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Shortcut

R,

2020,

1h 20m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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A mysterious creature terrorizes five teenage friends after their bus takes a shortcut on a desolate road in the wild.

Critics Consensus

This road trip horror outing may take one Shortcut too many to count as a truly satisfying journey, but refreshing brevity and a show-don't-tell approach smooth the ride.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Mar 22, 2021

3/5

Shot in Italy, with an English cast, there's a crisp, almost fairytale levity to Alessio Liguori's horror adventure that sits oddly but not unworkably with its gorier elements.

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Courtney Howard

Variety

Sep 26, 2020

If only someone had course-corrected the filmmakers on their own route to making this letdown of a horror road-movie, which gets off to a good start before losing its way.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Sep 25, 2020

1/4

Both an amateurish production and a mindless genre exercise.

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space (Substack)

Jan 12, 2021

3/5

A serviceable creature-feature that will play well enough with housebound under-'20s, the patch-quilt monster-movie/teen drama Shortcut is light on logic but buoyed by an engaging spirit.

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Michelle Swope

Dread Central

Dec 21, 2020

3/5

While there are great performances, intense moments, and a little bit of blood, Shortcut is a creature feature whose creature comes up short.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oct 30, 2020

C

A poorly made monster fantasy film.

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Synopsis

A mysterious creature terrorizes five teenage friends after their bus takes a shortcut on a desolate road in the wild.

Director: Alessio Liguori
Producer: Simona Ferri, Marco Tempera
Screenwriter: Daniele Cosci
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Play Entertainment, Camaleo, Sternenberg Films , Mad Rocket Entertainment
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Some Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $758.2K
Runtime: 1h 20m

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