Red State
2011 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 6.0 · 56% critics
In Middle America, three teens receive an online invitation that quickly turns into a trap involving Christian fundamentalists. What begins as a promise of sex escalates into a sinister situation with dangerous intentions and rising law-enforcement involvement.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-08-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (1,040 votes)
- Box office
- $1,800,000
- Budget
- $4,000,000
About
If you want a challenging, dark genre mix with intense tension and unsettling fanaticism, you may like Red State; Not for you if you dislike extremist religious themes, heavy violence, or genre-hopping like Knock at the Cabin or The Mist.
Pros: intense and tense; strong performances; dark genre mix | Cons: rough tonal shifts; disturbing violence; uneven ending
Themes
- protest
- sign
- social commentary
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- gay theme
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 2011
Cast & crew
Michael Parks
as Pastor Abin Cooper
John Goodman
as Joseph Keenan
Melissa Leo
as Sara
Michael Angarano
as Travis
Kyle Gallner
as Jarod
Nicholas Braun
as Billy-Ray
Kerry Bishé
as Cheyenne
Stephen Root
as Sherrif Wynan
Matt Jones
as Deputy Pete
Kevin Alejandro
as Harry, the Tactical Agent
Directed by Kevin Smith