Cube

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Cube

R

1997

1h 30m

Sci-Fi

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Without remembering how they got there, several strangers awaken in a prison of cubic cells, some of them booby-trapped. There's onetime cop Quentin (Maurice Dean Wint), scientist Holloway (Nicky Guadagni), young math genius Leaven (Nicole de Boer), master of escapes Rennes (Wayne Robson), autistic savant Kazan (Andrew Miller) and architect Worth (David Hewlett), who might have more information on the maze than he lets on. The prisoners must use their combined skills if they are to escape.

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Critics Consensus

Cube sometimes struggles with where to take its intriguing premise, but gripping pace and an impressive intelligence make it hard to turn away.

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Nick Schager

Slant Magazine

Apr 12, 2003

Cube is a film boxed in by its own intriguing central premise.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Feb 14, 2001

Cube was named best Canadian debut feature at Toronto last year, and there's no questioning Natali, clearly a visionary, is an important new talent.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Jan 1, 2000

With its enigmatic and simple premise, this works best as a series of nerve-stretching suspense sequences as the characters try to get past the killing traps.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

6/10

Cube is an interesting low budget, sci-fi horror from the 90’s. While that low-budget feel is present in Cube, director Vincenzo Natali does a great job of masking it with a variety of clever choices.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 18, 2023

2.5/4

In the end, its possibility is simply too vast to ignore, but the downfalls are simply too apparent to dismiss.

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Howard Gorman

NME (New Musical Express)

Jun 10, 2021

Vicenzo Natali's provocatively claustrophobic film really kick-started the gaming horror renaissance.

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Robert P

@Superbad 6 days ago

Cube = A 3 and 1/2 star movie

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Fra M

@RT41376514 Jul 15, 2026

creative and extremely gripping. a masterpiece in is own genre

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Joey G.

@joeyglitter Jun 6, 2026

Ambientato in una realtà distopica, dove un gruppo di cinque persone si risveglia inspiegabilmente all’interno di una struttura cubica, senza apparenti vie di fuga, “Il Cubo” trascina lo spettatore in una dimensione estremamente claustrofobica e ansiogena, in cui l’equilibrio mentale di ciascun “partecipante” verrà messo a dura prova. Lo scopo della storia, che non fornisce praticamente alcun dettaglio su chi siano gli artefici della clausura forzata dei protagonisti (e forse è proprio questa totale assenza di informazioni a creare ancora più tensione e stordimento nello spettatore) è la sopravvivenza. Nessun mostro o alieno apparirà ai cinque malcapitati, bensì un pesante labirinto zeppo di trappole e imbrogli mentali che cambieranno lo status quo dei personaggi. Amo questo film sin da ragazzino, e nel suo criptico significato e l’atmosfera surreale, racchiude un fascino difficilmente replicabile. L’epilogo è tutt’altro che prevedibile. Per me, resta una perla cinematografica!

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Justin T

@RT08580778 Apr 17, 2026

This is the original high concept horror, long before the likes of The Platform (2019). I found this very engaging even though it has below average acting especially from Maurice Dean Wint who thought they were making a cartoon. The logic, maths and physics of the Cube is flawed, if you ignore or blissfully don’t care then this film is so much better. The writing and direction are excellent. I didn’t like any of the characters except maybe David Hewlett’s character "Worth" although that wasn’t a problem. The ending is so great. Probably my favourite high concept ambiguous horror.

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Keys O.

@RT80191608 Apr 2, 2026

Fun cerebral flick but the cop was unnecessarily evil. Some of the moments of urgency was bogged down with the characters sitting and breathing.

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David S.

@baxter667 Nov 16, 2025

How is a straight to VHS film this good??? I accidentally picked this up in a bargain bin in a thrift store, and it shouldn't be this good...but it is. A strange, but fun thriller that leaves a lot of itself, unexplained. Have to say not bad, and it's aged well, and hey, not a waste of time at all!!!

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Leaven, the Maths Student

Nicky Guadagni

Helen Holloway, the Doctor

David Hewlett

David Worth, the Architect

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Synopsis

Without remembering how they got there, several strangers awaken in a prison of cubic cells, some of them booby-trapped. There's onetime cop Quentin (Maurice Dean Wint), scientist Holloway (Nicky Guadagni), young math genius Leaven (Nicole de Boer), master of escapes Rennes (Wayne Robson), autistic savant Kazan (Andrew Miller) and architect Worth (David Hewlett), who might have more information on the maze than he lets on. The prisoners must use their combined skills if they are to escape.

Director: Vincenzo Natali
Producer: Mehra Meh, Betty Orr
Screenwriter: André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali, Graeme Manson
Distributor: Trimark Pictures
Production Co: The Feature Film Project, The Harold Greenberg Fund, Odeon Films, Ontario Film Development Corporation, Viacom Canada, Téléfilm Canada, Cube Libre
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $489.2K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Ultra-Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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