Hunting Season

Name: Hunting Season
Duration: 1 h 40 min

1hr 40m

1hr 40m
2.6/5 (1.1K)
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When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge,… More Details »

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Release Date:

Dec 5, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 40m

Synopsis

When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

Moviegoers are saying

Mel Gibson's latest direct-to-video thriller 'Hunting Season' divides audiences between those craving his grizzled screen presence and viewers expecting more than formulaic cabin-in-the-woods action. While critics universally praise Gibson's commanding performance and an infamous lawnmower torture scene, most agree the film suffers from glacial pacing and predictable plotting that tests patience before delivering its violent payoff.

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Lawnmower-Mayhem

Gibson-Grit

Slow-Burn-Thriller

Cabin-Carnage

DTV-Action

Survivalist-Vengeance

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2.6

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2.6

Jun 21, 2026

Very predictable story and pacing but executed decently

27 Likes

Luke

Jun 13, 2026

Like him or loathe him, Mel Gibson is the only thing keeping this formulaic action thriller airborne. Special mention must go to Jordi Mollà, whose accent is so spectacularly awful it almost becomes entertaining in its own right. Watched via Prime Video.

43 Likes

Tom Eversley

Dec 8, 2025

Fair warning, I'm definitely overrating this by a star, but I have to hand it to "Hunting Season" director Raja Collins: he clearly knew that anyone still watching a Mel Gibson-fronted movie in 2025 is likely to want to see both sides of the actor's persona, meaning we get…

61 Likes

HKFanatic
Dec 13, 2025

Hunting Season turned out to be a pretty decent late-career actioner from Mel Gibson, and honestly a smart watch after all the bargain-bin chaos I’ve been putting myself through. It’s got some solid, grounded thrills, and I really appreciated that it didn’t try to cram in a…

49 Likes

Marsh404

May 30, 2026

Considering that this is predictable and clichéd, it's a sold thriller. Fair play.

33 Likes

TomReviewsFilmz

Jun 7, 2026

I still like Mel Gibson films 😳

29 Likes

Jazz10000
Jun 20, 2026

Mel's interpretation and the incipit are beautiful but otherwise forgettable that's all

15 Likes

__massii

Dec 9, 2025

Живущий в лесу отшельник находит у реки раненую женщину, которую разыскивает полиция и наркомафия. BondIt Media Capital начинает дарить подарки к новому году, выплюнув очередную американу, в которой уже слегка пузатый, но всё ещё прекрасно выглядящий Мэл Гибсон неловко…

37 Likes

sipovic

Dec 9, 2025

Believe it or not I had some fun with this one? I know, HUH? Most of this had to do with Mel Gibson's steely, odd and gritty performance, combined with Raja Collins's massively slow and very psychological burn type of direction. So when you combine those factors this film…

33 Likes

Wingnut

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Jen liked

Hunting Season

This movie pleasantly surprised me. It kept my attention and was an interesting story. Give it a chance.

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Kendall Waller liked

Hunting Season

I like Mel, he sorts out the bad guys in the end!!

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martin lane liked

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it's an ok low budget Mel Gibson film

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Michael liked

Hunting Season

Yeah. It is good!

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