Cabin Fever

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Cabin Fever

R

Released Sep 12, 2003

1h 33m

Horror

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Bert (James DeBello), a college student vacationing with friends in the mountains, mistakenly shoots a local man (Arie Verveen) with a skin infection while hunting in the woods. Panicking, he abandons the scene and leaves the man for dead. When the man stumbles into a reservoir, he infects the water supply, and soon one of Bert's friends becomes infected. The friends struggle to stop the contagious, flesh-eating disease while on the run from a group of ornery backwoods locals out for revenge.

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Critics Consensus

More gory than scary, Cabin Fever is satisfied with paying homage to genre conventions rather than reinventing them.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

A protege of David Lynch, Roth puts a sardonic spin on the puritanism of the 80s slasher...

Aug 2, 2022

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Definitely unforgettable, it's destined for cult classic status.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 22, 2003

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Neil Norman

London Evening Standard

Firmly in the tradition of the new generation of pulp-horror movies, Cabin Fever gives good value in both the humour and the gore stakes, without confusing one with the other.

Oct 11, 2003

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David Keyes

Cinemaphile.org

A divisive moment between opposing tones of horror movies, and a relentless symbol of the director's unfiltered panache for the macabre.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 26, 2016

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the somewhat anticlimactic finale ensures that Cabin Fever ends on a woefully forgettable note.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 8, 2016

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Georgia Straight

If you take away the shocking makeup-effects work of KNB EFX Inc. there's not much there at all.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 9, 2014

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Darcy P.

I know it’s not a masterpiece of horror, but it serves its purpose. It’s campy, gory, and the acting isn’t terrible. Once every year or two, I find myself watching it again. If you’re bored and want something to watch with some gore and dark humor, then I’d definitely recommend this one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Gregory S

No spoilers here, but, when the movie kills a dog first, so not cool. Beyond that it has a lot of comedy in it. Not sure if it was meant to, but it did. The acting was pretty bad all around.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Ryan P.

This movie had me cheering every time one of the dumbass city folk died. I think I’d have more fun comparing “appendages” with Micheal Obama. I know I’d lose but probably a better way to spend the day.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Nad B

So entertaining and gross But also funny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Audience Member

This is a great movie. It's a feel good movie. Perfect to pop on at any time. When you have a girl over, whatever

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Deontae D

Meh, It's not that good, It's my first time seeing this, I didn't really enjoy it, It is disgusting too, It's mostly about a contagious flesh eating disease, 2/5 👎🏽

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Synopsis

Bert (James DeBello), a college student vacationing with friends in the mountains, mistakenly shoots a local man (Arie Verveen) with a skin infection while hunting in the woods. Panicking, he abandons the scene and leaves the man for dead. When the man stumbles into a reservoir, he infects the water supply, and soon one of Bert's friends becomes infected. The friends struggle to stop the contagious, flesh-eating disease while on the run from a group of ornery backwoods locals out for revenge.

Director: Eli Roth
Producer: Eli Roth, Lauren Vilchik, Sam Froelich, Evan Astrowsky
Screenwriter: Eli Roth, Randy Pearlstein
Distributor: Cabin Pictures LLC
Production Co: Tall Pines Entertainment, Down Home Entertainment, Deer Path Films, Black Sky Entertainment, Tonic Films LLC, Tonic Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence and Gore)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.2M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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