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Rift

Original title: Rökkur
  • 20172017
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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POPULARITY
47,082
8,107
Guðmundur Ólafsson, Björn Stefánsson, and Sigurður Þór Óskarsson in Rift (2017)
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Two men in a secluded cabin are haunted by their dead relationship.Two men in a secluded cabin are haunted by their dead relationship.Two men in a secluded cabin are haunted by their dead relationship.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
998
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
47,082
8,107
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    • Director
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Writer
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Stars
      • Björn Stefánsson
      • Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
      • Guðmundur Ólafsson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Writer
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Stars
      • Björn Stefánsson
      • Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
      • Guðmundur Ólafsson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Björn Stefánsson in Rift (2017)
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    Björn Stefánsson in Rift (2017)
    Rift (2017)
    Björn Stefánsson and Sigurður Þór Óskarsson in Rift (2017)
    Björn Stefánsson and Sigurður Þór Óskarsson in Rift (2017)
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    Björn Stefánsson
    Björn Stefánsson
    • Gunnar
    Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
    Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
    • Einar
    Guðmundur Ólafsson
    • Grétar
    Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir
    • Gyða
    Anna Eva Steindórsdóttir
    • Sjáandi (Seer)
    Jóhann Kristófer Stefánsson
    • Robert
    Böðvar Óttar Steindórsson
    • Leemoy
    • Director
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
    • Writer
      • Erlingur Thoroddsen
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    User reviews11

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    5/10
    The Strangers Hitchhike at Night
    Ahhh, the power of the Indie. Do whatever, splash whatever paint on any canvas, call it "art" and let the viewer decide because the artist has no clue.

    Oh, sorry, that's just 10% of the movie. The rest of it was nearly fantastic. Well written, completely believable acting, beautifully shot, awesome score and song (in credits.) Not to mention, you truly believed the love between the leads.

    But, oddly, and as that paint splashes, brief moments of "horror" are spread throughout this movie which is mostly a drama. An effective drama and those horror elements almost want to stand in the way of this being elevated.

    The movie's 1st hero is "Steve Buscemi as Norman Bates" who goes back to control, er, I mean, be the dominate one to the submissive, er, lemme start over. Concerned "Norman" thinks his ex might do something bad. Turns out, his ex is slightly off and he might have motivations of his own.

    "Norman" and his ex spend several days in his ex's parents' isolated cabin and while they revisit their recent and abrupt breakup, weird things are going on around the town with a population of 2. (Maybe more, depends on what you call "population.")

    The weird stuff, I guess could blend in with the main story, but it also could've easily been deleted and though it might have been a thick and heavy drama, I probably would've loved it more. Especially without the ending we did see.

    No spoilers, but it's another indie-cliché of a finale that's kind of disappointing. Especially in a movie so competently made in so many ways.

    Well, it's nearly 2 hours. Maybe we can see a cut of this without the weird, Exacto Knife Knocker Killer and his Kid.

    ***

    Final thoughts: Shudder, oh, you "horror" streaming service. Disappoint me, you do more than impress me. You keep getting movies that have 1-10% horror elements and feature them as the latest in horror and/or *EXCLUSIVE TO SHUDDER!* Huh. 1-10% horror IS NOT A HORROR MOVIE. It's a drama or comedy or action with so little horror, it's like calling Disney's The Lion King horror since it had 40 seconds of scary scenes in an hour and half. Tsk. Please stick to what you advertise.
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    • Mar 28, 2018

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Iceland
    • Language
      • Icelandic
    • Also known as
      • Sumrak
    • Production companies
      • Hero Productions
      • Myrkraverk Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,622
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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