Synopsis
After a run-in with the cops at a punk show goes sideways, Chelsea and her pals flee the city in search of a place to lay low. Running to the security of an old, abandoned family cabin in the woods, they fall under the watchful eye of an overzealous park ranger who holds a secret from Chelsea's past.
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Cast
- Chloë LevineChelsea
- Jeremy HolmThe Ranger
- Granit LahuGarth
- Jeremy PopeJerk
- Bubba WeilerAbe
- Amanda Grace BenitezAmber
- Ted GeogheganPunk
- Larry FessendenUncle Pete
- Nicholas TucciFlesh
- Jeté LaurenceYoung Chelsea
Recommendations
- 75
The Film Stage
This film is about ownership of one’s actions. It’s about accepting that which you cannot run from. No matter how dark that reality appears, however, The Ranger is also very funny. - 75
The A.V. Club
With its blaring hardcore punk soundtrack and aggressive neon color palette, The Ranger isn’t remotely subtle. Given the type of movie it is, that’s mostly a good thing, though the in-your-face style gives away some of the aforementioned character-driven twists earlier than it should. - 67
The Playlist
The Ranger is a few degrees off of being great; its villain is way too confused and ill-plotted for the film to be anything other than periodically fun. - 50
Variety
Diehard gorehounds may be disappointed by its relatively infrequent reliance on graphic and grisly mayhem (relative to this particular subgenre’s standards, that is), but Wexler’s discretion in this area turns out to be one of her film’s few distinguishing characteristics. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Ultimately The Ranger promises more than it delivers. - 20
Village Voice
By the time the killings start, the film already feels draining, with no characters worth caring about, much less watching.
