Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- macabre
- chaotic
- cult movie night
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics found the high-concept horror comedy intermittently amusing but uneven, with its promising premise and atmosphere undermined by pacing and execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Todd's accidental axe killing leads to increasingly macabre attempts to preserve his proposal weekend and relationship.
Cammie refuses to let murder derail the couple's plans and actively joins Todd in managing the consequences.
The family cottage and surrounding forest limit escape while amplifying the couple's escalating dilemmas.
The marriage proposal premise is repeatedly juxtaposed with axe violence, murder concealment, gore, and police danger.
Films like Cottage Country, and why
Very Bad Things
shares escalating murder complications, macabre humor, and a relationship tested by criminal chaos
The War of the Roses
combines romantic commitment, accidental violence, and increasingly frantic black comedy
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
uses rural isolation, grisly mishaps, and irreverent comedy to turn ordinary people into desperate criminals
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Wellington
- Release Date
- 2013-03-13
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (175)
Cast
- Malin Akerman
- Tyler Labine
- Dan Petronijevic
- Lucy Punch
- Benjamin Ayres
- Kenneth Welsh
- Nancy Beatty
- Sabrina Grdevich
- Jim Annan
- Jonathan Crombie
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cottage Country about?
- A carefully planned cottage proposal becomes a grisly, marijuana-fueled cover-up that tests whether love can survive accidental murder.
- What is Cottage Country like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cottage Country as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cottage Country violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cottage Country as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cottage Country?
- Critics found the high-concept horror comedy intermittently amusing but uneven, with its promising premise and atmosphere undermined by pacing and execution.
- Which films are like Cottage Country?
- Films with a similar feel include Very Bad Things, The War of the Roses, and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.
- How long is Cottage Country?
- Cottage Country runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cottage Country?
- In United States, Cottage Country streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
