Fresh
"Backcountry" inevitably brings on the bloody, but it finds atmospheric ways to depict how the bucolic hush of a nature getaway can morph into a survival nightmare for the unprepared.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Overview
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director Adam MacDonald's accomplished, blunt-force wilderness adventure.
Scott Foundas, Variety
Fresh
It's beautifully tense and well-acted - the kind of modest genre picture we don't see enough of these days.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
Just when you thought it was safe to stand up to a bear in the woods, this jarring indie horror drama will make you scurry back indoors.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Fresh
For most of its 91 tense, uneven minutes, "Backcountry" plays on your nerves like a kid flicking you with a rubber band.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
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