Long Weekend(2009)
2009 · Jamie Blanks · 87 min
Peter and Carla, a couple whose marriage is faltering, decide to go on a camping weekend. When they become lost, the pair sets up camp on a remote beach that doesn't seem to be on any map. At first the trip is the romantic getaway they imagined – then slowly things begin to go wrong. After Peter disrespects the unspoiled habitat, it seems as if the surroundings are exacting revenge on the couple, as insects, animals, and then nature itself become the enemy.
Thriller · Drama · Horror
5.2160 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Long Weekend scares
It starts slow and quiet, almost like a relationship drama about two people drifting apart, before the isolation and strange incidents start piling up. The pace stays patient for most of the runtime, letting small wrong details accumulate rather than throwing scares at you, then tightens into a tense back half as the couple's situation gets more desperate. The fear here comes mostly from a growing sense that something is deliberately working against them, not from gore or monsters jumping out. It's a good pick if you like slow, uneasy survival stories more than loud shocks.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Long Weekend rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 55 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-burn build that starts as a quiet, tense relationship drama before nature's threat creeps in and escalates into a frantic, high-pressure final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is Long Weekend?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Long Weekend rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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