Name: Dead End
Genre: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2003-12-12
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Cast: Ray Wise, Alexandra Holden, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, William Rosenfeld

Where to watch

Set your services

Fingerprint

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

Movies with

Story

Read the signs.

On Christmas Eve, while driving to see his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

Feels like

Supernatural Horror
Christmas Eve
Lost on a Road
Family Nightmare
Psychological Thriller
Unexplained Events
Bleak Atmosphere
Intense Tension

Cast

11 of 11

Crew

Directed by: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Written by: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Produced by: James Huth, Cécile Telerman, Gabriella Stollenwerck
Music by: Greg De Belles

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Titles like Dead End

nearer = more alike

8

You are here: Dead End

Point to compare, tap or drag to moveHold to compare, tap or drag to move

You are herePreview

vscompared with Dead End

Dead End2003

Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it

This pageTap it to move here

A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.

Open a page:Resurrection (2022)Good Boy (2026)Absentia (2011)The Dark and the Wicked (2020)May (2003)The Canal (2014)Marianne (2019)The Hole in the Ground (2019)Birth/Rebirth (2023)The Eye (2002)Southbound (2015)Willard (2003)The Block Island Sound (2021)Unsane (2018)Honeymoon (2014)Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)Sleep (2023)Goodnight Mommy (2015)Gerald's Game (2017)Julia's Eyes (2010)Next Door (2005)1BR (2019)Suicide Club (2001)Hokum (2026)The Lodge (2020)You'll Never Find Me (2024)Come to Daddy (2019)Run (2020)Session 9 (2001)The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)Anything for Jackson (2020)The Wailing (2016)Caveat (2021)Heartless (2010)Servant (2019)Joshua (2007)Dollhouse (2025)Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (2026)Stir of Echoes (1999)They Look Like People (2016)Cuckoo (2024)Don't Listen (2020)The Gravedancers (2006)No One Will Save You (2023)Little Bone Lodge (2023)Saccharine (2026)Oddity (2024)The Offering (2022)Hounds of Love (2016)Dream Scenario (2023)Incantation (2022)Enter Nowhere (2015)Strangers from Hell (2019)The Night House (2021)In Fear (2013)Hunter Hunter (2020)The Monster (2016)Memoir of a Murderer (2017)Smile (2022)The Eyes of My Mother (2016)Ginger Snaps (2000)Stoker (2013)Cure (1997)Baramulla (2025)

More mystery movies

The Sixth Sense (1999)
GoodWatch score 78
Zootopia 2 (2025)
GoodWatch score 80
The Thing (1982)
GoodWatch score 78
Mystic River (2003)
GoodWatch score 83
L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 89
Oblivion (2013)
GoodWatch score 59
Identity (2003)
GoodWatch score 68
Changeling (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

Facts

December 12, 2003 · 1 h 23 min · R

Released: December 12, 2003
Runtime: 1 h 23 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Original language: English
Made in: France, United States
Budget: $900,000
Box office: $898,994
Available in: 17 countries

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Dead End?"

Questions about Dead End

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Dead End?

In the United States, Dead End streams on MovieSphere+, and it is free with ads on The CW, Plex, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 7 other countries.

Is Dead End worth watching?

63

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63 (IMDb 6.4 and Letterboxd 3.1 out of 5).

Will Dead End scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching Dead End?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.