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When a family en route to a Christmas Eve gathering decides to takes a shortcut down a wooded road, an eerie sequence of events signals trouble ahead. After nearly colliding with an oncoming car, father Frank (Ray Wise) picks up a ghostly hitchhiker (Amber Smith) and her infant child. With the sudden appearance of their new passengers, the route becomes dark and treacherous -- and the family's numbers rapidly begin to dwindle in a series of seemingly connected, grisly roadside accidents.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2004

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

The ending, which comes out of nowhere for no one other than the characters, will urge viewers to deduct points from the overall score, but this is a movie where the journey is far more important than the destination.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 7, 2023

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

There's just nothing here to like at all.

Apr 29, 2009

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Johnny Butane

Dread Central

A small film like Dead End sneaks in and manages to floor pretty much everyone that's seen it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 1, 2006

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

There's great promise in Dead End, and a script that is often clever, combined with a carload of decent actors, really helps cover a multitude of flaws.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 9, 2005

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Jeremy A This move made me LOL at least 20 times. So great. the other supernatural crap isnt needed.... but the end is great. 4.5* Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Rodolfo G I felt it was very slow, repetitive and with little grace; except for a few scenes to rescue, I also think that the ending fulfills but I would not see it again. I started watching it because I was looking for Christmas horror movies and I had heard that this one was good, but in reality it has little to do with Christmas, except for some mentions. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Farah R I was deceived into believing this was a good movie by the ratings. Dead End is disjointed, dull, and dumb. If you've got the patience to watch it all through, the ending might make the time spent a little worth it. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Logan D A disfunctional family on the way to grandmother's house on Christmas Eve takes a treacherous shortcut.A clever film that just falls short of being able to convey it's idea rewardingly, mainly for the copout ending. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review JJJJJJ J Overstays its welcome. Once you know the premise to some extent you are just waiting for the next one to go. Or something to happen. The last bit they spend a bit too long dabbling around when everyone knows they are going to just die. Other than that fairly okay. This film has that 2000s aesthetics too and works it well. Not trying to do too much. Definitely middle of the road worth a skip unless your studying wrong turn films or something... Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Rodney G Thank you for adding this film to your line up Shudder. I loved it. Ray Wise fans rejoice. This is so funny and weird. A+ Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jean-Baptiste Andrea Director Fabrice Canepa Director Ray Wise Frank Harrington Alexandra Holden Marion Harringt Lin Shaye Laura Harrington Mick Cain Richard Harrington

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Synopsis When a family en route to a Christmas Eve gathering decides to takes a shortcut down a wooded road, an eerie sequence of events signals trouble ahead. After nearly colliding with an oncoming car, father Frank (Ray Wise) picks up a ghostly hitchhiker (Amber Smith) and her infant child. With the sudden appearance of their new passengers, the route becomes dark and treacherous -- and the family's numbers rapidly begin to dwindle in a series of seemingly connected, grisly roadside accidents.

Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Producer: James Huth, Gabriella Stollenwerck
Screenwriter: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2018
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Surround