Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- disturbing
- gory
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the reboot as a mixed but inventive horror outing that offers gory chills and a more ambitious premise than a straightforward franchise retread.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Foundation presents a closed mountain society whose collective rules challenge the assumptions of the visiting hikers.
The film retains the franchise's wilderness-horror premise while introducing The Foundation and a broader ideological conflict.
The hikers encounter a mountain community that has lived apart from mainstream society for hundreds of years.
Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail are cut off from safety while pursued through remote forest terrain.
Films like Wrong Turn, and why
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
backwoods slasher horror built around isolated travelers, escalating gore, and hostile rural communities
The Wicker Man
folk horror atmosphere, communal ideology, and unsettling conflict between outsiders and an isolated mountain society
The Descent
survival horror centered on hikers or travelers facing brutal danger in remote wilderness
Midsommar
modern folk horror combining social themes, disturbing rituals, and escalating violence in an isolated community
Movie Details
- Director
- Mike P. Nelson
- Release Date
- 2021-01-26
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1398)
Cast
- Charlotte Vega
- Adain Bradley
- Bill Sage
- Emma Dumont
- Dylan McTee
- Daisy Head
- Matthew Modine
- Vardaan Arora
- Adrian Favela
- Tim DeZarn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Wrong Turn about?
- A group of Appalachian hikers confronts a centuries-old mountain society whose ideas of community turn a wilderness excursion into a gory fight for survival.
- What is Wrong Turn like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wrong Turn as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wrong Turn violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wrong Turn as graphic.
- What did critics think of Wrong Turn?
- Critics broadly viewed the reboot as a mixed but inventive horror outing that offers gory chills and a more ambitious premise than a straightforward franchise retread.
- Which films are like Wrong Turn?
- Films with a similar feel include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Wicker Man, The Descent, and Midsommar.
- How long is Wrong Turn?
- Wrong Turn runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wrong Turn?
- In United States, Wrong Turn streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
