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A cowardly American soldier (Guy Pearce) is stationed at an isolated military outpost with a bunch of misfits in Sierra Nevada following the Mexican-American War in 1847. When a dazed survivor (Robert Carlyle) of an unfortunate mountain expedition shows up at the outpost, it isn't long before he reveals himself to be a .. Read more

Starring	Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette, Jeffrey Jones
Director	Antonia Bird
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller

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- "...It's stylish, sophisticated, venturesome....The cast plays with appropriate gusto, and RAVENOUS was shot superbly..."
- 9364
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 10
  - 0
  I Eat Cannibals
  
  Brilliant! Great story, great ending, great acting, great gore! Great music (by Damien Albarn!)! This film will put a big grin across your face.
  
  I&#... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - trotsuk
  - 117 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 11:27
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- - 0
  - 0
  very good
  
  Unusal movie which is a rare thing these days. Well worth watching on a prime night in with popcorn and all the trimmings.
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Dec 2011 at 21:08
- - 0
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  Glad I'm vegetarian!
  
  Absolute pearler of a film! I gave it 4 stars because the ending was slightly questionable like they did not know how to make a good ending. But still, I would ... read more »
  
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- - blackgal
  - 211 reviews
  - Worksop
  - 22 Nov 2009 at 11:40
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  Excellent
  
  A great variation of the vampire genre. No its not actually about vampires and cannabilism is the surface theme, but if you look carefully this is a more deeper... read more »
  
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- - GaryI
  - 617 reviews
  - March, Cambs
  - 25 Oct 2009 at 20:53
- - 0
  - 0
  nothing special
  
  this film was not one of guy pearce best a tale about his seniors eating the flesh of ther fallen commrades and how guy was resisting i found it quite boring ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Jul 2009 at 13:50
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  well
  
  i didnt watch it properly. sorry!
  
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- 738612
- - toodamncat
  - 66 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 06 Apr 2009 at 10:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Brilliant , why isnt this a much better known movie ?!
  
  I've waited ages to see this , i couldn't find a copy anywhere till i joined up here . . .
  
  so with that in mind you have to realise how this ... read more »
  
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  - Bristol
  - 14 Mar 2009 at 00:09
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  Not for Vegetarians
  
  A great, twisted, rich meaty, darkly comic film. More thriller than horror, with great performances from Robert Carlyle, Guy Pearce, and the other stellar cast ... read more »
  
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- - Nootlin
  - 76 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 20:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Cannibals are us!!!
  
  I didn't find this film scary, but then i'm not sure your supposed to. It was funny in places but very gory, which suited me! I'd give this film a ... read more »
  
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- - Chrissie31
  - 33 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 21:38
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  - 0
  Bloody marvellous
  
  Sorry about that title. Really enjoyed this film. I'll try not to give too much away but it is basically an outdoors type cowboy film (Davy Crockett sort... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 18:48
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  Meaty Acting..
  
  After reading the Radio Times review at the top of the page, I was expecting some horror comedy cum farce, not the case, in fact I'd go so far as to say ... read more »
  
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- - DrPhibes666
  - 2 reviews
  - Huddersfield
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 08:02
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- - 10
  - 0
  I Eat Cannibals
  
  Brilliant! Great story, great ending, great acting, great gore! Great music (by Damien Albarn!)! This film will put a big grin across your face.
  
  I&#... read more »
  
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- 95021
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - trotsuk
  - 117 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 11:27
- - 5
  - 1
  Ravenous
  
  I really liked this film. It is out of the ordinary, twisted, humourous and has stunning photography.
  
  It is a little ponderous at times, but don'... read more »
  
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- - YorkshireBok
  - East Yorkshire
  - 18 Oct 2003 at 22:25
- - 4
  - 0
  AWESOME!!!!!!!
  
  This film is really good. I loved it, its so funny and the music score(by Damon Albarn) is really unusual and makes the film so unique. I totally loved this ... read more »
  
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  - Inverness, Scotland
  - 07 Nov 2004 at 16:23
- - 3
  - 0
  A great film
  
  I remember seeing this film on the big screen with my Dad a few years back and I remember our initial reaction at the start of the film. We thought we'd ... read more »
  
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  - Northants, UK
  - 25 Mar 2004 at 00:28
- - 3
  - 0
  Deeply dark and unfortunately overlooked
  
  Ravenous, appeared on the shelves of my local DVD store without flourish or announcement.
  
  But seeing that it contained Robert Carlisle and Guy Pearce... read more »
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 02 Jul 2004 at 14:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Let the blood letting begin...
  
  Captain John Boyd (Guy Pearce)is sent to a remote military outpost during the US civil war . Not a stranger to combat , he finds himself investigating the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bucks
  - 19 Dec 2004 at 22:54
- - 2
  - 0
  oh, forgot
  
  ..the music is awfull - really jarring, I blame Damon Albarn as it's not Nymans style.
  
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- - dolomite
  - 29 reviews
  - UK
  - 21 May 2007 at 09:53
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  Brilliantly gory cannibal horror
  
  'Ravenous' is a superb horror film with a very dark sense of humour. Anyone after a genuinely entertaining and original (not to mention gruesome) horror... read more »
  
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- - Chris Rogers
  - Rugby, England
  - 30 Aug 2005 at 14:22
- - 1
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  Meaty Acting..
  
  After reading the Radio Times review at the top of the page, I was expecting some horror comedy cum farce, not the case, in fact I'd go so far as to say ... read more »
  
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- 640700
- - DrPhibes666
  - 2 reviews
  - Huddersfield
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 08:02
- - 1
  - 0
  Not for Vegetarians
  
  A great, twisted, rich meaty, darkly comic film. More thriller than horror, with great performances from Robert Carlyle, Guy Pearce, and the other stellar cast ... read more »
  
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- 714085
- - Nootlin
  - 76 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 20:30

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  A cowardly American soldier (Guy Pearce) is stationed at an isolated military outpost with a bunch of misfits in Sierra Nevada following the Mexican-American War in 1847. When a dazed survivor (Robert Carlyle) of an unfortunate mountain expedition shows up at the outpost, it isn't long before he ...