much of the local high school population. Sheriff Marken's daughter, Jody (Brittany Murphy), is among the potential victims, since she has yet to sleep with her boyfriend, Kenny Ascott (Gabriel Mann). Can the lawman stop the killer before he goes after Jody?

Mark Dinning

Empire Magazine

Jan 1, 2000

3/5

Mohr is as fun as ever, and Biehn hogs the standout scene with fantastically bad, tongue-in-cheek gravitas.

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William Gallagher

BBC.com

Jan 1, 2000

2/5

It becomes a balance between gory and very silly.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Jul 7, 2026

3/5

Not quite up to the standard of its peers, this movie will nonetheless offer nostalgic appeal for genre fans and an entertaining enough watch for most.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Jul 21, 2023

3.5/5

The film is audacious and thought provoking even in its sterilized state.

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

Apr 5, 2022

Tragically eviscerated by the MPAA in a bloodletting that shames any of this underseen slashers extant kills, 2000s Cherry Falls has one of the best horror-movie hooks cinema has ever given us.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Dec 29, 2020

3.5/5

Though marred by edits made to satisfy a post-Columbine world, Cherry Falls still manage to be one of the more effective (and funny) post-Scream slashers.

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Albus M

Mar 26, 2019

Given all the production issues surrounding this movie, I liked it!

Abraham R

Jan 6, 2019

I want you to think for a second. Think about a few things 1980's slasher movies became known for. My guess is that one of the things on your list is the rule that anyone who has sexual intercourse will die (sometimes during the activity) and only the one virgin can survive. With this and a few other things becoming so predictable, the popular slasher genre began to die out by the late 80's. So the ironic thing about Cherry Falls is that it features a killer who targets specifically virgins. After Scream became a huge hit in 1996, it was followed up by multiple forgettable rip-offs, which Cherry falls seems to have fallen in with. While it clearly does draw a bit from Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's film, it tries its best to be unique and original. It incorporates some memorable dialogue and a couple decent characters, which I thinks makes at least okay. This isn't groundbreaking cinema in any sense, but I think slasher fans will probably be pleased. Though The biggest weakness Cherry Falls has is towards the end. I'm not sure what exactly it descended into, but it was totally ridiculous and not even remotely scary. Maybe the writers fatigued a bit when they got the climax. I also did find some questionable points, and also a couple points that felt a bit just a bit like filler. A lot of people on this website didn't like this movie, which is very much understandable. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it, but if you want to watch a slasher film, there's nothing wrong with giving Cherry Falls a try, even though at the end of the day there are more entertaining and well made alternatives of the genre.

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Luke S

Jun 26, 2018

a below average slasher flick. nothing new, and no standout acting or directing

Aug 20, 2017

So awful lol, I love Brittany Murphy but the premise is totally goofy and never fully rationalized, and it got worse from there. Neither funny nor horror in... um... the traditional sense. An over the top bloodbath ending, either the best or worst part :)

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Luke P

Feb 23, 2017

Decent little slasher. It unfortunately got lost in the wake of Scream clones, but it's actually pretty good, with a fairly unique premise.

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Finn R

Oct 16, 2014

This slasher movie has great jumpscares and a story that isn't very original or unpredictable but that can entertain the spectator with great suspense scenes.

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Geoffrey Wright

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Michael Biehn

Sherrif Brent Marken

Brittany Murphy

Jody Marken

Jay Mohr

Leonard Marliston

Gabriel Mann

Kenny Ascott

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Synopsis

A small-town sheriff, Brent Marken (Michael Biehn), discovers the presence of a serial killer in his sleepy hamlet. Since the perpetrator has been targeting only virgins, both male and female, the deaths cause panic in much of the local high school population. Sheriff Marken's daughter, Jody (Brittany Murphy), is among the potential victims, since she has yet to sleep with her boyfriend, Kenny Ascott (Gabriel Mann). Can the lawman stop the killer before he goes after Jody?

Director: Geoffrey Wright
Producer: Marshall Persinger, Eli Selden
Screenwriter: Ken Selden
Production Co: Rogue Pictures, Fresh Produce Company, Industry Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Mar 29, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m

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