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  • 2014
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary For five friends, it was a chance for a summer getaway- a weekend of camping in the Texas Big Thicket. But visions of a carefree vacation are shattered with an accident on a dark and desolate country road. In the wake of the accident, a bloodcurdling force of nature is unleashed-something not exactly human, but not completely animal—an u...

Directed By: Eduardo Sánchez

Written By: Jamie Nash, Eduardo Sánchez

  • 2014
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 21 m

Exists

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
22
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 18 User Ratings
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Summary For five friends, it was a chance for a summer getaway- a weekend of camping in the Texas Big Thicket. But visions of a carefree vacation are shattered with an accident on a dark and desolate country road. In the wake of the accident, a bloodcurdling force of nature is unleashed-something not exactly human, but not completely animal—an u...

Directed By: Eduardo Sánchez

Written By: Jamie Nash, Eduardo Sánchez

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50
Oct 23, 2014
Featuring the usual fractured visuals, generic victims and pinballing cameras — both hand-held and mounted on bike helmets — Exists nevertheless has an unusually dreamy opening and a few surprisingly entertaining tweaks.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
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Oct 21, 2014
Convincing shaky cam or not, in the end all we’re left with is what we started with, just another bigfoot movie.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Oct 19, 2014
In the wake of Bobcat Goldthwait's Wolf Creek, Exists's metaphorical ambitions are as under-realized as its story-circumscribing use of found footage.
By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW
30
Oct 22, 2014
The creature’s big reveal is masterfully handled and a final revelation is exceptionally memorable, but the characters, unsurprisingly, remain interchangeable with those of any number of other teens-in-peril pics.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
10
Oct 21, 2014
Against all good sense, Exists plays its material straight, possibly proving itself the year's most laughably derivative and dreary film.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
0
Oct 23, 2014
Just because a movie can exist doesn’t mean it should.
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Oct 22, 2014
Bereft of interesting characters, clever dialogue and any semblance of humor or visual coherence, Exists offers nothing to justify its cinematic existence.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Court Five, Haxan Films, Miscellaneous Entertainment
Release Date Oct 24, 2014
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating R
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Tagline The legend is real. So is the terror.
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fright Meter Awards
• 1 Nomination
Molins Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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