Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- harrowing
- paranoid
- tense
- late night suspense viewing
- rainy day thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a layered and gripping survival drama elevated by its rural setting and Hermione Corfield's lead performance, though aggregate scores were mixed overall.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sawyer relies on intelligence, persistence, and self-defense while isolated in the Kentucky forest.
The dense Kentucky woods strand Sawyer far from help and intensify threats from both nature and criminals.
The plot combines a meth-related criminal enterprise with a compromised sheriff and police corruption.
Sawyer must cooperate with Lowell despite uncertainty about his intentions and loyalties.
Films like Rust Creek, and why
Deliverance
backwoods survival thriller centered on a vulnerable outsider confronting violent criminals
Black Rock
female-led wilderness survival, rural isolation, and escalating criminal threat
Winter's Bone
tense rural crime atmosphere and a protagonist navigating dangerous strangers
Movie Details
- Director
- Jen McGowan
- Release Date
- 2019-01-04
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (378)
Cast
- Hermione Corfield
- Jay Paulson
- Sean O'Bryan
- Micah A. Hauptman
- Daniel R. Hill
- Jeremy Glazer
- John Marshall Jones
- Jake Kidwell
- Virginia Schneider
- Denise Dal Vera
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, 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 Rust Creek about?
- A stranded college student fights to survive Kentucky wilderness, ruthless criminals, and a corrupt local power structure.
- What is Rust Creek like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Rust Creek as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Rust Creek violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Rust Creek as brutal.
- What did critics think of Rust Creek?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a layered and gripping survival drama elevated by its rural setting and Hermione Corfield's lead performance, though aggregate scores were mixed overall.
- Which films are like Rust Creek?
- Films with a similar feel include Deliverance, Black Rock, and Winter's Bone.
- How long is Rust Creek?
- Rust Creek runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Rust Creek?
- In United States, Rust Creek streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
