The Shortcut

The Shortcut (2009)

  • 24% of users liked it
    (809 ratings)

The first release from Scary Madison - the genre division of Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production house - director Nicholas Goossen's small town frightener serves as a shocking wake-up call to teenage trespassers everywhere. High school senior Derek (Drew Seeley) was adjusting to life in a new… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Nicholaus Goossen
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Feb 7, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Sep 29, 2009
Anchor Bay Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    You won't be scared silly, but for a horror movie to take such a low-key approach, focusing on characters and situations seems like a radical departure.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • J P


    This movie was really bad. It was like all cliches. Like the woods, the crazy man in the woods, the psycho children, etc. Seen it alllll before. The cliches and underdeveloped actors is what makes this horror film like every other one in the world. It's boring and stupid. The… More

  • Jacob P


    Well, here it is. Happy Madison's very first horror movie, I never thought i'd see the day. Anyways, it was a descent horror flick. Nothing special here, pretty much an average horror plot about a group of teenagers thinking an old man is responsible for the town's… More

  • John M


    The cast and acting are really nice, the story is engaging with a good thrilling moments, the pace was very fluid and entertaining BUT it was a good movie until the end.

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