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  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary Renee and Valerie, a couple at a cross roads in their relationship, leave the city to spend the week at a remote cabin with friends. But when they arrive, their friends are nowhere to be found. As they stumble through their relationship woes, they discover they are being hunted by a group of militant extremists who are determined to exte...

Directed By: Pat Mills

Written By: Alyson Richards

  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • Quiver Distribution
  • 1 h 22 m

The Retreat

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 User Ratings
3.2
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Summary Renee and Valerie, a couple at a cross roads in their relationship, leave the city to spend the week at a remote cabin with friends. But when they arrive, their friends are nowhere to be found. As they stumble through their relationship woes, they discover they are being hunted by a group of militant extremists who are determined to exte...

Directed By: Pat Mills

Written By: Alyson Richards

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Metascore
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80
May 27, 2021
Much like the heroes of this story, The Retreat manages to defy expectations. And while some gory clichés still abound, it makes for a gruesome, gritty thriller that lets its leads shine.
By Anne T. Donahue FULL REVIEW
67
May 21, 2021
The Retreat’s premise is as effective as it is disconcerting. The violence against its gay characters is horrific, but the film’s gimmicks and twists eliminate it from adding much to a conversation about hate crimes. And the surprisingly comic elements that arrive in the third act suggest there was never any intent to be political.
By Thom Ernst FULL REVIEW
58
May 20, 2021
There’s something much bigger afoot, something truly subversive and new, but The Retreat resists digging into that, instead leaning on its (admittedly, badass) leading ladies and their inspiring ability to kick butt. We love to see it, but we’d really love to see more.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
50
May 28, 2021
Underlit, shot in the same murky beiges that plague so many low budget horrors, and not as profound as it thinks it is, it isn't quite exploitation schlock or a cerebral shocker, instead relying on both conventions for a hybrid that ends up with the satisfaction of neither.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
50
May 20, 2021
The Retreat may be horror by the numbers, but there are solid reasons these character types and story tropes are recycled, again and again. As they teach you in horror film school, they endure because they work, even if they don’t have a prayer of surprising anybody as they do.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 User Ratings
3.2
17% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 User Ratings
3.2
17% Positive
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33% Mixed
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50% Negative
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Production Company Alyson Richards Productions, Clique Pictures, Outside Line Studio
Release Date May 21, 2021
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline The only way out is to fight
Website https://www.quiverdistribution.com/the-retreat
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 3 Nominations
Canadian Screen Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Canadian Sync Awards
• 1 Nomination

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