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  • 2008
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft. A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New A...

Directed By: Dan Gildark

Written By: Grant Cogswell, H.P. Lovecraft, Douglas Light, Jason Cottle, Dan Gildark

  • 2008
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m

Cthulhu

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft. A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New A...

Directed By: Dan Gildark

Written By: Grant Cogswell, H.P. Lovecraft, Douglas Light, Jason Cottle, Dan Gildark

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
41
17% Positive
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67% Mixed
4 Reviews
17% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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67% Mixed
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17% Negative
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The film is creepy, I'll give it that, but it also has that smalltown, dramatic bend.
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50
Cthulhu (kuh-THOO-loo) shows that you can't go home again. Seriously: Don't ever go home -- you'll be sorry.
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Cthulhu isn't awful, but it isn't particularly compelling either.
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Stuart Gordon adapted the story more conventionally in 2001's "Dagon," and it remains the better bet for Lovecraft lovers.
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The acting is so emotionally unhinged and erratic it borders on camp, diluting any suspense.
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This shambling mess -- offers nothing but a lesson in how not to make a movie.
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Production Company Arkham Northwest Productions, Cascadia Film Collective
Release Date Aug 22, 2008
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Welcome home...to the end of the world.
Website http://www.myspace.com/cthulhuthemovie
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination

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