Restraint
2008 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 5.9 · 47% critics
Two fugitives on the run hide out in an isolated country estate and take the lone resident hostage. As they try to secure money and stay ahead of the police, a tense power struggle grows inside the house, testing loyalties and pushing everyone toward dangerous choices.
Also known as The Restraint
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-08-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 47/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (137 votes)
About
If you enjoy claustrophobic hostage thrillers driven by shifting alliances and psychological pressure, this may work for you, especially if you liked Proof of Life or American Hangman; Not for you if you want upbeat heroes or minimal sex and violence.
Pros: tense three-person standoff; strong central performances; twisty power shifts | Cons: slow, repetitive middle; predictable for some; bleak, unlikable characters
Themes
- australia
- robbery
- chase
- hostage
- shotgun
- lie
- seduction
- invasion
- knife
- champagne
- surprise
- mansion
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Travis Fimmel
as Ron
Teresa Palmer
as Dale
Stephen Moyer
as Andrew
Philip Holder
as Sgt. Paul Widdens
- MM
Margie McCrae
as Mrs. Wynott
- PD
Peter Davies
as Terry Gilmore
- TO
Taylor Owyns
as Angela (Antique Dealer)
Keith Robinson
as Mr. Middleton
- NJ
Nate Jones
as Tim (Bank Teller)
Alyssa McClelland
as Gabrielle
Directed by David Denneen