Boar
Seen it?2018 | 96 min | Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 49% audience score, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for animal lovers and anyone who enjoys a good scare. An animal steals a fair few scenes.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
In the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 49%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 43K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Sun
- John JarrattKen
- Simone BuchananDebbie
- Melissa TkautzSasha
- Bill MoseleyBruce
- Nathan JonesBernie
- Hugh SheridanRobert
- Roger WardBlue
- Ricci GuarnaccioOscar
- Christie-Lee BrittenElla
- Griffin WalshBart