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The Survivalist

Released May 19, 2017 1h 44m Mystery & Thriller Drama TRAILER for The Survivalist: Trailer 1 List
96% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 66% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings
During a food shortage a survivalist lives off of a small plot of land in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his existence is threatened. Read More Read Less
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The Survivalist's deliberate pace pays gripping dividends with a tautly told post-apocalyptic drama that offers some uniquely thought-provoking twists.

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Joshua Rothkopf Time Out You'll leave completely rapt. Rated: 5/5 May 22, 2017 Full Review Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times eerie and masterful ... as riveting as it is morally confounding. May 22, 2017 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com The Survivalist...is as terrific and as suspenseful a post-apocalyptic thriller as any I'll likely see this year. Rated: 3.5/4 May 19, 2017 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film While the narrative structure does fumble a bit and the characters needed to be fleshed out more, The Survivalist is a compelling watch that does have something unique to say given it’s genre. Rated: B Aug 1, 2024 Full Review Edward Lawrenson The Big Issue The result is a hugely confident, mostly absorbing blend of psychodrama and apocalyptic Western. It's claustrophobic, bleakly astringent and not for all tastes -- but it marks Fingleton out as a promising new voice. Sep 21, 2023 Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf It's an original and stunning debut for writer/director Fingleton. Rated: 4/5 May 31, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Third M The flashbacks were done well weaving the theme of survivalism and the acting carried the writing. The script was the problem for me. I found some of the lines were clunky and forced especially when it came to exposition lines. I found the soundtrack at odds with the atmosphere of an apocalyptic world. It didn't enhance the atmosphere at all. Still watched it until the end Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Sam P A gripping drama that unfolds in the claustrophobic confines of a ramshackle wooden shack nestled in the desolate backwoods of Ireland. Set against a backdrop of a post-apocalyptic—a world starved of essential resources—this film masterfully conjures a palpable sense of desperation at the edge of humanity. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review J.E. P Horror is short for horrible here.. slowest movie ever. Annoyingly so. Beginning showed some promise. Exaggerated use of nudity here, unnecessary. Stayed til the end cause invested time already. So not worth it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review John E Mia Goth is great on screen. The movie itself is deliberately slow, and that fits the world in which the story is told. However it feels too slow to me and it drags on for too long. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/01/23 Full Review Jose Raul B Although this movie is kind of passive, i liked the artistic content that draws an explicit and hidden reality: the female behavior in extreme situations, depending on women age. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/29/23 Full Review Diana S A fine post-apocalyptic story. The acting was decent given that they might as well have been using pantomime. One of the reasons writers have characters talk to each other is so we can understand their relationships more deeply. Also so we can understand what drives them more deeply. Dialogue isn't trite, BAD dialogue is. Just a thought. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During a food shortage a survivalist lives off of a small plot of land in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his existence is threatened.
Director
Stephen Fingleton
Producer
David Gilbery, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones
Screenwriter
Stephen Fingleton
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Fyzz Facility Film One
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 44m
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