Wake in Fright

Name: Wake in Fright
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971
Duration: 109 min

1h 49m · 1971 · Directed by Ted Kotcheff · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

Wake in Fright (1971) runs 1h 49m, directed by Ted Kotcheff. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Where to watch: Prime Video (US, checked 9 July 2026)

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