Question 1

Is Eden Lake (2008) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — Eden Lake (2008) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a teen film, it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is Eden Lake (2008)'s release date, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

Eden Lake (2008)'s US theatrical release date is October 31, 2008. Its first home release date is January 6, 2009.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Eden Lake (2008)?

Accepted Answer

Eden Lake (2008) has 3 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Eden Lake (2008) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Eden Lake (2008) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 4.0/10 for gore, and 8.2/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 3 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment, pet death, and torture.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Eden Lake (2008)?

Accepted Answer

Kelly Reilly plays Jenny, Michael Fassbender plays Steve, Jack O'Connell plays Brett, Finn Atkins plays Paige, Thomas Turgoose plays Cooper, James Burrows plays Harry, Lorraine Bruce plays Tanya, Jumayn Hunter plays Mark.

Question 6

Does Eden Lake (2008) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Eden Lake (2008) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Eden Lake (2008)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Eden Lake (2008) on Watch Darkly include Passenger (2026), Friday the 13th (1980), Deliverance (1972), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Eden Lake

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