Force of Nature: The Dry 2
The forest holds more than one secret.
2024 | 112m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Robert Connolly |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Robert Connolly, Jane Harper |
| Staring: |
| When five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Victorian mountain ranges to investigate in the hopes of finding their whistle-blowing informant, Alice Russell, alive. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Robert Connolly |
| Writer: | Robert Connolly, Jane Harper |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | australia, unsolved mystery, crime investigation, australian bush, suspenseful |
| Production Companies | Arenamedia, Made Up Stories, Pick Up Truck Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,786,313
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jun 28, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eric Bana | Aaron Falk |
| Anna Torv | Alice |
| Deborra-Lee Furness | Jill Bailey |
| Robin McLeavy | Lauren |
| Sisi Stringer | Beth |
| Lucy Ansell | Bree |
| Jacqueline McKenzie | Carmen Cooper |
| Jeremy Lindsay Taylor | Erik Falk |
| Richard Roxburgh | Daniel Bailey |
| Tony Briggs | Ian Chase |
| Kenneth Radley | Sergeant King |
| Ash Ricardo | Jennifer Falk |
| Ingrid Torelli | Margot |
| Matilda May Pawsey | Rebecca |
| Archie Thomson | Aaron Falk |
| Brendan Green | Policeman |
| Samantha Jones | Corporate Woman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Connolly | Director, Writer |
| Jane Harper | Novel |
| Angelique Badenoch | Line Producer |
| Andrew Commis | Director of Photography |
| Alexandre de Franceschi | Editor |
| Maria Papoutsis | Editor |
| Vanessa Cerne | Production Design |
| Maria Pattison | Costume Design |
| Jane Norris | Casting |
| Peter Raeburn | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bruna Papandrea | Producer |
| Eric Bana | Producer |
| Robert Connolly | Producer |
| Robert Patterson | Executive Producer |
| Jane Harper | Producer |
| Steve Hutensky | Producer |
| Jodi Matterson | Producer |
| Ricci Swart | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Myer | Executive Producer |
| Joel Pearlman | Executive Producer |
| Edwina Waddy | Executive Producer |
| Jane Cho | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 141 | 485 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 114 | 190 | 41 |
| 2024 | 7 | 61 | 97 | 41 |
| 2024 | 8 | 44 | 60 | 31 |
| 2024 | 9 | 32 | 43 | 22 |
| 2024 | 10 | 34 | 56 | 22 |
| 2024 | 11 | 27 | 51 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 26 | 46 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 88 | 334 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 970 | 970 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 826 | 862 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 51 | 524 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 268 | 642 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 149 | 538 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 878 | 918 |
Force of Nature, The Dry 2 is the second instalment, in a series of Australian crime thrillers. Lead character, Australian Federal Police detective, Aaron Falk is back. This time the dry outback setting of the first film, is replaced by wet bush lands, in rural Victoria (Melbourne Australia). ... Like the first film, this one's a worthwhile watch but its not without, its shortcomings. This time around I felt character development, is better managed than its predecessor. You get to know secondary characters in more depth and this certainly add's an extra dimension to the tale that unfolds. What does not work so well is the incessant oscillating between past and present narratives. Its overdone to the point where the cognitive dissonance is, at times, downright maddening, making following along, more arduous, than its needs to be. The overriding story is an interesting one with a few plot twists and turns but again it doesn't really come together, all that satisfyingly. In summary not a bad watch if you like crime thrillers but would have been better served with a more cohesive presentation style and a story to match.