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40 Acres

  • 2024
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.6K
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40 Acres (2024)
In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.
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In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their r... Read allIn a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.

  • Director
    • R.T. Thorne
  • Writers
    • R.T. Thorne
    • Glenn Taylor
    • Lora Campbell
  • Stars
    • Danielle Deadwyler
    • Kataem O'Connor
    • Michael Greyeyes
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,053
    303
    • Director
      • R.T. Thorne
    • Writers
      • R.T. Thorne
      • Glenn Taylor
      • Lora Campbell
    • Stars
      • Danielle Deadwyler
      • Kataem O'Connor
      • Michael Greyeyes
    • 56User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    • Hailey Freeman
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    • Director
      • R.T. Thorne
    • Writers
      • R.T. Thorne
      • Glenn Taylor
      • Lora Campbell
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    User reviews56

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    8mgeoffreyking

    Much deeper than the surface suggests.

    40 Acres is advanced in how it treats familial, racial, and interpersonal traumas. One could look at this film as an allegorical reflection on the devastation ravaged by North American colonists towards multiple communities (i.e. Indigenous Canadians and enslaved Africans) and, while this is necessary to feel the full weight of these survivors' journeys, the genre bending and fast-paced sequences are so well-tailored that the thrills alone can carry the film.

    These are survivors in the truest sense of the word, and it's not killing or laboring in the fields that gives them a hard time, it's learning how to build the trust to let others in.
    5clearlyentertainmentt

    Little Changes Is Needed

    Screen Unseen for June 16th was 40 Acres, and AMC advertised this film for Juneteenth. I was debating whether I wanted to see it or not, and then I received the open time frame to watch this movie.

    The engagement was compelling enough to keep my attention. Still, my reason for engagement was trying to understand the world-building and consequential behaviors through the protagonist continued to be mind-blowing. In her motherly role, she should have soft elements, especially with the exposition of history in the flashback scenes. By the time we view the ending scenes, the emotional finale did not leave a heart-warming impact or a specific message of family.
    7RegalsReelView

    Refreshing Take on the End of the World

    In a time of famine, a cynical veteran isolates herself and her family from the rest of the world. Abiding by strict rules, the family prospers, while others succumb to the famine or are targeted by cannibals. While she is okay with their way of life, her son is not and decides to test the limits of the rules, leaving the family fighting for survival.

    This is not a typical end-of-the-world scenario. It does not involve zombies, a nuclear war, or an alien invasion. Like many end-of-the-world stories, it explores morality and human depravity. The family's race and history set the story apart from others. There is a good amount of well-choreographed action throughout, but some dialogue scenes are over-the-top and unnecessary. The story is predictable, even with a few unique aspects, making the one-hour and fifty-three-minute runtime feel long. This is definitely worth a stream when available.
    5unoout

    Didn't feel apocalyptic

    Doesn't give apocalypse nor scifi. Acting was amateur. The violence was accurate, the deuss ex machina scene was not believable. We didn't care enough for the characters from their poor development. Would not recommend not cause acting was laughable nor for the underwhelming climax of it all, but because loosely connected stories coupled by a deplorably written script gave a childish almost annoying vibe that makes a enjoyable movie going experience feel like torture . Had hopes by the rating of the film, so I had to leave a review to anyone thinking they might want to see this. DON'T. Your wasting your time.
    6Nixon_Carmichael

    This is weird movie. Pretty enjoyable, if schizophrenic.

    40 Acres is a new Canadian, post apocalyptic......farm thriller?

    The basic plot follows a family living on an isolated farm in the middle of rural Canada, several years after a mushroom pandemic, civil war and other weird stuff.

    Society has fallen, and there are cannibals and raiders everywhere. A family of mixed ethnicity are now surviving, growing food on their farm, which is super important, all animals are now wiped out and farmland is a super hot commodity.

    The movie is handsomely shot but it bounces around from dark humour, horror, a military movie, a family religious movie and a coming of age movie, oh and kidnapping movie.

    It's almost like the director said to the writers "Hey you have all of this stuff in here. What kind of movie should this actually be?" And then they all said "Yes."

    This is a textbook example of throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the wall, but what sticks actually does kind of work.

    The movie is unique in that when it's the turn...things get worse for the characters....and then it gets worse......and then it gets worse...before being tied up in a nice little bow at the end.

    At the end of the day, if you gave me this film's budget and actors and told me to go with god, this isn't the movie that I would necessarily come up with, but I'm glad that someone took a stab at it. The result is a low to mid budget thriller that actually pulls it off. I saw this movie at a surprise screening, but I'm glad that I did.

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    • Trivia
      Feature film screenwriting debut of R.T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor, and Lora Campbell.
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      written by Aaron R Kaplan

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 4, 2025 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cree
    • Also known as
      • 40 акров
    • Filming locations
      • Sudbury, Ontario, Canada(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Hungry Eyes Film & Television
      • Ontario Creates
      • Téléfilm Canada
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $768,905
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $241,296
      • Jul 6, 2025
    • Gross worldwide
      • $776,595
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Color
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