Outcast (2010)

64% of critics liked it
(11 reviews)
25% of users liked it
(361 ratings)

Love and family loyalties square off against dark forces in this thriller from British director Colm McCarthy. Mary (Kate Dickie) and her son Fergal (Niall Bruton) arrive in a small town in Scotland looking for a place to stay. Mary and Fergal tend not to live in one place for long, and not without… More Love and family loyalties square off against dark forces in this thriller from British director Colm McCarthy. Mary (Kate Dickie) and her son Fergal (Niall Bruton) arrive in a small town in Scotland looking for a place to stay. Mary and Fergal tend not to live in one place for long, and not without reason -- Mary is part of a clan who practice a special brand of magic, and she's constantly on the run from rivals who believe Fergal has unusual talents they'd like to exploit. As Mary and Fergal settle into their shabby new home, a man named Cathal (James Nesbitt) arrives in the village; he's looking for Mary and has the talents to defeat Mary in a battle of witchcraft. But as Mary and Fergal try to outrun and outwit their pursuer, Fergal has fallen in love with Petronella (Hanna Stanbridge), a pretty girl who may have some secrets of her own. Outcast received its world premiere at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By: Colm McCarthy
Written By: Colm McCarthy, Tom McCarthy
Genres: Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

On DVD: Jul 11, 2011
Studio: Fantastic Films

Critic Reviews

Alistair Harkness, Scotsman
Its ambitious if uneven hybrid of grim social realism and flat-out monster movie theatrics conjures up a commendably brooding atmosphere. It's just a shame the story feels so muddled.
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
An Irish / Scottish / Celtic-inspired horror mash-up that's equal parts intelligent, engaging, and unexpectedly creepy.
Jon Hamblin, SFX Magazine
There's a real sense of something vaguely interesting being urinated up a wall.
Matt Glasby, Total Film
It feels like the story ends just when it's really starting to cook, but this is an original, engrossing exploration of ancient black magic against a backdrop of endless grey.
Tim Robey, Daily Mail [UK]
Thoroughly grim but original and commendable indie-Scot-horror about deadlocked necromancers, played by Kate Dickie and James Nesbitt.
Catherine Shoard, Guardian [UK]
If Andrea Arnold met Eli Roth you might get something like this lyrically shot, energetically acted, medium grisly and totally bonkers Scottish social realism supernatural horror film.
Alan Jones, Radio Times
The mix of arcane ritual magic, bleak social drama and Terminator tropes quickly begins to feel muddled.
Kim Newman, Empire Magazine
Red Road's Dickie excels in this gritty slice of urban horror.
Becky Bartlett, The Skinny
Writer/director Colm McCarthy's vision seems to have been lost in the midst of entrails, muddled mythology and incomplete plot points.
Anton Bitel, Little White Lies
even if Outcast is ultimately a monster movie, it is also a very human story of dysfunction, betrayal and abandonment in which the sins of each generation are passed on to the next.

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Film C

it didnt hook me to continue watching this movie thats why i only lasted 20miuntes not even james nesbitt could interest me as he looked rough. Maybe if you can put up with it it might be a good movie other than that its not interesting enough to hook me.
d j

different type of horror but i liked it....not bad at all for a boring saturday :)