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Summary When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime, his body is resurrected, and he becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the theft and proceeds to...

Directed By: Chris Nash

Written By: Chris Nash

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2024
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 34 m

In a Violent Nature

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime, his body is resurrected, and he becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the theft and proceeds to...

Directed By: Chris Nash

Written By: Chris Nash

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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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May 29, 2024
This is an ambitious, methodical, immersive, and admirably devious experiment in conjuring atmosphere and testing gag reflexes. It will quicken your pulse, tighten your throat and – for those on its extremely particular wavelength – bust your gut.
By Barry Hertz FULL REVIEW
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May 29, 2024
With In A Violent Nature, Nash crafts something entirely new; composed, near and real. But the film’s sense of tone and timing prove that he also intimately understands why audiences were always invested in these marathons of blood, gore, and guts.
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Apr 25, 2024
In a Violent Nature is a clever slasher experiment that underdelivers in the story department but more than makes up for it with some clever kills that will be sure to linger long after the credits roll.
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77
Jan 25, 2024
If you love slashers, and love the language of slashers, it’s inevitable that the charms of In a Violent Nature will reach you. Eventually.
By Jacob Oller FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 25, 2024
Its stripped-down approach to a familiar gist has a distinctiveness that is impressive, and is sure to please fans who are always up for a new slasher film — but wish most of them weren’t so interchangeable.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
60
May 30, 2024
Claiming inspiration (in the film’s press notes) from Terrence Malick and others, Nash has attempted an ambitious blend of art house and slaughterhouse whose rug-pulling ending will polarize, even as its moody logic prevails.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 25, 2024
It’s a breathless ending, but the juice hardly feels worth the squeeze by the dying minutes of a noble failure that trims all of the trappings off of the slasher genre until there’s nothing left but a monster, an old mask, and — in Nash — a seriously promising talent who could use a little bit more to work with next time.
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Production Company Low Sky Productions, Shudder, Zygote Pictures
Release Date May 31, 2024
Duration 1 h 34 m
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