Backcountry

2015 • 91 minutes

About this movie

In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couple's romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature: a man-eating bear.

Ratings and reviews

I liked it. The movie was good and had freaking scary suspense. The guy knew what he was doing but acted like a complete idiot in bear country. First of all you don't let a complete stranger or anybody for that matter cook food directly in your campsite. That is very dangerous. You don't wear dirty clothes to bed that pick up food odors. You don't hang bear bags over flimsy tree branches. You don't go near dead animal carcasses. You turn around if you see bear tracks. And you never ever ever run from a bear!!!! That is one race you will not win. She was damn lucky she survived.

I was glued to the screen on this. One of the scariest movies I have ever seen. It seems people either are really impressed with this movie or not at all and you can count me in the former category. I will probably have nightmares tonight. Slow in the beginning but definitely worth it. Also, if you have a weak stomach you may want to skip this movie. Cast is great.

Let's see: go hiking late in season before bear hibernation, disobey park ranger, carry no map nor gps, be arrogant and drag along unwilling uninformed gf. Sounds like a plan, moron. I watched it twice.