Triangle (2009)
78%RT Audience Score: 68%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Triangle sails into some strange waters, but this intelligent, well-acted horror outing anchors its idiosyncrasies in a satisfyingly scary story
Triangle is a wild ride that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about time travel and sanity. Melissa George delivers a performance that will have you rooting for her even as she descends into madness. And if you can overlook the plot holes, you’ll find yourself on the edge of your seat until the very end. Just don’t forget to bring a map, because you might get lost in this mind-bending thriller!
Production Company(ies)
Beimo Films, Persistence of Vision Films,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence and language
Year of Release
2009
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2010
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $1,333,377
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,842,875
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,438
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 200,968
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Liam Hemsworth – Victor
Rachael Carpani – Sally
Emma Lung – Heather
Michael Dorman – Greg
Henry Nixon – Downey
Julie Baines – Producer
Chris Brown – Producer
Jason Newmark – Producer
Christopher Smith – Director, Writer
Director(s)
Christopher Smith
Writer(s)
Christopher Smith
Producer(s)
Julie Baines, Chris Brown, Jason Newmark
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (8)
Triangle is lots of violent fun for those who like… violent fun.
April 29, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5
Giles Hardie
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
The film only makes some kind of sense on its own fantastic level.
November 10, 2009
Derek Elley
Variety
TOP CRITIC
The whole film is smart cinema. I wouldn’t be surprised if Smith didn’t land up with a contract in Hollywood.
October 20, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
Derek Malcolm
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Melissa George’s fearless, credible performance grounds the madness in a moving emotional reality, even as her sanity is lost at sea.
October 16, 2009 | Rating: 4/5
Nigel Floyd
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
If you can get past its logical inconsistencies – and they are legion – it’s not bad.
October 16, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
Toby Young
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
A rather smart, interestingly constructed scary movie from British director Christopher Smith.
October 16, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
An erratic yet ultimately rewarding time-travel tale…
April 6, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Smith’s mind-bending mystery will leave everyone as lost as protagonist Jess, no matter whether they are trapped in an unravelling mind, a never-ending twilight zone – or in the prisonhouse of cinema itself.
December 1, 2010
Anton Bitel
Projected Figures
The film would have been better served by a stronger sense of the metaphor it was trying to construct, but as it is, the unravelling of the puzzle is underwhelming.
April 30, 2010
Jason Di Rosso
MovieTime, ABC Radio National
A tense and interesting psychological thriller.
April 30, 2010
Alicia Malone
FILMINK (Australia)
A surprisingly satisfying white-knuckler.
April 29, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5
Simon Foster
sbs.com.au
Echoing the tone of a wicked childhood nightmare, Triangle suggests big things are back on the horizon for Christopher Smith, even if he hasn’t quite hit a home run just yet.
April 15, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Sam Bathe
Fan The Fire…
Plot
When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Her suspicions are realized when the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner to get to safety, a ship Jess is convinced she’s been on before. The ship appears deserted, the clock on board has stopped, but they are not alone… Someone is intent on hunting them down, one by one. And Jess unknowingly holds the key to end the terror.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Melissa George delivers a “fearless, credible performance” in Triangle, according to Nigel Floyd of Time Out.
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