Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek

The thrill is in the hunt.

Directed by Greg McLean

Produced by Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation

200599 min6.2 / 10

A relentless, brutally dark survival-horror film that traps vulnerable tourists in an isolated nightmare of predatory violence and inescapable dread.

Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Wolf Creek scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Wolf Creek violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is Wolf Creek easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Wolf Creek end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Wolf Creek sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

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38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Wolf Creek

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wolf Creek, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wolf Creek, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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