Summary
Deep in the Mojave desert, under a scorching blood-red sun, four travelers have set up camp to make art. One fateful night, the group is thrust into a feverish tornado of flayed flesh and mind-boggling monstrosities, the likes of which mere humans simply cannot fathom.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+40)
Critics 74Audiences 34GoodWatch 55
Tomatometer75%
Metascore72
IMDb3.8
Audience score35%
User score2.9
Running time
1 h 50 min
Longer than most horror movies, +15 min on the typical 95
typical 95110Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
+2Released
2023
February 9, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Robbie Banfitch Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer, Special Effects
Production · 3
- Robert Abramoff Executive Producer
- Beau James Producer
- Brian Bullard Production Assistant
Sound · 1
- Salem Belladonna Original Music Composer
Other crew · 8
- Stephen Dunn Thanks
- Julian Broudy Thanks
- Phillip J. Bartell Thanks
- Keriann Correia Thanks
- Noelle Faccone Thanks
- Eryl Cochran Thanks
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