What is the iRankMovies score for Eden Lake?

Name: Eden Lake
Director: James Watkins
Genre: horror, thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.7

Eden Lake has an iRankMovies score of 68.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Eden Lake (2008)

A weekend by the lake, with views to die for.

Release:2008

Runtime:1h 31m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:James Watkins

Language:English

Genre

HorrorThriller

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Keywords

LakeBeachHusband Wife RelationshipSadismCampingRottweilerBullyingForest

iRank69

Eden Lake rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 108K votes

Rotten Tomatoes74%

Metacritic65%

TMDb6.837/10· 2K votes

With 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Eden Lake

When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

Cast of Eden Lake

Kelly Reilly
as Jenny
Michael Fassbender
as Steve
Jack O'Connell
as Brett
Finn Atkins
as Paige
Thomas Turgoose
as Cooper
J
James Burrows
as Harry
Lorraine Bruce
as Tanya
J
Jumayn Hunter
as Mark
Shaun Dooley
as Jon
Bronson Webb
as Reece
Lorraine Stanley
as Nat
Alex Palmer
as Paul

Eden Lake facts

Budget: $12.9M
Box office: $4M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Escalating tension builds palpable dread throughout increasingly dire situations
•Genuine threat from antagonists creates authentic horror and visceral fear
•Gritty atmosphere grounds supernatural elements in brutal realistic violence