Desolate is a 2018 American thriller film directed by Frederick Cipoletti, who wrote it with Jonathan Rosenthal.

Will Brittain stars as a young man who is abandoned by his brothers – played by Tyson Ritter, Bill Tangradi, and Rosenthal – after a botched robbery.

The film takes place in a near-future dystopia where a years-long drought has caused civilization to effectively collapse in the affected areas.

After killing Turner and his family, the brothers find a small cache of money and a map they believe will lead them to more.

Duke is enraged to find that Billy has left the farm to visit his girlfriend, Kayla, and has wasted most of their remaining gas.

With enough gas to now travel to one of the locations on Turner's map, they rob a store that operates as a front for the human traffickers.

At the same time, Ned buys a sports car, upsetting Kyle, who believes such an extravagant purchase will bring too much attention.

[5] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter said the film has several plot elements that should work well together, but they end up being underdeveloped.

[1] Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "while the story's nothing special, the world of Desolate is memorable".

[7] Writing for the Houston Chronicle, Cary Darling called it a "punchy, little, low-budget thriller" that marks Cipoletti as someone to watch.