Summary
On a weekend getaway at a rundown cabin in the woods, Jason, a cautious teen, his crude best friend Colin and his fearless older sister Summer are forced to work together, grow up and save their hard-partying parents from their predatory neighbor intent on feeding them all to her undead family.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+35)
Critics 82Audiences 47GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer82%
IMDb5.5
Audience score39%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −23 min on the typical 108
typical 10885Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
+3Released
2017
July 2, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyHorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Matthew Nelson-MahoodJason
Lizzie BoysSummer
Gabriel LaBelleColin
Lauren HollyNeighbor
Donavon StinsonRoger
Valerie TianLisa
Taylor St. PierreBlonde
Bryan DemoreBrown
Raphael KepinskiThe Husband
Sean MacLeanMan
June B. WildeWaitress- HRHannah Rochelle BurrThe Daughter
- CACameron Alexander AndresThe Son
- NLNicole LeeDiner Daughter #1
Ava LeeDiner Daughter #2- ALAngela LeeDiner Mother
Directing · 1
- Peter Ricq Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Writing · 2
- Davila LeBlanc Writer
- Phil Ivanusic Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 13
- Glenn Paradis Executive Producer
- Sara Shaak Executive Producer
- James Fler Executive Producer
- Andrew Thomas Hunt Executive Producer
- Don Thompson Executive Producer
- Michael Paszt Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Christopher Charles Kempinski Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Fredrik Thorsen Editor
Sound · 1
- Humans Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Heather Lidberg Production Design
- Alika Autran Set Decoration, Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Sekyiwa Wi-Afedzi Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Andrew Hogan Visual Effects
Other crew · 2
- Bruce Fontaine Stunt Coordinator
- Meredith LaCosse Makeup Effects
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