Dark Harvest

2023

Action / Fantasy / Horror

28
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 47% · 42 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 10979 11K

based on novel or book halloween harvest cursed town

Plot summary

In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.

Director

David Slade Photo
David Slade

Top cast

Bradley Sawatzky Photo
Bradley Sawatzky as Theater Manager
Steven McCarthy Photo
Steven McCarthy as Coach Nelson
Elizabeth Reaser Photo
Elizabeth Reaser as Donna Shepard
Ezra Buzzington Photo
Ezra Buzzington as The Farmer
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881.45 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 42
1.77 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 72

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by zack_gideon 5 / 10

Incoherent and rushed, but cool monster and cinematography

This films script is a complete mess. Trying to adapt a book isn't easy, and it shows. There's very little exposition, the plot is super rushed and there are way too many character. In a book that's fine, you have time to flesh things out...but not here. I was laughing at how confusing this movie was.I wouldn't recommend watching this for the story or script, it's convoluted and gave me a bad headache. Instead you can watch it for some really outstanding cinematography, lighting and a cool/creepy monster.I wish they had spent more time story boarding the plot and made this longer and more comprehendible. It's not why I would watch this, but more for the direction and what's going on visually. 5.5/10.
Reviewed by ianzgreat 7 / 10

The Outsiders meet Pumpkinhead

I found this film to be an absolute blast of a mashup. It felt like The Outsiders meets Pumpkinhead. Is it perfect? Not at all. Is it fun and well made? Heck yes. It looks great, it's well acted with excellent special effects. A few parts are clunky, but luckily they're counter balanced by all the good stuff. It's a Halloween treat to behold. It's not scary in my opinion, but it's often tense and the action scenes are well choreographed and bloody. It feels like a throwback to the simpler storytelling of 80s genre pictures. I don't think it will ever make any top 100 horror lists, but it's destined to become a cult hit. Without overthinking it, I recommend it.
Reviewed by Platypuschow 7 / 10

Dark Harvest: An unexpected treat

PlotIn a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town's teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.CastWritten and directed with chaps with a lot of experience and starring Jeremy Davies (Who is excellent here). The rest of the young cast are very middle of the road for what they bring to the table here.VerdictI had no idea what I was walking into, it was movie night and not wanting to sail through an ocean of movies to make my choice I went with the first horror movie with interesting cover art and the rest is history.The first thing I noticed was the incredible cinematography, they nailed it here. Even though it's mostly in the dark it looks the part, so very very impressive. Next the premise took me back, though not unique it's fairly original and I appreciated that in a world of generic horror movies. And the third thing? The kills, bloody, brutal and impactful and I appreciated that as all I see lately are terrible cut-away deaths which are just pitiful.So the film looks the part, the writing is perfectly passable and the movie consistently delivers the thrills, the spills and the engaging plot. It's downside? The finale could have been better, it's not awful but it does let the film down as it's definitely a lower tier of quality to the rest of the movie.RantsSee, isn't it great when we get something original? Something that's not a remake, a reboot, a unnecessary sequel, part of a franchise? I love it, let's see more of this. Prove the nay sayers wrong who insist the industry is in its death throes due to the lack of imagination from modern day writers.BreakdownFantastic plot Incredible cinematography Impressive kills Well constructed Some of the cast could have done a better job Weak finale.
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