Rust Creek

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Rust Creek

R,

2019,

1h 48m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Horror/

Drama

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46 Reviews

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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.

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)

Sep 14, 2019

Has way more story than it needs.

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Jude Dry

IndieWire

Jan 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

Jan 12, 2019

A modest but involving rural-captivity tale.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

May 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

Aug 25, 2022

4/5

A delightfully harrowing thriller from director Jen McGowan.

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Cate Marquis

AWFJ.org

Oct 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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Finn S

Apr 27, 2019

Twisty thriller is far better than expected. A really good little film.

Finn S

Apr 23, 2019

Piece of s..it of a movie.good storytelling says a critic?are you on drugs?rust creek,a place with two criminals an unethical sheriff,a weirdo who keeps the girl captive.and so far i've only watched 45 of the 108 stupid minutes of this garbage.

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Anakin W

Apr 5, 2019

Excellent Indie Film featuring a badass coed that puts up a very realistic fight against her horrible circumstances. Great story, and always awesome to see actors I'm not familiar with, acting their asses off!!

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Abraham P

Apr 4, 2019

Clearly overrated. It's a pretty average thriller. Run of the mill "escape against all odds". It brings nothing new to the genre.

Rey M

Apr 3, 2019

Beginning is average seen it before stuff for about 20 minutes. After that it grips with deeper characters and story telling.

Mar 31, 2019

A thrilling and yet heartwarming film that had me on the edge of my seat as I got attached to the characters. A+ acting

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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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