MOVIE SYNOPSIS
The Last House on the Left
The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari's only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma. Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story, they will make three strangers curse the day they came to "The Last House on the Left."
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At once an elegiac tragedy about innocence and experience and a vicious yarn about the kidnap, torture, rape, and murder of two girls, Dennis Iliadis' remake of Wes Craven's 1972 directing debut, The Last House on the Left, is the best in the latest crop of slasher remakes. Admittedly, that is faint praise.
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MPAA rating:
R
for sadistic brutal violence including a rape and disturbing images, language, nudity and some drug use
Cast:
Joshua Cox; Tony Goldwyn; Garret Dillahunt; Riki Lindhome; Martha MacIsaac; Spencer Treat Clark; Aaron Paul; Sara Paxton; Monica Potter
Directed by:
Dennis Iliadis
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Genre:
Horror; Suspense, Thriller Running time:
01:49
Release date:
2009
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