Wake Up

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Wake Up

2025

1h 23m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security guard with a gruesome passion for primitive hunting. As the night fills with violence and terror, the teenagers find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

06/18/2024

It may not exactly reinvent the wheel, but no one can doubt the dedication to their craft and the undisguised glee this team takes in their approach to making genre movies that demand to be experienced in a cinema

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

10/06/2023

3.5/5

A lean, mean – emphasis on mean- horror effort that scratches that slasher itch.

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Christian Toto

HollywoodInToto.com

Jun 22

2.5/4

Sporadically slick shocker finds eco-radicals running for their lives.

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Jake Tropila

In Review Online

May 3

Wake Up wants to play deadly serious, but the film is a largely dull and confused affair, offering little to a battered and bruised subgenre.

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Chris Sawin

Bounding Into Comics

Apr 9

2/5

Wake Up could have been fun if the kills weren’t so dull and if the characters weren’t strictly one-layered a-holes. Everything is halfway developed here; the beginning of something with a middle and end involving no imagination or creativity whatsoever.

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Ria Dhull

Spectrum Culture

Apr 8

Despite serving up some fun moments of genre fare, Wake Up suffers from terrible writing.

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michael C.

@MichaelC2 Feb 7

Entertaining. Enjoyed it.

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Jan 3

Wake is a horror film that I genuinely enjoyed despite its mixed reception. It’s entertaining, creative, and refreshingly fun, delivering ideas that feel bold rather than recycled. From the start, the movie leans into inventive horror and doesn’t play things safe. One of its strongest elements is creativity. The kills are original and surprising, using methods you don’t often see in modern horror. It constantly keeps you guessing, and part of the fun is not knowing what’s coming next. I won’t spoil anything, but the payoff is worth it. The cast is also a highlight. The group of kids is well chosen, with strong chemistry that keeps the film engaging. Their performances help ground the chaos and make the danger feel real enough to stay invested. The screenplay isn’t perfect. Some character dynamics could have been more developed, but those flaws don’t outweigh the enjoyment. The pacing works, the tension builds, and the ending is genuinely unexpected.

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Robson C

@RT82519826 Aug 31

Um grupo de jovens ativistas se escondem em uma grande loja de departamentos para, durante a madrugada, protestarem contra a venda de móveis feitos com madeira de florestas tropicais. Eles picham vários móveis e decidem praticar paintball. O que eles não contavam é com a presença de um segurança que passa a caçá-los dentro da loja. A fórmula é conhecida e batida: um grupo de jovens caçado por um psicopata. Nos últimos tempos, algumas releituras foram feitas, permitindo que este tipo de filme continue a ser feito. Aqui o elemento a mais é o grupo estar preso em uma loja de decoração e móveis gigante. O ator Turlough Convery se sai bem no papel do psicopata. Enquanto os personagens dos jovens é a fórmula de sempre: vazios, sem personalidade, movidos por bebida e sexo, mesmo que eles tenham um lema, percebe-se que poucos o entendem perfeitamente, usando mais para "atos de rebeldia". A única diferente é a Jacqueline Moré. Tem um lado meio Esqueceram de Mim, mas mais cruel, é claro. Não revoluciona o gênero, mas é uma boa diversão.

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Jason W

@RT21899927 Jul 20

Decent little cat and mouse killer type film. The black paint light scene was great and the end segment was actually funny more than anything.

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Diana

Apr 29

To much violence... O think that we dont needs more than those kind of thinks

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Jesus De Santiago

Apr 26

Que intriga ya quiero verla.

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A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security guard with a gruesome passion for primitive hunting. As the night fills with violence and terror, the teenagers find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.

Director: Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell
Producer: Laurent Baudens
Screenwriter: Alberto Marini
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Studio Canal, WAG Prod, Borsalino Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 23m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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