Donkey Punch

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Donkey Punch

R

2009

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

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Young British vacationers come unglued when one of their number is killed while shooting an impromptu porn video on their yacht.

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Critics Consensus

Donkey Punch begins as a promising thriller, but loses credibility while adhering too closely to genre conventions.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Mar 12, 2024

Charismatic performances and credible camaraderie are what set this apart from traditional slasher thrillers.

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Ted Fry

Seattle Times

Feb 12, 2009

2.5/4

Packs a magnetic jolt of fearsome intensity.

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Philip Kennicott

Washington Post

Feb 12, 2009

Donkey Punch is almost humorless, and there's no wink and nudge behind the mayhem to absolve us of taking its ugly, class-obsessed subtext seriously.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Nov 4, 2018

3/5

The twists and turns come thick and fast as events spiral out of control, with Blackburn giving this formulaic and often staid genre an unexpectedly fresh garnish.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Aug 16, 2011

At least there's not a bag-head haunting the ship.

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Dave White

Movies.com

Apr 4, 2011

2/5

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Victoria G

@RT01779137 Aug 29, 2026

Not too bad as a claustrophobic nautical thriller but character motivations could have been made clear, the deaths more inevitable.

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Peter R

@RT33966302 Oct 1, 2024

In short, a vile excuse of a movie. How it got a mainstream release, is certainly beyond me.

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Jun 3, 2021

Solid thriller with some unexpected turns. Although the tensions and relationships between the characters could have been more developed, it was a good story overall.

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Oct 11, 2018

Never watched it. Just wanted it off my watchlist.

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Apr 12, 2018

Sorta loses its edge at the end, but nonetheless still a pretty solid thriller.

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Mar 20, 2017

Okay but this was super funny, and it feels like it was unintentional but something tells me making a movie about privileged white kids backstabbing each other means the laughs were intentional.

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Synopsis

Young British vacationers come unglued when one of their number is killed while shooting an impromptu porn video on their yacht.

Director: Oliver Blackburn
Producer: Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Mark Herbert
Screenwriter: Oliver Blackburn, David Bloom
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Rating: R (Drug Use|An Abberrant Violent Act|Violence|Graphic Nudity|Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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