Skinwalker Ranch
A found-footage research expedition to a notorious ranch uncovers a volatile convergence of alien, occult, and shape-shifting phenomena.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- Halloween viewing
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics found the film familiar and not wholly convincing as found footage, but acknowledged its occasional scares, humor, and effective visual effects.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The research team documents events through point-of-view recordings while investigating the ranch.
Researchers investigate paranormal events linked to skinwalkers, alien activity, and native american folklore.
The isolated cattle ranch becomes the center of unexplained disappearances, apparitions, and hostile phenomena.
Critical reception specifically praised the film's visual-effects work, while the plot foregrounds aliens and shape shifters.
Films like Skinwalker Ranch, and why
The Blair Witch Project
shared found-footage structure, paranormal investigation, and escalating supernatural dread
The Fourth Kind
shared alien-abduction mystery, documentary-style evidence gathering, and unsettling science fiction horror
The Last Exorcism
shared isolated-location horror, occult phenomena, and research-team perspective
Signs
shared extraterrestrial phenomena, rural unease, and escalating paranoia
Movie Details
- Director
- Devin McGinn
- Release Date
- 2013-10-30
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (133)
Cast
- Steve Berg
- Kyle Davis
- Erin Cahill
- Jon Gries
- Devin McGinn
- Taylor Bateman
- Carol Call
- Mike Flynn
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Skinwalker Ranch about?
- A found-footage research expedition to a notorious ranch uncovers a volatile convergence of alien, occult, and shape-shifting phenomena.
- What is Skinwalker Ranch like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Skinwalker Ranch as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Skinwalker Ranch violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Skinwalker Ranch as moderate.
- What did critics think of Skinwalker Ranch?
- Critics found the film familiar and not wholly convincing as found footage, but acknowledged its occasional scares, humor, and effective visual effects.
- Which films are like Skinwalker Ranch?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, The Fourth Kind, The Last Exorcism, and Signs.
- How long is Skinwalker Ranch?
- Skinwalker Ranch runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Skinwalker Ranch?
- In United States, Skinwalker Ranch is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
