The Retreat

The Retreat

The only way out is to fight.

Directed by Pat Mills

Produced by Téléfilm Canada, Aqute Media

202182 min5.0 / 10

A tense survival thriller that weaponizes homophobic violence, trapping a lesbian couple in a remote cabin hunted by extremists while their relationship fractures under duress.

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 exterminate them.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Retreat scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is The Retreat violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Retreat easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Retreat end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Retreat sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Retreat

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Retreat

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Retreat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Retreat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Retreat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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