The Cabin in the Woods

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The Cabin in the Woods

R

2012

1h 35m

Horror

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye.

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Critics Consensus

The Cabin in the Woods is an astonishing meta-feat, capable of being funny, strange, and scary -- frequently all at the same time.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

This is, I know, a self-aware film: its clichés are parodies of horror clichés generally, but to subvert a form, it should, first and foremost, work as an entertainment, and it most surely does not.

Aug 31, 2018

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

Ranks among one of the most wryly self-aware works of American pop culture entertainment in years.

Rated: B+

Sep 27, 2015

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

The filmmakers are less interested in providing a slow buildup to their frights than in splattering the clichés of the form in funny, spirited ways.

Oct 6, 2014

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Chase Hutchinson

The Inlander (Spokane, WA)

A clever skewering of horror clichés that carves out plenty of bloody fun all its own, The Cabin in the Woods deconstructs the genre while also working as a solid entry in it. That the film lives and dies on a stoner saving the day makes it a real treat.

Oct 10, 2025

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Too many unfulfilled angles from the heap of concept attempted.

Jan 18, 2024

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Savina Petkova

A Good Movie To Watch

It still carries the whiff of the late 2000s' misogyny in the way it portrays women and it certainly doesn't try hard enough to disrupt the genre's opposition to female sexuality.

Rated: 71

Nov 7, 2023

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Jace T

This is by far one of my most favorite horror movies of all time. The way they subvert your expectations and have created such a unique world in this is perfect. I have a personal dream that they start making horror movies in this world, but you don't know it's in The Cabin in the Woods universe until towards the end of the film when it does the big reveal. It will never happen, but it would be so incredible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/25

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Andrea S

Almost pure genius. But beware: this is a movie for horror movies aficionados. It won’t be so interesting unless you have a broad culture in the genre and can get all the references and irony. But if have it, and are up for a smart ride touching on parody, with plot twisters and smart citations… than it’s a must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/09/25

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pietro p

Perhaps the best satire/homage to horror films ever made. The "There's chaos in every screen" scene is one of the best scenes in modern horror.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Robert R

Yet another movie I've taken far too long to see, "The Cabin In The Woods" is one of those films I'm fairly certain I would've loved had I seen it when it came out. However, due to my dawdling, I've now had to live more than a decade in a post-Cabin-In-The-Woods world, where spoilers have permeated the landscape of filmic discourse. With that, a lot of the most impactful moments and reveals just didn't pack as much of a punch as I know they would've had I seen this in theaters back in 2011. Regardless of the timeframe of my finally watching it, there's just so much to appreciate about this as a masterfully executed reversal of horror cinema. You gotta love seeing filmmakers have such fun with a genre they so clearly love so much. Very, very fun. Very, very funny and I'm glad I've finally gotten around to watching it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/31/25

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Zach K

Not a bad movie. For a "horror parody" it exceeds expectations in a way films like Scary Movie was never able to, and finish with a relatively satisfying ending. The casting was great, with Jesse Williams, Sigourney Weaver, and Bradley Whitford who all give amazing performances. 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/31/25

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Jo P

I didn’t know anything going in, so I was hoping for a something scary. What I got was completely different and just as good, if not better. It might scare some younger teens, but it’s legitimately hilarious. It’s not a parody like Scary Movie, just a really funny horror movie with a couple of outrageous twists. Worth watching if you’re in the mood for some light, if gory, fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Synopsis

When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye.

Director: Drew Goddard
Producer: Joss Whedon
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Mutant Enemy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lions Gate Films
Rating: R (Gore|Drug Use|Strong Horror Violence|Language|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.0M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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