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Mercy Falls

Mercy Falls

Thriller · Horror · 2023

A group of friends set off into the Scottish Highlands in search of a long lost cabin. Once far from civilization, an unforeseen tragedy befalls the group and one bad decision leads to suspicion, betrayal and murder.

Movie details

Mercy Falls

“How far would you fall to survive?”

2023 Thriller · Horror 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

A group of friends set off into the Scottish Highlands in search of a long lost cabin. Once far from civilization, an unforeseen tragedy befalls the group and one bad decision leads to suspicion, betrayal and murder.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Mercy Falls?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ryan Hendrick

Written by

Ryan Hendrick · Meliá Grasska

Lauren Lyle

Lauren Lyle

Rhona

Nicolette McKeown

Nicolette McKeown

Carla

J

James Watterson

Scott

L

Layla Kirk

Heather

J

Joe Rising

Donnie

Eoin Sweeney

Eoin Sweeney

Andy

Gilly Gilchrist

Gilly Gilchrist

Rhona's Dad

Court is in session

Put Mercy Falls on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.