The Hunt

Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof (from "Lost" and "Watchmen") penned this bloody, twisty, intentionally "controversial" horror thriller about 12 working class strangers who wake up in a clearing only to find themselves hunted by a bunch of liberal elitists. Yes, it's another iteration of Richard Connell's oft-iterated 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game." But this surprise-filled version (from the company that gave us The Purge) is intended to serve as a satire of the profound political divide between the American left and right. Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank and Amy Madigan are among the cast. 89 minutes R. (Opens Thursday 3/12)