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A reporter (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman record the horrifying outbreak of a disease that turns humans into vicious cannibals.
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Plunging viewers into the nightmarish hellscape of an apartment complex under siege, [Rec] proves that found footage can still be used as an effective delivery mechanism for sparse, economic horror.

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Kevin Maher Times (UK) The Spanish horror movie Rec promises, in the first act at least, to be a profoundly disturbing experience. Rated: 2/5 Sep 29, 2015 Full Review Xan Brooks Guardian Midway through, the plot blows a gasket and the camerawork turns altogether crazed, joggling us about in the semi-darkness while the soundtrack rings to distorted screams. Rated: 2/5 Sep 29, 2015 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com [Rec] will definitely jangle the nerves. But it's a movie that's unlikely to last in the memory. Rated: 3/5 Apr 15, 2008 Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza manage to thrill us in 80 minutes with a simple story and an already used “documentary” style, but still so powerful... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review [Rec] proves to be an enjoyably jump-inducing ride into the horrific and panicky, moving so fast (in part due to the very short, barely-feature-length running time of 77 minutes) that it’s over seemingly in the same instant that it starts. Rated: 3/4 Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm It’s the moral imperative of the found-footage formalism that sets REC apart... Rated: 3.5/4 May 28, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Angel L Feels real. Flaws but I like it Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/15/25 Full Review Shaun R Thoroughly enjoyable. Beats the hell out of slow dumb zombies walking around. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review João V Esse filme é um dos únicos found footage que têm uma boa justificativa para ser filmado. O filme é muito bom e extremamente bem feito e bem atuado. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/14/25 Full Review CHRISTOPHER B Llevo tiempo intentando verla y realmente me encantó de principio a fin. No estoy exagerando cuando digo que esta película es una de las mejores obras de terror que haya visto, no existe un solo momento de la obra en el que despegara el ojo de la pantalla. Me encanta el cine de terror y es muy difícil que llegue a sentir angustia o miedo en una película pero esto realmente me hizo estar muy emocionado y aterrado al mismo tiempo. Que pasará de un tema zombies/epidemia a un tema de brujería me pareció espectacular, nunca había pensado que este género se pudiera manejar así. Espero demasiado de las secuelas y que estén a la altura con el lore. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Omar G [REC] (2007). I like zombie movies, among my favorites are Night of the Living Dead (1990), Return of the Living Dead (1985), Re-animator (1985), Rec (2007). Lots of screaming, xenophobic discussions, prejudices of the building's inhabitants, all of this seen in a comical way in the film. The beautiful protagonist Manuela Velasco as Angela Vidal, is the sexy girl who seems somewhat childish, even wearing pigtails like a little girl. The young policeman is a hateful and useless repressor who later makes an alliance with the bald fireman. The plot is like Demoni (1985) by Director Lamberto Bava, with the producer and script by Darío Argento, where locked-up people are possessed by demons instead of the living dead. The girl Tristana de Medeiros sounds like a mockery of Cristiano Ronaldo by a Barcelona fan Balaguero. The infected possessed people spend their time screaming while chasing the protagonists. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review thiago s Filme legal, o roteiro é bacana, o filme trata de alguma coisa que acontece em um apartamento em algum lugar da espanha ou do México, gostei do suspense com terror e das mortes do filme o chato foi a parte da mulher falando com medo sem parar, com tudo isso eu recomendo esse filme. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jaume Balagueró

Director

Paco Plaza

Director

Manuela Velasco

Ángela Vidal

Ferran Terraza

Manu

Jorge-Yamam Serrano

Policía Joven

Carlos Lasarte

César

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Movie Info

Synopsis A reporter (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman record the horrifying outbreak of a disease that turns humans into vicious cannibals.
Director
Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Screenwriter
Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Production Co
Filmax
Rating
R (Language|Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 18m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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