Cruel Hands

Watchable.

joshrowley

It's a hell of a thing to survive one another

thedayofthedot

This movie did a great job of building (and holding tension). I liked how the bush fire setting was used as an extension/manifestation of the husband’s threat closing in. I also thought that the two lead performances were really gripping!

Adrianningham

Well made, cast and acted hunter vs hunted thriller. The isolation, and the Black Summer fires as a driving force, felt real and were very effective. I would also risk my life for a Hawaiian pizza. Looking forward to Cruel Hands 2: Justice for the Stoner (a courtroom…

Kat

A mother and her reluctant son flee an abusive husband to a remote and abandoned house, but as the husband gets closer to finding them so does a raging brushfire. The lead up to the climax is a very steady and controlled burn, with tensions rising right up until the…

Tombstone Tony

Capping our final night of Beyond Chicago with Cruel Hands in the screening room! Oh, what fun we’ve had. Thank you all for being incredible

Music Box Theatre

Concluding Panic Fest with my most uncomfortable watch of it, an Aussie escape-the-abuser tale that may hold back the full weight of its blows but never lets you feel safe even then Don't know if it's the best of the 5 Panic Fests I attended, but it feels like the…

SweeneyTom

Panic Fest 2026 The Australian version of Enough? 🤔

Parker Brennon 🎬

Fantastic Film Fest #9 A great tension builder that keeps you on edge for majority of its runtime. I loved the grainy lo-fi aesthetic, with cinematographer Charlie Cole doing fantastic work behind the camera, and the way the encroaching bushfire parallels the abusive…

Bozz14