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Acolytes

Acolytes (2011)

  • 75% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 34% want to see it
    (354 ratings)

Teenagers Mark (Sebastian Gregory) and James (Joshua Payne) are victims of Gary Parker (Michael Dorman), a local thug not much older than them who has brutalised and abused them all their lives. In their last year of high school, James and Mark find a way to stop being victims. They're going to… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Art House & International, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
IFC Midnight

Critic Reviews

  • Simon Foster, sbs.com.au

    When Edgerton's killer begins to toy with (Sebastian Gregory's) Mark, it's like watching a cat play with a mouse - it's sad but you don't really care. Let the cat have his fun...

  • Anders Wotzke, Moviedex

    Cleverly twisted, gut-wrenching Aussie thriller.

  • Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia)

    The performances from the young cast are a tad bland, but director Jon Hewitt infuses his low-budget genre jolter with just enough menace as it powers towards an effective, if predictable, climax.

  • Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National

    The bleak suburban setting and the mischievous, if somewhat downbeat adolescent lead characters recall Gus Van Sant's oeuvre, though Hewitt doesn't achieve anywhere near the same degree of nuance.

  • Colin Fraser, FILMINK (Australia)

    A requisite number of gory, slashing, scream-filled moments raise the heartbeat as kids chase killers, and the killers chase kids. What's missing is a freshness of purpose, and the conviction of motive. You know, the important stuff.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    From the 2008 Screamfest List. Cool things about a lot of these movies on different film festivals is that in most cases they have films that one would normally miss. And I am glad I found this hidden gem. What I thought by reading a film review was that I was in for another teeny… More

  • The Movie W


    I was totally engrossed by the first hour of this Aussie thriller before it sadly ran out of ideas. Director Jon Hewitt creates some brilliant atmosphere while cinematographer Mark Pugh puts together stunning compositions. The most obvious influence is Tarkovsky, especially in an… More

  • William G


    Lean, mean, and twisty tale of teens in trouble.

  • Barry L


    Ive thought about this and I have to admit I'm struggling to remember a recent Australian film I didnt like. This was a great movie with a superb story and typical antipodean charm. Two boys abused by a loon in their early years find a body and hatch what initially I thought… More

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