Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- brutal
- foreboding
- late night horror marathon
- slasher double feature
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an energetic and gory genre ride, but agreed that it becomes predictable and feels unnecessary after a strong opening.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Australian outback functions as the central landscape of danger and traps unwitting tourists in remote terrain.
Mick Taylor’s identity as a psychopathic pig-hunter and serial killer drives the film’s threat and power dynamic.
The story revisits the franchise’s tourist-versus-killer premise while emphasizing slaughter, torture, and chase-driven escalation.
The film uses the Australian outback and the local serial-killer archetype to frame rural space as hostile frontier territory.
Films like Wolf Creek 2, and why
Wolf Creek
Shares an isolated outback setting, relentless serial-killer pursuit, graphic slasher violence, and a bleak survival-thriller atmosphere.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Combines an ordinary traveler’s vulnerability with a sadistic killer, escalating pursuit, and brutal exploitation-horror intensity.
The Hitcher
Features a rural landscape transformed into a hunting ground, a powerful predator figure, and sustained survival-horror tension.
Movie Details
- Director
- Greg McLean
- Release Date
- 2013-08-30
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (734)
Cast
- John Jarratt
- Ryan Corr
- Ben Gerrard
- Shane Connor
- Shannon Ashlyn
- Philippe Klaus
- Chloé Boreham
- Sarah Roberts
- Gerard Kennedy
- Annie Byron
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wolf Creek 2 about?
- A stranded tourist battles to survive the Australian outback while a charismatic serial killer turns the landscape into his personal hunting ground.
- What is Wolf Creek 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wolf Creek 2 as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Wolf Creek 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wolf Creek 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Wolf Creek 2?
- Critics generally found the film an energetic and gory genre ride, but agreed that it becomes predictable and feels unnecessary after a strong opening.
- Which films are like Wolf Creek 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Wolf Creek, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Hitcher.
- How long is Wolf Creek 2?
- Wolf Creek 2 runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wolf Creek 2?
- In United States, Wolf Creek 2 is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
