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Eden Lake (2008) -- Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   8,659 votes
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Director:
James Watkins
Writer:
James Watkins (writer)
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Release Date:
12 September 2008 (UK) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Plot:
Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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User Comments:
Crackingly realistic UK 'chav' horror more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kelly Reilly ... Jenny
Michael Fassbender ... Steve
Tara Ellis ... Abi
Jack O'Connell ... Brett
Finn Atkins ... Paige
Jumayn Hunter ... Mark
Thomas Turgoose ... Cooper
James Burrows ... Harry
Thomas Gill ... Ricky
Lorraine Bruce ... Tanya
Shaun Dooley ... Jon
James Gandhi ... Adam

Bronson Webb ... Reece
Lorraine Stanley ... Nat
Rachel Gleeves ... Mel (as Rachel Gleaves)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some nudity and brief drug use.
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Throughout the movie the amount of blood and dirt on Jenny and Steve can change instantly. An example is when Jenny and Steve are hiding underneath the wooden hut (in the lake.) In one shot Steve's chin dips into the lake and this causes his chin to become mostly clean from dried blood and dirt. But in the next shot all the dried blood and dirt is suddenly back covering his entire face. more
Quotes:
Brett: Follow the blood! more

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62 out of 107 people found the following comment useful:-
Crackingly realistic UK 'chav' horror, 14 September 2008
8/10
Author: juboy70 from United Kingdom

From start to finish this film is a masterclass in confronting our views on revenge and on how we choose which 'side' to be on in any given situation.

The two adult leads are almost immediately plunged into a nightmare where children have the upper hand and where respect for adults is thrown out of the window yet the adults still view the amoral, feral youth as children (at least initially).

Eden Lake plays as virtually a documentary of Britain in 2008 and as a film gives us a stark reflection of what is happening in this country today. The only difference being that Eden Lake takes place in the countryside while the real violence in the UK takes place on our city streets.

James Watkins has managed to create real tension, real suspense and some real terror in his directorial debut. So many UK horror films come with great expectations and so many fail, but with Eden Lake, Watkins has crafted a contemporary film that is instilled with the nastiness and vicious spirit of 70s/early 80s horror such as 'Last House on the Left'.

Disturbing, challenging, thought provoking and downright electrifying in places, this is one of the best horror films of the past few years and one of the best British films this decade.

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This Movie made me have an argument with my GF! Lfries
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The ending completely ruined the movie dragonslayer89
Reminded me of Descent (anyone else?) adamski1974
Loved the Ending... Hated the Couple stlunatic5
Possibly the WORST movie ever! imdb-8198
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