Rest Stop

Rest Stop (2006)

  • 0% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (9,658 ratings)

The Hollywood dreams of two runaway lovers are suddenly transformed into living nightmares when a momentary pause at an abandoned roadside rest stop turns into a struggle for survival against a predator who sadism knows no boundaries in this tense nail-biter from X-Files writer and executive… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
John Shiban
Genres
Horror
In Theaters
Oct 7, 2006 Wide
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    Though certainly a cut above the majority of its straight-to-video horror brethren, Rest Stop is ultimately undone by the inclusion of several questionable elements...

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Totally derivative and without any particular surprises, [but] still a skillful exercise.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...if it's supposed to be a send-up of fright flicks, you could have fooled me. (Unrated Edition)

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...another of those films where we just wish the madman would dispatch the leading lady as quickly as possible and be done with it, putting her and us out our misery.

  • David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com

    This is a flat horror effort that ranges from dull to unintentionally hilarious to, finally, tiresome.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    Rest Stop has gotten a lot of flack and I can see why. However the film is not the worst horror film that I've seen. The film is a borderline decent horror film with a cool concept. Of course the film is not the best, but it's not the worst either. The acting is so-so but… More

  • vieras e


    This film makes no sense. I'll give it one star for the sniffing, because that was seriously creepy.

  • Conner R


    One of the most ridiculous pieces of gutter trash i've ever seen, it's a disgrace to American Horror. The only redeeming quality was the fact that you get to see Joey Lawrence tortured beyond belief. First he gets hit by a pick-up truck, then gets his legs run over by the… More

  • Drew S


    And on the topic of "horror movies that don't contribute much in any sense"... I really cannot think of anything constructive or interesting to say about Rest Stop. It's dull and the ending is infuriating. My friends and I had more fun discussing the… More

  • Jason S


    Not good on a lot of levels. This copies a lot from other side of the road horror movies so nothing in it feels original. There is also a supernatural element involved that is never addressed or explained. The acting was sub par and the movie as a whole is very dumb. Avoid this… More

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