Get Away (film)
{{Short description|2024 film by Steffen Haars}}
{{distinguish|The Getaway (1972 film)|The Getaway (1994 film)|Getaway (2013 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Get Away film poster.jpg
| caption = US theatrical release poster
| director = Steffen Haars
| writer = Nick Frost
| producer = {{plainlist|
- John Hegeman
- Lee Kim
- Nick Frost
- Nick Spicer
- Maxime Cottray
- Aram Tertzakian
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Nick Frost
- Aisling Bea
- Sebastian Croft
- Maisie Ayres
}}
| cinematography = Joris Kerbosch
| editing = Brian Ent
| music = Hybrid
| studio = {{plainlist|
- XYZ Films
- Wayward Entertainment
}}
| distributor = Sky
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|09|20|Fantastic Fest|2025|01|10|United Kingdom}}
| runtime = 86 minutes{{cite web |title=Get Away (2025) |url=https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/20B37C8B003A8DEB |website=Irish Film Classification Office |date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=January 16, 2025}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $179,897{{cite web|title=Get Away (2024)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10449276/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=24 December 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Get Away (2024) – Financial Information|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Get-Away-(2024-United-Kingdom)#tab=summary|website=The Numbers|access-date=23 December 2024}}
}}
Get Away is a 2024 British comedy horror film directed by Steffen Haars and written by Nick Frost, who stars alongside Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, and Maisie Ayres. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on 20 September 2024 and was released in the United Kingdom on the subscription service Sky Cinema on 10 January 2025.
Premise
Cast
- Nick Frost as Richard
- Aisling Bea as Susan
- Sebastian Croft as Sam
- Maisie Ayres as Jessie
- Eero Milonoff as Mats
Production
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In June 2019, Orion Pictures acquired the pitch for the horror film Svalta from the production company Stolen Picture led by Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Miles Ketley, with the three producing for Orion and Frost writing the screenplay with Stolen Picture creative directors James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/svalta-simon-pegg-nick-frost-sell-horror-pitch-to-orion-pictures-1202628077/|title=Svalta: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost Sell Horror Pitch To Orion Pictures|date=June 6, 2019|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 26, 2024}} In August 2021, former Orion Pictures CEO John Hegeman founded Wayward Entertainment, with the company's first project set to be Svalta.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/simon-pegg-nick-frost-svalta-wayward-entertainment-studio-launch-1234810066/|title=Vince Totino & John Hegeman Launch Genre Studio Wayward Entertainment; First Project Up Is Nick Frost & Simon Pegg's Svalta|date=August 5, 2021|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 26, 2024|archive-date=May 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522002442/https://deadline.com/2021/08/simon-pegg-nick-frost-svalta-wayward-entertainment-studio-launch-1234810066/|url-status=live}} In September 2022, Frost and Lena Headey were cast in lead roles, marking their second film together after Fighting with My Family (2019). The film was to be directed by filmmaking duo Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil, with producers from Wayward Entertainment, Resolute Films, Film Service Finland, and XYZ Films.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/lena-headey-game-thrones-nick-frost-svelta-movie-1235124578/|title=Nick Frost & Lena Headey To Play Stranded Couple Up Against A Serial Killer In Thriller Svalta|date=September 22, 2022|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 26, 2024|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106223614/https://deadline.com/2022/09/lena-headey-game-thrones-nick-frost-svelta-movie-1235124578/|url-status=live}} In November 2023, the film wrapped production in Tampere, Finland.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3787357/svalta-horror-movie-starring-nick-frost-has-wrapped-production-frost-also-wrote-the-script/|title='Svalta' – Horror Movie Starring Nick Frost Has Wrapped Production; Frost Also Wrote the Script|first=John|last=Squires|website=Bloody Disgusting|date=6 November 2023|access-date=20 October 2024}} Aisling Bea replaced Headey due to a scheduling conflict and Haars directed alone. Post-production was completed in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/lena-headey-svalta-xyz-wayward-nick-frost-aisling-bea-1235594089/|title=Svalta: XYZ & Wayward Wrap Production On Horror Pic With Nick Frost And Aisling Bea|date=November 6, 2023|first=Zac|last=Ntim|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 26, 2024}}
Release
In August 2024, the film was retitled Get Away and acquired by IFC Films and Shudder (both divisions of AMC Networks), with a theatrical release in the United States and Canada on 6 December 2024. It premiered at Fantastic Fest on 20 September 2024 before streaming on Shudder in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/ifc-films-shudder-get-away-slasher-comedy-nick-frost-aisling-bea-1236118022/|title=IFC Films and Shudder Buy Get Away, Comedic Slasher Movie With Nick Frost, Aisling Bea From XYZ Films (Exclusive)|date=August 26, 2024|first=Brent|last=Lang|website=Variety|access-date=August 26, 2024}} In the United Kingdom, the film was released on the subscription service Sky Cinema on 10 January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nick-frost-get-away-film-sky-uk-1236042302/|title=Nick Frost Horror Comedy Get Away From XYZ Films Coming to Sky in U.K. in Early 2025|date=October 24, 2024|first=Georg|last=Szalai|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 24, 2024}}
It was featured in the Limelight section of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam to be screened in February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2025/films/get-away |title=Limelight: A Get Away |work=International Film Festival Rotterdam|access-date=7 January 2025}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|74|6.4|34|ref=yes|access-date=12 January 2025}}
{{Metacritic film prose|62|7|ref=yes|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
Matt Donato of Collider described the film as "a deceptive blast that properly exploits vacationer stereotypes to conceal vastly more wicked intentions." He complimented the performances and humor but noted the story's length in reaching the climactic "pay-off".{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/get-away-review/|title=Get Away Review: Nick Frost's Family Vacation Nightmare Is More Than Meets the Eye|date=September 27, 2024|first=Matthew|last=Donato|website=Collider|access-date=October 24, 2024}} Bloody Disgusting{{'}}s Trace Thurman was more mixed, concluding that it "gets by on the charms of its cast and an overall sense of demented glee, but it never aspires to be anything other than a frequently amusing diversion."{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3832255/get-away-review-fantastic-fest/|title=Get Away Review – Horror Comedy Culture Clash Offers Amusing Thrills [FF 2024]|date=September 23, 2024|first=Trace|last=Thurman|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=October 24, 2024}} Cath Clarke in The Guardian gave the film two stars but said that it was rescued by the "almighty twist and a demented finale".{{cite web|website=The Guardian|accessdate=12 January 2025|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/07/get-away-review-nick-frost-comedy-horror-aisling-bea|first=Cath|last=Clarke|title=
Get Away review – Nick Frost ramps up the ridiculousness in comedy horror|date=7 January 2025}}
References
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External links
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Category:2024 comedy horror films
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:2020s serial killer films
Category:British comedy horror films
Category:British serial killer films
Category:English-language comedy horror films
Category:Films about vacationing