Rites of Spring (2011) Horror Thriller

Rated R | Genres Horror, Thriller | Runtime 1h 22m
Rites of Spring (2011) Horror Thriller Poster

Rites of Spring Plot Synopsis:

This movie is about Rachel and her friend who are taken by someone while in a car park while changing a tire. They wake up in a strange barn tied up and frightened. They know that things are going to get worse. The reason why they are abducted becomes clear as there is a horrible secret in the town where girls have gone missing each Spring for many years, and this year is no different. Meanwhile a group of kidnappers are plotting to take the child of a prominent business man and his wife. They take the child and go to a farm where they wait to get their ransom. The two groups collide when Rachel escapes but is chased by a stranger wearing a mask of some sort. She runs to the farm where the kidnappers are and all hell breaks loose.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A ransom scheme turns into a nightmare for a group of kidnappers who become victims of a horrifying secret that must be paid every spring.

Tagline: Fear has a season

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Official Trailer

  • Rites of Spring Official Trailer

Rites of Spring Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2011 (more 2011 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 82 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller
Horror Genres:  Mystery, Survival
Horror Subgenres:  Cult, Tourists, Wilderness
Directors: Padraig Reynolds
Stars: AJ Bowen, Anessa Ramsey, Sonny Marinelli, Katherine Randolph, James Bartz … (cast list)
Production Co.: IFC Films
Website: http://www.ritesofspringmovie.com/
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Rites of Spring Release Dates DVD: Nov 27, 2012
Producers: Bobby Benton, Wes Benton, John Norris, Luke Ricci, E. Thompson
Musicians: Holly Amber Church
Cinematographers: Carl Herse
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