Eden Lake

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Eden Lake

R

2008

1h 31m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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During a romantic weekend getaway, a young couple confronts a gang of youths, and suffers brutal consequences.

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Critics Consensus

A brutal and effective British hoodie-horror that, despite the clichés, stays on the right side of scary.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

An effectively harrowing Brit thriller-cum-horror pic whose yuppie protags' weekend getaway runs violently afoul of the local youth.

Nov 3, 2008

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

It is impossible not to admire the way Watkins ratchets up the tension in his debut as director (he wrote My Little Eye) and keeps his tale strictly to 90 minutes.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 12, 2008

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

It's the latest proof that, when it comes to scary movies at least, the British film industry is alive and screaming.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 12, 2008

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Gets points for the gut-punch of an ending, but the journey to get there isn't entirely fulfilling, despite the talent involved.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 12, 2025

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

This is grossly irresponsible, deeply unlikeable filmmaking.

Rated: 2/10

Oct 1, 2024

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

[An] uncompromisingly bleak film about a vacation goes awry.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2024

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Griffith J

Not the worst film ever but there really isn’t anything about it that I like. I can appreciate the attempt to make something brutal & hopeless but the premise is so outlandish I can’t ever buy into it. The logic of these characters is so ridiculous that they become cartoons of themselves. Actors I like but they are early in their careers, clearly inexperienced, & overact the whole time. A solid score & some pretty landscape shots but that’s about all.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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James G.

Eh kind of a ball dropper. The build up was a little stupid. With a s@it ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Tony A

Terrible film nothing remotely realistic about it 👎

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Nicholas D.

Enjoyed. Ending is controversial. I liked it. Fassbender is great per usual. Sadistic work here.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/25

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Mackenzie A

Aided by a script with some sharp teeth, as well as the tense action which keeps the film's pace quick, Eden Lake will linger with you afterwards.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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ira m

I was on the toilet the whole time so it wasn't so bad.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Synopsis

During a romantic weekend getaway, a young couple confronts a gang of youths, and suffers brutal consequences.

Director: James Watkins
Producer: Christian Colson, Richard Holmes
Screenwriter: James Watkins
Distributor: Third Rail
Production Co: Rollercoaster Films, Aramid Entertainment Fund
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Nudity|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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