Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- demented
- aggressive
- horror movie night
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the cast, humor, twist, and demented finale entertaining, though the film was viewed as a slight diversion with a slow build toward its payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines farcical vacation behavior with a serial-killer threat and a demented finale.
Critics specifically noted the exploitation of vacationer stereotypes to conceal the film's darker intentions.
The family is stranded on a remote island inhabited by a serial killer.
The critical reception repeatedly highlights an almighty twist and climactic payoff.
Films like Get Away, and why
The Final Girls
shared slasher conventions, comic violence, and irreverent horror tone
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
shared vacation setting, horror comedy, and self-aware genre play
Bodies Bodies Bodies
shared ensemble comedy, isolated setting, and escalating serial-killer menace
Ready or Not
shared farcical horror, exaggerated violence, and demented comic energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Steffen Haars
- Release Date
- 2024-12-06
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (208)
Cast
- Nick Frost
- Aisling Bea
- Sebastian Croft
- Maisie Ayres
- Ville Virtanen
- Eero Milonoff
- Anitta Suikkari
- Jouko Ahola
- Verneri Lilja
- Kari Kinnari
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- 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 Get Away about?
- A bickering family’s remote island holiday becomes a gleefully vicious slasher farce when a serial killer turns their getaway into a trap.
- What is Get Away like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Get Away as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Get Away violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Get Away as graphic.
- What did critics think of Get Away?
- Critics generally found the cast, humor, twist, and demented finale entertaining, though the film was viewed as a slight diversion with a slow build toward its payoff.
- Which films are like Get Away?
- Films with a similar feel include The Final Girls, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Ready or Not.
- How long is Get Away?
- Get Away runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Get Away?
- In United States, Get Away streams on Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
