Two young men force a family to play sadistic games, creating a chilling and bleak ordeal.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max, Criterion and Tubi (free).
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and a jolt or two.
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Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
No. Brace yourself.
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