Synopsis
Members of the Palisades Defense Corp. sales group arrive in Europe for a team-building exercise. A fallen tree blocks the route, and they must hike to their destination. However, a psychotic killer lurks in the woods, and he has a horrible fate in mind for each of the co-workers.
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Cast
- Danny DyerSteve
- Laura HarrisMaggie
- Tim McInnernyRichard
- Toby StephensHarris
- Claudie BlakleyJill
- Babou CeesayBilly
- Andy NymanGordon
- David GilliamGeorge
- Julianna DrajkóOlga
- Judit ViktorNadia
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
What's more refreshing about Severance is how the movie's humor offsets the violence, and even that is pretty restrained (at least by modern standards). - 75
Rolling Stone
Director and co-writer Christopher Smith, mischievously blending "The Office" with "Friday the 13th," keeps things fierce and funny enough to give Steve Carell ideas. - 75
The A.V. Club
Severance still seems a few rewrites away from living up to its potential, but it's remarkable how much just a modicum of wit can spice up the standard backwoods slice-and-dice. Scaring people with a horror film is easy; entertaining them takes a little skill. - 70
Chicago Reader
For horror fans who crave a few laughs along with their ritual decapitations and limb severings. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A winning combination of laughs and genuine shocks. - 70
Variety
Escalating blend of black humor and grisly goings-on in the wilds of Hungary fully delivers in its latter half. - 70
The New York Times
A lively romp through terrain less traveled than you might think. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The chintzy characters, hair-raising deaths, and one spectacular rocket-launcher joke aren't enough to give "Hostel" a run for its blood.
